A discourse touching choyce of religion. By Sr. Richard Tempest Baronet.

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Title
A discourse touching choyce of religion. By Sr. Richard Tempest Baronet.
Author
Tempest, Richard, Sir, 1619 or 20-1662.
Publication
[London :: s.n.,
1660?]
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Subject terms
Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
Religion -- Early works to 1800.
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"A discourse touching choyce of religion. By Sr. Richard Tempest Baronet." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A64296.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 15, 2024.

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The Contents.

CAP. I.

COnsideration of Religion, under the Notion of Re∣formations.

Wherein is discourst, of se∣verall of their Tempers and Opinions, and perticularly of the Church of England.

CAP. II.

An Answer to the particu∣lars of that grand Objection, repeated in the Words of Do∣ctor Bramhal.

If you seeke to obtrude upon us the Roman Church, with its Adherents, for the Catholique Church, excluding three parts of

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foure of the Christian World, from the Communion of Christ; Or, the Opinions thereof for Ar∣ticles, and Fundamentals of Ca∣tholique Faith: neither our Rea∣son, nor our Religion, nor our Charity will suffer us to listen to you.

1. Wherein is related the Opinion of Antiquity: Of the necessity of keeping communi∣on with the Church of Rome.

2. How Protestants agree, and how they exclude one ano∣ther.

3. The Catholique Church excludes none, but whom their owne errors exclude.

4. Of the use of Reason, in the Election of Religion.

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CAP. III.

A View of some of the chiefe Doctrines, pretended to be the cause of their depar∣ture.

  • 1. Transubstantiation.
  • 2. Praying to Saints.
  • 3. Ʋse of Images.
  • 4. Praying for the Dead, and Purgatory.
  • 5. Confession and Satisfaction.
  • 6. Of Fre-will.

CAP. IV.

The falling away from the Church (under the Notion of Reformation) the cause of troubles of State: and from the same grounds they build

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their opinions on, arises the grounds of the disturbance of Governments.

1. Wherein is declared the ill and unfortunate ends of those, who in severall Ages and King∣domes, opposed the jurisdiction of the Sea of Rome.

2. True Religion, no Enemy to Governments.

CAP. V.

An Invitation of Wits to the Study of Arts, and to leave opposing the Church; (where∣in,)

1. Of the excellency of the Fruits of Piety.

2. That they proceed onely from true Religion.

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