Rome ruin'd by VVhite Hall, or, The papall crown demolisht

SECT. 7. Of speaking in an unknowne Tongue, in the exercise of Divine Worship.

THe next thing that presents it self, is their reading the Scriptures in an unknowne Tongue, whereas in common reason, if a man make a Covenant, he ought to know those things whereunto he bindeth himself; and therefore the Papists erre exceedingly, in that they suffer not the people to understand those things which they binde them to keepe, seeing neither the Scriptures are read, or the Sacraments delivered in such a tongue, as they doe understand; for the Apostle saith, If I come unto you with tongues, what shall I profit you? 1 Cor. 14. 6. in which Chapter this errour is so sufficiently confuted, as that it is needlesse to speak any thing more to that purpose.

Another of their positions is, that faith is not to be kept with Hereticks, for so contrary to the safe conduct given by the

Emperour to John Hus, and Hierome of Prague, in the Counsell of Constans, where they condemned them to death. For justifi∣ing of which, they alledge; That it belongeth unto the Magi∣strate to punish Hereticks having them in their power; which Counsell and Act, I hope, will shortly be returned upon them∣selves, as a just revenge from God, for that their cruelty, and treachery, there being many presidents in Scripture, to evidence against such dealing; as Abrahams Covenant by Oath, with Abimelech, Jacob, with Laban, Joshua, with the Gibionites, all which were strangers from the true Worship of God, and yet they kept their Covenants and Oathes, which these Popelings re∣fused to better Christians then themselves.