The Christian and Catholike veritie; or, The reasons and manner of the conversion of Francis de Neville;: formerly a Capuchin, preacher, the Popes missionary, and superiour in sundry covents of the same order. A treatise very usefull for all Christians, and especially for such as are popishly affected, or not fully setled in their beliefe; and for the further confirmation of the faithfull. Wherein many secrets of the Romish clergy, heretofore unrevealed, are discovered. Dedicated by the author to the high court of Parliament now assembled, 1642. See the contents at the next page.
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- The Christian and Catholike veritie; or, The reasons and manner of the conversion of Francis de Neville;: formerly a Capuchin, preacher, the Popes missionary, and superiour in sundry covents of the same order. A treatise very usefull for all Christians, and especially for such as are popishly affected, or not fully setled in their beliefe; and for the further confirmation of the faithfull. Wherein many secrets of the Romish clergy, heretofore unrevealed, are discovered. Dedicated by the author to the high court of Parliament now assembled, 1642. See the contents at the next page.
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- Neville, Francis de.
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"The Christian and Catholike veritie; or, The reasons and manner of the conversion of Francis de Neville;: formerly a Capuchin, preacher, the Popes missionary, and superiour in sundry covents of the same order. A treatise very usefull for all Christians, and especially for such as are popishly affected, or not fully setled in their beliefe; and for the further confirmation of the faithfull. Wherein many secrets of the Romish clergy, heretofore unrevealed, are discovered. Dedicated by the author to the high court of Parliament now assembled, 1642. See the contents at the next page." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A89922.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.
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THE CONTENTS OF the CHAPTERS.
- AN Historicall Prelude concerning the Author.
- Chap. 1. How the Romish Church acknowledge no other Judge in matters of Faith but the Pope. page 1
- Chap. 2. That the holy Scripture is the onely Judge, and rule suf∣ficient of Faith, and not the Pope nor the Church. p. 4
- Chap. 3. That the holy Scripture is clear in that which concernes things necessary to salvation. pa. 8
- Chap. 4. That the holy Scripture is given us by God to read and meditate in the same, and that the prohibition of the Pope to read it, is altogether unjust, and contrary to the will of God. p. 12
- Chap. 5. Of Traditions, and that they ought not to be taken for Judge or rule of our faith. p. 20
- Chap. 6. Traditions condemned by the holy Scripture. p. 25
- Chap. 7. That we cannot ground our beleef upon the books of the ancient Fathers. p. 27
- Chap. 8. Concerning the chief point of controversie, to wit, that S. Peter had no Primacy in the Church: and that the Primacy of the Pope is an unlawfull usurpation. p. 30
- Chap. 9. Proved from holy Scripture, that Christ had never in∣tention to leave S. Peter or any other Apostle for his successour, or ge∣nerall Vicar after him. p. 40
- Chap. 10. Proved by the holy Scripture, that the Apostles did never acknowledge S. Peter for superiour and universall Head of the Church p. 43
- Chap. 11. That although S. Peter had had the preeminence, the Pope hath no right to challenge it to himself, and that the Primitive Church never acknowledged this universall superiority in the Bishop of Rome. p. 48
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- Chap. 12. In what manner, and at what time the Bishop of Rome usurped the Primacie. pa. 53
- Chap. 13. How the Bishop of Rome hath and doth labour to maintain his usurped Primacy, and after what manner the Pope is elected at this present. p. 57
- Chap. 14. A notable reflection upon the usurped power of the Pope and his election; and how much all Princes, Prelates, and Chri∣stians, even Romanes are interessed therein. p. 64
- Chap. 15. How absurd is, and how little ground hath the pre∣tended infallibilitie of the Bishop of Rome, and that it is not without cause he is called Antichrist. p. 71
- Chap. 16. The summe and conclusion of the former discourse con∣cerning the usurped Primacie and infallibility of the Pope. p. 75
- Chap. 17. Of the Invocation of Saints. p. 78
- Chap. 18. That profit temporall is the cause of the Invocation of Saints and Images in the Romish Church. p. 84
- Chap. 19. Of the Miracles of the Romish Church. p. 89
- Chap. 20. Of the holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper, and the Communion under both kinds. p. 101
- Chap. 21. Of the Masse, and of Prayers in a strange tongue. p. 107.
- Chap. 22. Of Auricular Confession. p. 113
- Chap. 23. Of Purgatory. p. 122
- Chap. 24. Of Indulgences. p. 131
- Chap. 25. Of the Congregations and Religious Orders. p. 136
- Chap. 26. Of Justification. p. 141
- Chap. 27. Of the heavinesse of the yoke of the Church of Rome in comparison of the yoke of Christ. p. 147
- Chap. 28. If one can be saved in the Romish Church. p. 151
- Chap. 29. A comparison of the Protestant Reformed Church with the Church of Rome, and in which of them two is salvation most certain. pa. 156