A Protestant antidote against the poyson of popery clearly proving the religion of the Church of Rome to be 1. superstitious, 2. idolatrous, 3. damnable, 4. bloody, 5. novel, 6. inconsistent with the publick peace, 7. irreconciliable to true Christianity ... / by Christopher Nesse ...

CHAP. VII. The Seventh and last Property is, Its Ir∣reconciliableness to the Protestant Re∣ligion.

1. THe Romish Religion is (in the seventh place) Irreconciliable to the Prote∣stant (which is the true Ancient Christian) Re∣ligion: I am not ignorant that there have been some Pontificians, or (as the word signifies) Bridge-makens on both sides, that have endea∣voured to make a passage over to each others Religion. On the Popish part, Cassander and the Cassandrian Papists, which are the French, who are far more moderate Papists than the Spaniards and Italians are; for they would ne∣ver yet receive the Confession of the Council

of Trent, nor the points of the Popes Infallibi∣lity, or his power over General Councils, or over the Churches and Bishops of other Nati∣ons: Upon the mixture of the French and En∣glish Blood, Franciscus de sancta Clara (aliàs Davenport, that quirking Scotist) makes a strong Essay to reconcile the thirty nine Arti∣cles of the Church of England with the Trent Council, for so high must he have us to go, or he can admit of no reconciliation. 2. On the Protestant part, Hugo Grotius (a man of great Learning) who being imprisoned for the Ar∣minian Commotions in Holland, yet escaping (by being carried out in a Trunk) became the Suedes Ambassador to the French King, and there was influenced by the Jesuits (his great Familiars) to undertake the Reconciling of Pa∣pists and Protestants in a Cassandrian Popery, and this he doth with all his might. Hereupon he publishes Cassander with his Notes, and writes his Vote for peace, wherein he pleads for [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] or trans-elementation, in favour of the Popish Transubstantiation) and says that [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 or Bread worshippers, are no more to be condemned than [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] or Ark-worshippers: Therein also he rails against Calvin, and defends that Saints departed do know our Affairs on Earth, as Elisha did Geha∣zi's: And as Ezekiel (in Chaldaea) did know what was done in the Temple at Jerusalem: What was all this but a pleading for Baal? (whom Gi∣deon's

Father would have to plead for himself) Insomuch that the Dutch Divines (in their Sy∣nopsis purioris Theologiae) say with one consent, [Quòd Hugo Grotius papizat,] that Hugo Gro∣tius plays the Papists part therein; he endeavour∣ed to reduce us to the Trent Council, though not to the Opinion of their private Doctors.

2. Such Bridg-makers as these have been a∣mongst us some considerable time, who would have made passage over to receive the Romish Religion into their Bosoms, as the only way of Patronizing Unity and Antiquity: To cross this Project famous Mr. Perkins wrote his Re∣formed Catholick, which broke the design of Re∣comiling in his day, and conjur'd down that cur∣sed Spirit. But alas! that unclean Devil is raised up again in our day by the charms of the man of Sin: I have sometime wondred at Bishop Bramhal (who had excellently told Monsieur Melliteirs, that their Romish Church had 1. Error in her Faith, 2. Idolatry in her Wor∣ship, And 3. Tyranny in her Government, and as excellently also that Truth must not be sa∣crificed for Peace,) yet should hold the Pope to be Principium Ʋnitatis to the Catholick Church, and that the Romish determinations might stand, excepting those of the last four hundred years, p. 7, 8. And there be many others (as Reverend Mr. Baxter shows, that be Protestant Reconcilers) who do condescend thus far; But, saith he, the Grotian Papists go farther, ma∣king

king the Church of Rome the Mistress of all o∣ther Churches, and the Pope to be the Univer∣sal Head, as Thorndike, Pierce, and others, that defend Grotius, who spake things [Meliterio Consona] that the Romish Faith was [Vera & Sincera] true and sound, see Mr. Baxter's Pre∣face to five Disputatious, p. 31. and Saravins's Character of Grotius. But if we well consider the four abominable things in that Church, (as Dr. Boys in his Postils, fol. p. 787. calls them,) to wit, 1. Her unlimited Jurisdiction deroga∣tory to all Princes. 2. Her insolent Titles, prejudicial to all Pastors. 3. Her corrupt Do∣ctrine injurious to all Christians. And 4. Her filthy Life detestable to all men: It will confirm us that Bishop Hall was in the right, when con∣sidering her Principles and Practices, he wrote his [No peace with Rome.]

3. Notwithstanding all the endeavours of former and latter Reconcilers, yet there is such a [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] or great Gulf fixed, (as that in Luke 16.25.) by the unmovable and immutable decree of God betwixt Papists and Protestants, as there is 'twixt Light and Darkness, 'twixt Truth and Falshood, so that no Bridge of Reconcilia∣tion can be made over it. Not unlike to that vast hollowness of the Valleys, betwixt those exceeding high Mountains (that Cambden speaks of) in Merionethshire in Wales, whose hanging tops come so close together, that Shepherds can audibly talk together from the tops of

them, and yet will it be a days Journy before they can meet personally to embrace one ano∣ther. Thus, upon sound and solid search such will be found that grand distance and remote∣ness 'twixt the Popish and Protestant Religion, (how nere soever they seem to be represented, by the false glasses of our Reconcilers, and tend∣ing to an Accommodation) that they can never be rightly Reconciled no more than Aaron's Rod and the Magicians Rods, until the former of the Rods have swallowed up the latter, Exod. 7.12. The real Rod did swallow up the seeming ones, and the true Christian Religion will swallow up the Romish, (that only seems to be Christian but is indeed Antichristian, a mere delusion and Phantasm) as Christ swallowed up sin and death in victory, 1 Cor. 15.55. And though De Clara, Grotius, Cassander, and o∣thers do seem to make fair proffers, yet these be more of the nature of Baits than Gifts, e∣specially seeing they have no Commission from the Church of Rome to treat; and therefore, (should their Offers be accepted as some would gladly do) yet the Romish Church would not look upon her self as bound to pay their promi∣ses. Mr. Fuller further saith, though we should go ninety nine steps to meet them, yet the Ro∣mish Church will not vouchsafe the odd one step to meet us, Full. holy State, p. 57. Besides this I add, though the Church of Rome would reconcile, yet sure I am, the Court of Rome will never do it.

4. 'Tis therefore no better than a labour in vain, to undertake any Reconciliation with Rome, who will have either all or nothing: If not the Church of Rome, yet the Court of Rome abhors all Accommodations. Hence some of great Reading and Judgment doubt not to say, that our late Civil (uncivil) Wars, were promoted by the Popes Influence, merely for breaking the Project of Reconcilement that then was on foot; for had that design been success∣ful, the Pope (who will have all and will be ab∣solute, the way of Peace he knows not and hates) would have been safe no where: And there∣fore 'tis not improbably said further, that King Charles the First was wickedly murther'd by the Popes Instigation, lest he and the French King, together with Christiana (Queen of Sue∣den) should have constrained the Pope (by means of such an Accommodation endeavour∣ed) to have lour'd his Top-Sail. In fine, 'tis as unpracticable to Reconcile them as it is to Reconcile God and Baal,

[Quàm malè inequales veniunt ad Aratra Ju∣venci. Ovid. Epist.

How can any Concord be 'twixt Christ and Be∣lial; an Ox and an Ass might not be coupled together under the Law, Levit. 19.19. upon which Scripture the Doctors of Doway give this notorious Note: Here (say they) all partici∣pation

with Hereticks is prohibited, and they have no better mind to an Accommodation, than to a Participation with us.

5. If we then seriously consider 1. The vast Opposition of the Popish Religion to the true Christian Protestant Religion, almost in all the fundamental points of Christianity, as Reve∣rend Beza shows at large in the End of his Con∣fessio fidei Christianae, from p. 263. to 357. Al∣most an hundred Pages doth that learned Man write to shew how the Romanists deny all truth, concerning God in his Attributes, Christ in his Offices, Mans Fall, Law, Gospel, Faith, Works, Sacraments, Ministry, &c. none of all which (he shews) they do know aright. 2. Con∣sidering the Architects or Arch-Master build∣ers of this Babel are Jesuits, who make Princes find them Materials, perswading them that their work is designed for the House of their King∣dom, and for the Honour of their Majesty: Many hewers of Wood and drawers of Water they have, and such as tread Mortar also, and ra∣ther than their Mortar should be over dry, they will have the blood of Hereticks to mingle it. This cursed Faction of the Jesuits is a most a∣gile sharp Sword, whose Blade is sheathed at pleasure in the Bowels of every Common∣wealth, but the handle of it reacheth to Rome. They are uncessantly sollicitous every where, (as if ubiquitarians) to subdue all to the Pope, and the Pope to themselves. 'Tis a thousand

pityes that such a sweet Name as Jefu is, (who went about doing good, Act. 10.38.) should be put upon this Viperous brood, who go about do∣ing evil, those Sons of Belial shall be all of them as Thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands, saith holy David, 2 Sam. 23.6, 7. How then can our Reconcilers handle those un∣tractable Thorns (that have been pricking Bry∣ars and grieving Thorns in the sides of all Nati∣ons where they come, they are fitter for burn∣ing than for building withal, as they are doom∣ed, Revel. 19.20. Heb. 6.8. Josh. 4.13. And suppose they could handle them, still Having is not Holding; what hold can they have of those Monkeys that slips on a Collar for their Masters pleasure, and slips it off again for their own. 3. Considering their Master the Popes Insolency, that can never condescend that so much as one stone should be stirred out of his Babel Tower, lest his yielding to the removal of that Stone, should endanger the fall of the whole Fabrick of his Papal Dignity, or at least shake it. These and many other Considerati∣ons, do render Reconciliation no better than a Labour in vain.

6. Yet these are the Jesuitical Engines to re∣duce Britain to Babylon, those restless Spirits the Jesuits (sent of God (as they say) to with∣stand Luther, who was sent of the Devil to withstand the Pope) leave no Stone unturn'd to promote the Catholick Cause, to which they

are sworn Swordmen, and

[Flectere si nequeunt superos Acheronta movebunt,]

If Heaven will not be perswaded to become propitious to them, but the God of Hea∣ven will needs turn Lutheran, (as some of them most blasphemously said, when his Stars fought in their courses against their Spanish invincible Armado) they will then conjure up all the De∣vils in Hell with Beelzebub their Prince to assist them with Auxiliaries, and therefore have they been the dread of Nations, entertaining them more out of fear than Love, as Dr. Hum∣phrey, de Jesuitismo, at large demonstrates: Yet what Vegetius saith of Chariots armed with Sithes and Hooks, (lib. 1. cap. 24.) will be e∣very day more and more applyed to the Jesu∣its, [At first they were a Terror, but afterwards a Scorn. Their dissembled Sanctity is double Iniquity, when those cunning Gamesters cannot play their Game at first for an abso∣lute Alteration, yet then (from pretended Sanctity) they do influence some brackish Di∣vines amongst us, (such Rivers as run nearer the See (of Rome) the more brackish they be∣come) and by these they bid fair to win their Game by a plausible Accommodation: And those Moderators (for a Correspondency with Popery) would make a goodly show were there no Bible; but were they the wisest men in the

World, and should live to the Worlds end; they would be brought to their Wits end, be∣fore they could Accomplish this Works end, to make a Reconciliation betwixt Christ and Antichrist, betwixt Papist and Protestant.

7. Besides, what would those men shake hands withal? do they consider that Popery is but a Patchery, a confused heap of Trash and Trum∣pecy; so that what Josephus said of Appian's Writings, that they were [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 an Hodg podg of Shameless Ʋntruths, a stinking Dunghil of Lyes; and what Livy said of Hannibal's Army, that it was made up [ex Colluvie omnium Gentium] of the very Scum of all Nations. The same may be said of the bo∣dy of Popery, 'tis but a Patchery of Judaism, Paganism, and Heresie, devised and compound∣ed secundum artem Satanicam, prescribed and made up according to the Devils Art, as Dr. Whitaker, Dr. Morton, Dr. Willet, and many others do largely show; and Dr. Reynolds (de Idolatria) doth prove it rank Idolatry so unan∣swerably, that their own Weston said it made his Head ach to read that Book: Oh, that it might make not only the Heads, but also the Hearts of those Reconcilers to ach, when they so much as but think of shaking hands with Ido∣latry, and of loving those that hate the Lord, (as all Idolaters do, Psal. 139.22.) and in help∣ing those ungodly ones, which ought not to be done, 2 Chron. 19.2. Popery is the most fatal

Heresie that ever was in the World, and hath had the longest Reign, and is no more but the Botch of Aegypt or Plague-sore of the old Church of Rome, (which once flourished in the Faith) and who dare touch such an unclean thing? 2 Cor. 6.17. The genuine Notion of Popery now is Apostacy, the Mother of it is Infallibility, and the two Daughters be Implicit Faith and Blind Obedience; and Theodoricus Ʋrias (one of Rome's good Sons in Germany) complains thus, An. Dom. 1414. That the Church of Rome was de∣generated, of Gold was become Silver, of Sil∣ver Iron, of Iron Earth; [Quid superest nisi ut Stercus abiret] what remains, but that of Earth she would become Dung? This she is become already (since his day) and stinks above ground, now rotting in its own Slime. Oh, then what kind of handfuls would those Reconcilers have, that desires and endeavours to take hold of her in their Accommodations: The Kings of the Earth shall burn her for an old stinking Bawd, Rev. 17.16. She hath been Carted already and shame is come upon her; 'tis strange that any should be found under such stupefactions as to be Court∣ing this Whore, that for her shameless Filthi∣nesses hath so long been Carted.

8. Thus 'tis made manifest that no Reconci∣liation with Rome can be made [de facto,] 'tis not practicable or possible, the Romish Re∣ligion is not Reconcilable, being as inconsist∣ent with Truth as Dagon with the Ark; neither

ought any Accommodation to be made with it [de jure] 'tis neither lawful nor expedient, if (together with the Premises) those follow∣ing Arguments be well weighed. As 1. We ought to say with Zerubbabel and Joshna to those Romish Samaritans, [Ye have nothing to do with us, to build with us, but we our selves to∣gether will build, &c. Ezra 4.2, 3. That the Romanists are Samaritans, Mr. Hildersham up∣on John 4. p. 36. excellently shows, saying, They Resemble them most in Adoring Saints as they did St. Jacob, they say (just in the Samaritan Language) St. Peter gave us this Authority, as they said St. Jacob gave us this Well, John 4.12. And those new Samaritans say as the old did, [Are the Founders of your Religion greater than our St. Peter, (greater than our St. Jacob,) that gave us this Religion? But it doth appear, Jacob gave no such Well, and Peter no such Re∣ligion as they boast, Hildersh▪ on John p. 37. Those Samaritans were a kind of Mongrels in Religion, 2 Kin. 17.24, 32, 33, 34. They did and they did not fear the Lord, their Religion was a Gallimaufrey, a mixture of true and false, which is as good as none, for God will not divide with the Devil Hence the Jews must have no dealing with the Samaritans, John 4.9. And they were called the Jews Adversaries, Ezra 4.2. having the disease called [Noli me tange∣re] upon them. Hence 'twas answered them, [Ye shall not build with us, &c.] They craftily

offered their Cost and Pains, that mingling with them they might foment differences a∣mongst them, and so stop their work; as the Jesuits now turn Lutherans, building with them seemingly, but blowing up the Strife 'twixt them and Calvinists really.

9. The second Argument, Our running from Rome (and not our running to it in plausible Reconciliation) is our duty; 'tis our Obedience to Gods Call and Command, Isa. 52.11. Rev. 18.4. Run out of her my people, and partake not of her Sins, lest ye also partake of her Plagues.

[Esto procul Româ qui cupis esse Pius.]

Flee from this Mystical Babylon, as you would a Pesthouse; the cause of our running from Rome lyeth (saith learned Perkins) in her self, namely the Cup of Fornication and of all Abo∣mination that the Whore holds in her hand, Perk Prolog. to his Reformed Catholick. To this a Cloud of Witnesses might be added, all una∣nimously holding out that this is our duty, and that upon pain of Damnation: see Wootton's Run from Rome at large. The Command of God is upon us in respect to this Mystical Sodom (as was upon Lot, Gen. 19.17.) Look not back or behind thee, neither tarry in all the Plain, but flee for thy Life. Alas! those Reconcilers both look behind them and loiter in the plains of Sodom, in their Cassandrian Enterprises; and

therefore may justly expect to be turned into Pillars of everlasting Shame and Obloquy, as Lot's Wife. The third Argument in short is, [that played loth to depart] she turned her about and she was turned, so may they be; we must neither turn towards them nor return to them; for the Com∣mand of God is upon us that was upon Jeremiah [Let them Return to thee but do not thou return to them, Jer. 15.19.] Now Conformity (in some cases) is certainly the Christians duty, Be not Conformed to this World, Rom. 12.2. That is, to the corrupt Customs and Courses of it, yea and in such cases as Gods Prophet stood in, God will not have him to Chime in with Idolaters as the false Prophets did, but, saith the Lord, let them Conform to thee, and do not thou Conform to them; no nor meet them in the half way as our Reconcilers do. The fourth Argument, we may not halt betwixt two Opinions, 'twixt God and Baal, 1 Kin. 18.21. How long will ye halt, &c. Those halters sprung from halting Jacob, that halted upon his Thigh as he passed over Penuel, Gen. 32.31. So such Halters may be found among those that pass over a profession of the Protestant Religion, who de∣serve not to carry the Blessing as Jacob did, not∣withstanding his halting, but rather the Halt∣er for being mystical Halters, in so far grati∣fying the man of Sin as to offer a Reconcile∣ment. Blessed Bradford, Martyr, could say with Elijah, If God be God follow him, but

if the Mass be God, let him that will, hear it, see it, be present at it, and go to the Devil with it, Act and Monum. upon Bradford and others.

10. The fifth Argument, The Ark and Da∣gon cannot stand together; the Philistins brought the Ark of God into the House of Dagon, and set it by Dagon, &c. 1 Sam. 5.1, 2. Behold, Da∣gon was faln upon his Face, &c. v. 3, 4. As if he had been bowing to the God of Israel. as if he had heard the Psalmists, [Worship him all ye Gods,] they endeavour their Consistency the second time, and then Dagon's fall was more fatal. He breaks off his Head the Seat of Wis∣dom, and his Hands the Seat of Power, and then he lyes upon the Threshold to be troden under Foot, (by his Worshippers at their en∣trance into the Temple) as if no better worth, being unsavory Salt and a Dunghil Deity, v. 4. Surely they wanted the wisdom of our Recon∣cilers to study out some handsom Accommo∣dation, and not have said, [The Ark of God shall not abide with us, v. 7.] They might have taken up the Controversie, and never have cry∣ed [What shall we do with the Ark of God? v. 8.] They would have taught it the Rule of good Fel∣lowship; but assuredly, had those Philistins hap∣pily hit upon saying, [Away with Dagon] in∣stead of [Away with the Ark] and said to their Idols [Get ye hence, Isa. 30.22. What have we any more to do with Dagon, that cannot save himself much less us.] They had been wiser

than our Reconcilers that will keep both. The sixth Argument is, We should not be unequally Yoked, (as aforesaid) for what Fellowship hath Righteousness with Ʋnrighteousness? and what Communion hath Light with Darkness? And what Concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath he that believeth with an Infidel? And what Agreement hath the Temple of God with Idols? 2. Cor. 6.14, 15, 16. These are the Apostles seri∣ous Questions, all which he implicitely answers in the Negative, as appears by his Inference, v. 17. Wherefore come out, saith he, from among them, and be ye separate and touch not the unclear thing, and I will receive you, and I will be a Fa∣ther to you, and ye shall be my Sons and Daughters saith the Lord Almighty, v. 18. But those pro∣found Reconcilers (as if they had a knack be∣yond the blessed Apostle, yea a reach above the only Wise God himself) do cry [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] with Archimedes, as if they had found out the Arcanum or deep mystery ('tis surely of Iniquity) to answer all those Apostolical Que∣stions in the Affirmative, having invented an Art (diabolical no doubt,) whereby to make an happy Composition of things diametrically, contrary, notwithstanding the Philosopher's Maxim, [Contraria sese mutuò expellunt a suo sus∣cepibili] Contraries cannot consist together at the same time in the same Subject: They can do Impossibles by their God Almighty the Pope above the True God, and have found out

the North East passage to the West Indies, a shorter way to get into Gods Bosom as Sons and Daughters, than ever either the Apostle (though wrap'd up to the third Heaven) or God himself thought of; and so it is indeed.

11. The seventh Argument (as the other following) I shall not thus enlarge upon, seeing this Tractate (intended only as a little Manu∣al) swells beyond expectation: 'Tis this, if Christ say, Every Plant that the Father hath not Planted shall be plucked up; then Reconcilers ought not to establish such Plants (by seeking to twist Truth with Falshood) yea and to trans∣plant them into our Native Soil, which hath been either too hot or too cold for that South∣ern Plant: Christ saith so, Matth. 15.13. and Popery is so, is obvious to every man that hath his Eyes opened with Christs Eye-salve; God never planted it by his Divine Institution, nor watered it by his Divine Benediction; 'tis not the Planting of the Lord, a Tree of Righteousness, Isa. 61-3. but 'tis rather of the Devil's Plant∣ing and Watering, which never prospered in any Land without being watered with the Blood of Saints and Hereticks. The eighth Argument, If John (divinely Inspired) called Rome aright, a Whore, a great Whore, as if [Me∣retrix Meretricissima] worse than Thais, Lais, Phryne, Messalina, or Pope Joun her self, (whom God permitted to Climb that Chair when the Popes were most busie to subject the Kings of

the Earth (as Vassals) to the Triple Crown, that he might point out to them this Mother of Harlots) Revel. 17.15. Then this holy Mo∣ther Church (so called in the same sense that Hebrews call Harlots holy) must have a Bill of Divorce, Hos. 2.2. Isa. 50.1. and not a Diploma for Reconcilement: The Sons of that Church should plead with their Mother, [Quae gremi∣um nemini claudit] (which opens to all that will be her Paramours, and let her sit upon their Consciences) to put away her Whoredoms be∣fore Reconciliation, Jer. 3.1, 20, 22. She must first Repent, and then (with God) you may Re∣concile.

The ninth Argument, If Babylon be fallen, as certainly it is in Gods decree, Revel. 18.2. and that with a double Fall; then 'tis both un∣reasonable and unseasonable for any Reconci∣lers, to lend their Shoulders for supporting that which God will have to fall, who hath re∣sisted his Will, Rom 9.19. Rome shall fall certò, citò, & penitùs, certainly, speedily, utterly: Their own Jesuits, Ribera, and Corn. a Lapide, confess it: Yea Cotton the Jesuit acknowledges 'tis now falling, for (he saith) the Popes Au∣thority is incomparably less than it was, and that how their Catholick Church is but a di∣minutive; and Bellarmine saith also, that ever since the Pope hath been called Antichrist, the Church of Rome hath been losing ground as be∣fore: Yea, 'tis evident what a cold Sweat lyes

upon the Limbs of the Beast, from the grow∣ing greatness of the Protestant Religion,

Roma diu titubans variis erroribus acta, Corruit, et Mundi desinit esse Caput,

And had those Reconcilers the Shoulders of Sampson, they cannot shore up this falling Tem∣ple of Dagon.

12. To those Scripture Arguments I might add many more had I room for it. As the tenth Argument. Those Reconciling Modelators would set up a Linsey Woolsey Religion, and would sow Gods Field with Miscelane or mingled Seeds. Levit. 19.19. and would teach to swear by God and Malcham, Zeph. 1.5. The eleventh Ar∣gument, That which ought to be rejected and Renounced, ought not to be Reconciled to; but Popery ought to be so because of its Heresie, Tit. 3.10. 2 ep. John v. 10. Leprosie in the Head made the Leper utterly Ʋnclean, and to be thrust out of the Camp, Levit. 13.43, 44, 45. Yet those Reconcilers would not have such Lepers to live alone, they dare adventure among them, or meet them the half way. The twelfth Ar∣gument, if such as have only a Form of Godli∣ness, but deny the power of it, must (according to Gods Command) be turned from 2 Tim. 3.5. then they ought not to be turned to by way of Reconciliation; but the Romish Church hath only a Form, &c. The thirteenth Argument,

If H••••red be the Affection that is due to the Romish Church, then 'tis not Reconciling Love; but the Antecedent is true, Revel. 17.16. They shall hate the Whore. The fourteenth Argument, If we must beware the Leaven, see Dr. Humphrey (of this Leaven) his Conclusion ut supra, of the Pharisees, Luke 12.1. then we may not em∣brace it, &c. To all these Scripture Arguments, some Reasons may be adjoyned, As 1. If she be Incurable no Reconcilers can mend her; and she is so, as Infallible, (so she calls her self) and says she cannot err: Peter should not have said [I perceive now, &c.] Act, 10.34. Should she yield up one pin of her Opinion to the Recon∣cilers, she loses her Pillar of Infallibility. 2. She is Irreconciliable to her self, such discord 'twixt Thomists and Scotists, &c. so that their own Binnius (who was employed to take it up,) saith, the foundation of their Faith was shaken thereby; then less Reconciliable to those Re∣concilers. 3. Religion is a brittle thing, 'twill break (saith Dr. Preston) not bend, it cannot be Accommodated to those Reconcilers, Dr. Prest. Pillar and Ground, p. 16.4. All Protestants pro∣test against it, so not to Reconcile to it. 5. Who dare take this Beast, this horned Beast into his Bosom? 6. So long as the Pope hath Paul's Sword as well as Peter's Keys, he scorns it. 7. He will not write in black but in Blood, as Draco did, concluding all his Arguments in Barbara and Ferio, or Blood-letting.