Infidelity vnmasked, or, The confutation of a booke published by Mr. William Chillingworth vnder this title, The religion of Protestants, a safe way to saluation [i.e. salvation]

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Caiphas in Chillingworthes doctrine spo∣ke truth when he wickedly sayd that our Sa∣viour blasphemed c. 11. n. 38. p. 675.

Canon of Scripture cleered from Chill: his malicious imputation c. 11. n. 22. (it should be 21.) p. 663. & seq:

The Canonicalness of the bookes of Scrip∣ture is to be taken from the declaration of the Church c. 11. n. 6. 7 p. 653. (falsly put 953) & passim alibi: every Canonicall writer wro∣te all that was necessary for the end inspired him by the holy Ghost, not all that was ne∣cessary for salvation, or for the Church to be∣lieue c. 2. n. 136 p. 223 & seq: ac alibi.

Causabons miserable end c. 6 n. 9 p. 444

Catholiques by the confession of Protes∣tants may be saved c. 2 n. 83 p. 185 c. 7 n. 145 p. 563 & seq: ac alibi.

No visible Church but the Catholique Ro∣mane out of which Luther departed c. 7 n. ••1 p. 522

Reasons why the Catholique Church is not to be forsaken, n. 124 p. 545. 546 If she could erre, her errours were rather to be pro∣fessed, then her Communion forsaken n. 132 p. 551 & deinceps.

Catholiques judge charitably that Protes∣tancy vnrepented destroyes salvation: ād Pio∣testāts, if they hold their Religion true, should judge the like of Catholiques c. 9 n. 2 p 624 Catholiques guided by the infallibility of the Church cannot be prejudiced by translations of Scripture, nor feare corruptions. c. 11 n. 16 p. 659

The Catholique Church an easy way to find Christs doctrine. c. 3 n. 89 p. 348 She is infallible, or all Christianity a fiction. c. 4 n. 1 p. 352

Not Catholiques, but Lutherās exposed to idolatry c. 4 n. 65 p. 393. Catholiques freed by Protestants from that imputation Ib. p 395

Catholiques prooue their Faith without a circle. Toto c. 5 but Sectaryes cannot. Ibid: And particularly n. 14 15 p. 437 438 Also c. 2 n. 55 p. 158

Catholiques falsly charged by Chill: that they hold Faith to haue no degrees of perfec∣tion. c. 1 n. 43 44 p. 68 69

Catholique writers falsly cited by Potter as holding that Catholiques and Protestants doe not differ in the essence of Religion. c. 7 n. 148 p. 567

Catholiques, though falsly suposed to err, their errour must be invincible c. 7 n. 158 p. 578 & seq:

Causes by divine power may be elevated to produce effects nobler then themselves, as al∣so by concauses c. 1 n. 79 p. 94

Certainty in the vnder••••anding forces not the will c. 1 n. 62 p. 80 & seq:

Ceremonies, vide Rites.

Charity Maintayned alledged and impug∣ned by Chil: either with falsification, or om∣mitting his arguments, or with some other fraud, is often shewed through this whole Booke. His Booke is not answeared by Chil: but new heresies broached, and old fetched from Hell to overthrow all Christianity. Pr: n. 3 p. 1. 2

Charity highly broaken by Protestants in judginge Catholiques vncharitable c. 9 n. 7 p. 628 It is ordered either according to the Phisic all perfection of the things loved or the

morall obligation of loving, imposed by God c. 16 n. 6 p. 935 936

Chillingworths Tenets and consequences.

He holds that Faith is only a probable ra∣tionall assent I. n. 16 p. 11 & seq: and c. 10 n. 13 p. 640 641 That to hold Christian faith infallible is presumptuous, vncharitable, erro∣neous doctrine, of dangerous and pernicious consequence c. 1 n. 1 p. 37 And that it ex∣cludes all progress in charity n. 71 p. 86 That Faith may stand with Heresie I. n. 51 p. 35 He rejects grace with Pelagius, and free-will with Calvin c. 1 n. 65 p. 82 & seq: Many hideous Tenets of his concerninge Faith dis∣covered in all the first Chap: He holds that Charity may stand with deadly sinne I. n. ••1 p. 35 c 15 n. 45 p. 925 That the contents of Scripture are not more certaine then humane Histories I. n. 18 p. 13 14 That we are not bound to belieue Scripture to be of Divine authority c. 2 n. 58 p. 159 & alibi. And it is evident in his grounds that God is no more to be believed then man, if God give no bet∣ter reason for what he sayes, then man doth c. 1 n. 101 p. 108 That it is no matter if controversies concerning truths only profita∣ble be continued and increased c. 2 n. 78 p. 182 That Scripture is no materiall object of Taith, and that there is no obligation to be∣leeue it c. 3 n. 4 p. 281 and in other numb: before and after. Also c. 13 n. 39 p 818 That the Apostles after the cominge of the Holy Ghost erred in a point clearly revealed c. 7 n. 24 p. 472. 473 c. 3 n. 28 p. 298 He brings all Christian Faith to a humane invention c. 3 n. 83 p. 344 & seq: He puts such a con∣trition for salvation, which a sinner cannot possbly haue at the hower of death c. 4 n. 50 p. 384 That all Scripture is not divinely inspired c. 12 n. 38 p. 735 That our Saviours promise that the Holy Ghost should remaine with the Apostles was not for their succes∣so••s but only for the terme of their lives: nor that but conditionally c. 12 n. 83 p. 771 He revives VViclifs Heresie n. 85 p. 774. That contradictoryes may both be true, with ma∣ny horrid impietyes which strike at the roote of Christian Religion c. 13 n. 20 p. 802 & seq: His insolent treatie of S. Tho: of Aqui: c. 15 n. 45 46 47 p. 925 926 His little con∣sidence in his owne Religion c. 16 n. 11 p. 939 His absurdity in contending that it is all one to say:

Though such a thing be so: and though it were so.

n. 21 p. 945 946 His im∣pudent callinge God to witnesse of his since∣rity in writing his Booke, to confirme the in∣fallible Religion of our Saviour, which he strives in his whole Booke to prooue fallible c. 16 n. 23 p. 948

Many other of his pernitious Tenets appe∣are in this whole Booke, and his errours a∣gainst Scripture, toto c. 3. His contradictions are so frequently shewed, that no particular place needs be cited. The like is of his conti∣nuall begging the question or asking imper∣tinently, in place of proofe why may not such athing be; with out any proofe.

Church.

To follow the Church, is to follow Scrip∣ture, which recommends the Church vnto vs c. 2 n. 201 p. 270 To her recourse must be had not to be deceaved in interpreting Scrip∣ture Ibid: Her vniversall practice is to be held an Apostolicall Tradition Ibid: Many things are to be done for her authority without ex∣presse Scripture n. 209 p. 274 She ceases not to be a Church for sinnes of Manners, but of Faith c. 7 n. 85 p. 517 & seq:

Vnity necessary to be members of one Church, must be in all points sufficiētly pro∣posed, sundamentall, or not fundamentall n. 74 p. 505 & seq: And in externall Commu∣nion Ibid: which in divine service is vnlaw∣full with those of a different Faith n. 82 p. 511 It is all one to leaue the Church and to Ieaue her externall Communion: nor can any separate from her and remaine a part of her n. 73 p. 503 & sequen: He not only separates from the Church, who separates from her externall Communion, but alsomorally from himselfe n. 110 p. 532 & seq: No Church, no Schisme n. 93.94 p. 523

If the Church be infallible in fundamen∣talls, she must also be so in vnfundamentalls. n. 126 p. 547 548 He can be no member of the Church who disbeleeves any poynt sufficiently proposed as revealed by God c. 10 n. 5 p. 635 Nor can the Church remaine a Church with any such errour n. 6 p. 635 & seq: She beinge infallible it is damnable to oppose her n. 9 p. 637 638 She determines controversies as emergent occasions require:

and is for them eudued with infallibility n. 11 p. 639 640 Her fallibility for one age dis∣credits her for all c. 11 n. 26 p. 667

The true Church easy to be found, by her notes in every age n. 31 p. 670 & seq: Ma∣ny disparityes between the Church and the Synagogue n. 38 p. 674 The Church ha∣ving approved Scripture for Canonicall pro∣ves out of it particular truths concerning her selfe n. 67 p. 697 In what sense she is an in∣fallible keeper of Scripture c. 3 n. 52 p. 320 & seq: She never questioned, or rejected any thing of Scripture which the had once defi∣ned for Canonicall n. 54 p. 322 The true Church wanted not evident notes and proo∣fes before Scripture was c. 4 n. 24 p. 365 & toto c. 5 She is viâ ordinariâ the meanes for matter of Religion c. 4 n. 67 p. 396 & seq: The Church was before Scripture Ibid: & passim alibi. She was never devested of infal∣libility c. 4 n. 72 p. 399 & sequen: She can∣not perish nor be invisible, nor deceaved in points belonging to Salvation. She is the ordinary meanes to teach, and therefore to be sought n. 79. p. 403 & sequen: Infallibi∣lity granted her, for all points belonging to Religion; but nor for curiosityes n. 95 p. 418 & sequen: She vsed disputations and dis∣course for her definitions n. 99 p. 424 42•• She essentially requires vnity in Faith and in in the externall worship of God. Divi∣vision from her in Faith is heresie; in exter∣nall communion is Schisme c. 7 n. 2. 3 p. 458 459 460 If she be not infallible but falls into errour all must shun her communion n. 22 p. 471 472 She is indued by Christ with all requisits for the whole mysticall body, for every degree, for every particular person c. 2 n. 2 p. 122 & seq: She is recommended by him for the interpretation of Scripture, and who refuses it, resists him, n. 28 p. 124 She must haue infallible meanes to declare with certainty, things though only profitable, n. 73 p. 176 & seq: It would be damnable in her to neglect truths only profitable, n. 77 p. 181 If she should out of negligence mistake or be ignorant, her errour would be damna∣ble, c. 14 n. 17 p. 724 & seq: She is exten∣siuè of equall infallibility with the Apostles, but not intensiuè. i.e. in the manner, num; 35 p. 731 & seq: If her authority be c••••taine for Scripture, it must be the like for what∣soevet she proposes, n. 52 p. 746 She being once prooved to be infallible, may giue irre∣fragable testimony of her owne infallibility, n. 107 p. 787

How the Church is alwayes visible, c. 14 n. 4 p. 848. 849 VVhat right and power she had, and for many ages had bene peace∣able possessed of at Luthers cominge, n. 48 p. 880.

The commandements may be kept with the grace of God, but not without it, J. n. 26. p. 20. 2.

No communion in Divine service can be lawfull with those of a different Faith, c. 7 n. 82 p. 511 VVho leaves to communicate in what all agree, leaves the communion of all. And in what all, otherwise devided, doe agree must be true, n. 118 p. 538. 539. Com∣munion of Protestants is composed of con∣tradictory members, and consistent with all sorts of Heretiques, n. 67 p. 501 & se∣quen:

In what sense a Community can oblige it selfe, c. 11. n. 47 p. 680

Private Confession averred by Protestants to be necessary, and that otherwise Christ had given the power of the eyes in vaine, c. 2 n. 17 p. 128 It is a Divine precept, c. 16 n. 17 p. 943

Consequences, probably only deduced out of points of Faith are not points of Faith, c 10 n. 21 p. 646

Contradictoryes not vnderstood to be such, may be be beleeved, c. 1. n. 54. p. 76. Concerning centradictoryes, Chill: Doct••i∣ne is discussed, disproved, and the bad con∣sequences of it shewed, c. 13. n. 20. p. 802. & sequentibus.

The Councell of Trent sufficient to con∣vince the truth of Catholique Religion, J. n. 10. p. 7. Generall councells if not in∣fallible cannot end controversies of Faith, c. 2. n. 45. p. 483. The Doctrine of Lawd concerning Generall Councells and sequels drawne from it in favour of Catholiques, c. 7. n 40. p. 481. & sequen: Also from the Doctrine of Chil: and Potter concerning the same, n. 160. P. 579, & sequen: ād n 48 p. 48••.

Of the Creed through all the c. 13. It is averred by Chil. to be receaved by vniversall tradition, independent of Scripture, and that the principles of Faith may be knowne by it independent also of Scripture, and yet teaches that only Scripture is receaved by v∣niversall Tradition, and that it is necessary to know the principles of Faith. c. 13. n. 5. p. 791. Proved that it cannot be a sufficient Rule of Faith, seeinge Potter graunts it needs a new declaration for emergent here∣sies, n. 6. p. 792.