An antidote agaynst poperie: most necessarie for all in this back-slyding age. Wherein 1. The trueth is confirmed, by authoritie of scriptures, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of the popish partie. 2. Popish scripturall arguments are answered, by the exposition both of father and of their own doctours / by William Guild.

3. Confession of partie.

VAsques the Iesuit reckoneth a number of their learned Doctors, who (hee sayeth) differ in this poynt onlie in words from vs, but agree in deede, as Vilhelmus Pa∣risiensis, Scotus, Occam, Gregorie, Ariminensis, Biel, Antididagma Coloniense, Iohannes Bunderius, Al∣fonsus de Castro, and Andreas Vega. So lykewyse Albertus Pighius, as witnesseth Bellarmine, yea, Bel∣larmine himselfe sayeth of vs; and of our doctrine. For if they would onlie haue (sayeth hee) that CHRIST'S merits are imputed vn∣to vs, because they are given vn∣to vs, and wee may offer them vp to GOD the Father for our

sinnes, because CHRIST hath taken vpon Him the burden to sa∣tisfie for vs, and to reconcile vs to God the Father; then their opiniō or doctrine were right, (saye••h hee) and this is our verie doctrine which hee hath rehearsed: so that our verie adversarie pleadeth heere for vs.

I esteeme, then, (sayeth their Cardinall Contarenus,) that it is altogether Piouslie and Christian∣lie sayde that wee ought to relye, relye, (I say) as vpon a most firme prope, which shall surelie vpholde vs; to wit, on CHRIST'S Righteousnesse, which is gifted to vs; and not vpon our owne holi∣nesse, or anie grace that is inherent in vs. For as the divynes of Colen affirme, (sayeth Vega) it is onlie by the imputation of CHRIST'S Righteousnesse, in so farre as fayth apprehendeth mercie and the Righteousnesse of CHRIST, for His merite, that wee are justified before GOD.

Notes

• Vasq. in 1. 2 ^a. q. 114. disp. 214.
• Bel 2. de justif. c. 1.
• Ibid. c. 7. § quar∣to.
• Con∣taren. de ju∣stif. pur∣ged since, & set foorth 1589. at Ve∣nice, & at Paris 1571. Vega de ju∣stif. l. 15 c. 11. et 21.