The orthodox faith and vvay to the Church explaned and iustified in answer to a popish treatise, entituled, White died blacke; wherein T.W. p. in his triple accusation of D. White for impostures, vntruths, and absurd illations, is proued a trifler: and the present controuersies betweene vs and the Romanists are more fully deliuered and cleared. By Francis White Bachelour in Diuinitie, and elder brother of Doctor Iohn White.

Title

The orthodox faith and vvay to the Church explaned and iustified in answer to a popish treatise, entituled, White died blacke; wherein T.W. p. in his triple accusation of D. White for impostures, vntruths, and absurd illations, is proued a trifler: and the present controuersies betweene vs and the Romanists are more fully deliuered and cleared. By Francis White Bachelour in Diuinitie, and elder brother of Doctor Iohn White.

Author

White, Francis, 1564?-1638.

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London :: Printed by Richard Field for William Barret, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the three Pigeons,

1617.

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Worthington, Thomas, 1549-1627. -- Whyte dyed black -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.

Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.

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"The orthodox faith and vvay to the Church explaned and iustified in answer to a popish treatise, entituled, White died blacke; wherein T.W. p. in his triple accusation of D. White for impostures, vntruths, and absurd illations, is proued a trifler: and the present controuersies betweene vs and the Romanists are more fully deliuered and cleared. By Francis White Bachelour in Diuinitie, and elder brother of Doctor Iohn White." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A15081.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 10, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD, RICHARD LORD BI∣SHOP OF LINCOLNE, MY Honorable Diocesan.
• The Epistle to the Reader.
• Answer to T. W. P. his Epistle de∣dicatorie to the most Celebrious and famous Vniuersitie of Cambridge.
• In candidissimum Doctorem de∣functum, melos threnothry∣ambeuticum.
• In T. W. fuco suo denigrantem candidissimum Doctorem, qui à germano suo in natiuam de∣nuò reductus est albedinem.
• .
• part
  • CHAP. I.
    • Paragraph. 2. Wherein T. W. P. chargeth D. White with corrupting the Rhemists concerning the merit of workes.
    • Paragr. 3. Whether Cardinall Bellarmine be corrupted con∣cerning Iustification.
    • Paragr. 4. Wherein D. White is accused of corrupting Bellar∣mine, about merit of workes.
    • Paragr. 5. Touching the testimonie of Tho. Aquinas, Rom. 3. l. 4. & Gal. 3. l. 4.
    • Paragr. 6. Wherein D. White is accused of corrupting S. Aug. de Ciuit. Dei. l. 19. c. 27.
    • addendum
      • Obseruation 1. Touching remission of sins in iustification: Wherein is shewed, that some of our aduersaries ouer∣throw the true definition thereof deliuered in the Scripture and primitiue Fathers.
      • Obseruation 2. Concerning Iustification.
        • Section 1. Wherein the first pillar of Romane iu∣stification is examined.
        • Section 2. Concerning habituall concupiscence.
        • Section 3. Wherein the third pillar of Popish iustification, to wit, the distinction of veniall and mortall sinne is examined.
      • Obseruation 3. Touching Popish iustification.
    • Certaine obseruations concerning Good workes and Merit.
      • Obseruation 1. Touching Workes: wherein is contained the Protestants faith concerning the reward and effects of the same.
      • Obseru. 2. Concerning merit of works: wherein is shewed, that many learned Papists haue impugned the do∣ctrine of merit.
      • Obseruation 3. Touching other Schoolemens opinion con∣cerning Merit.
      • Obseruation 4. The ancient Fathers vsing the word Merit, what they meane.
  • CHAP. II.
    • Paragraph. 1. Whether S. Hierom be corrupted concerning reading the Scripture.
      • Section 1.
      • Paragr. 1. Sect. 2. Wherein is examined, whether S. Hie∣rome was a Papist in 17 points, rehearsed by this T. W. out of the Epitaph of Paula. Eph. 27.
        • Sect. 2. Of the same Article: Whether Hierom be a Pa∣pist in Inuocation of Saints.
        • Article. 2. Of S. Hieroms Poperie; euery one hath an An∣gel Guardian or keeper.
        • Article 3. Pilgrimage to holie places.
        • Article 4. Touching the Adoration of the Crosse.
        • Article 5. Signing the bodie with the signe of the Crosse.
        • Article 6. Kissing and reuerencing of Relikes.
        • Article 7. Tormenting of Diuels at the Sepulcher of Saints.
        • Article 8. Building of Monasteries, and professing mona∣sticall life.
        • Article 9. Voluntarie pouertie.
        • Article 10. Wearing of haire-cloath, and lying vpon the ground in stead of a bed.
        • Article 11. Abstinence from flesh, wine, and dainty meate vpon deuotion.
        • Article 12. Keeping set houres of Prayer; as in the mor∣ning, at the third, the sixt, the ninth, euensong, and midnight.
        • Article 13. The difference of little and great sinnes.
        • Article 14. The vnlearned reading the Scriptures, ha∣uing a learned man for their maister.
        • Article 15. The learnedst confessing their doubting and ignorance, in the explication of the Scripture.
        • Article 16. Bishops and Priests singing, and carrying Candles in the day time at the buriall of the dead.
        • Article 17. Church Seruice sung and vsed in Hebrew, Greeke, Latine, and Syrian.
    • Paragr. 2. Cyril of Alexandria, concerning Lay peoples reading of holy Scripture.
  • CHAP. III.
    • Paragr. 1. Whether the Church may erre? A place of Vincentius Lirinensis examined.
    • Paragr. 2. A place of the Rhemists annot. 2. Thess. 2. about the inuisibility of the Church.
    • Paragr. 3. Whether S. Augustine be corrupted, touching the Churches inuisibilitie.
      • An Obseruation, Concerning the visibilitie and inuisibi∣litie of the Church.
        • Section 2. Wherein is examined an Argument vsed a∣gainst vs by the Papists, about the perpetuall being and visibility of the Church.
    • Paragr. 4. Concerning a testimonie of Doctor Stapleton, out of his doctrinall principles, about the markes of the Church.
    • Paragra. 5. Gregorie Valence, touching the markes of the Church.
    • Paragr. 6. Bellarmine concerning the markes of the Church.
      • An Obseruation, concerning the notes of the Church in generall.
        • Section 1. Concerning the notion and generall descripti∣on of the notes of the Church.
        • Section 2. Concerning the notes of the Church, the Pro∣testants teach as followeth.
          • A briefe Recapitulation of the former discourse.
        • Section 3. Concerning the Popish notes of the Church.
          • Proposition 1. The description of notes made by Papists, agreeth not to their notes.
          • Proposition 2. Wherein is declared, that the notes assig∣ned by the Papists, are not found in the Romish Church.
    • Paragr. 7. A place of Thomas, concerning the Popes au∣thority in the Edition or making of a new Creede.
    • Paragr. 8. Doctor Stapleton about the Popes authority.
    • Paragr. 9. Saint Cyprian, concerning Appeales.
    • Paragr. 10. Maister White challenged for abusing the Rhemists, concerning the authoritie of the Church.
    • Paragr. 11. Touching Cardinall Cusanus.
    • Paragr. 12. Concerning the glosse of the Canon law, dist, 40. Cap. Non Nos: about the Popes deedes.
    • Paragr. 13. Concerning the Popes authority, wherein the Popish Priest pretendeth Bellarmine to be corrup∣ted.
  • CHAP. IIII.
    • Paragraph. 1.
      • Bellarmines words, in behalfe of the Scripture, prouing it selfe to be the word of God.
    • Paragr. 2. Bellarmine produced in proofe, that the Scrip∣tures are the onely rule of faith.
      • An Obseruation concerning the Iudge of Controuersies.
      • An examination of Bellarmines speech, concerning the holy Scripture being the rule.
    • Paragr. 3. Eckius alledged about Tradition, and the au∣thoritie of the Church.
      • An obseruation concerning Traditions.
        • Section 1.
        • Section 2.
          • Two Arguments against the Doctrine of Popish Tradi∣tions.
    • Paragr. 4. Canus concerning Traditions.
  • CHAP. V.
    • Paragraph. 1. Whether inward faith be needfull to make one a member of the Church.
    • Parag. 2. Bellarmine concerning ignorance, and implicite faith.
    • Paragr. 3. Whether Nauar make it heresie, to dispute of matters of faith.
  • CHAP. VI.
    • Paragraph. I. Whether Synesius be abused concerning his owne marriage.
    • Paragr. 2. Concerning Paphnutius.
    • Parag. 3. Saint Augustine concerning fasting.
      • An obseruation concerning the matrimony of the Clear∣gie.
    • Paragr. 4. Whether Baronius be corrupted concerning mi∣racles.
  • CHAP. VII.
    • Paragraph. I. Bellarmine concerning Transubstantiation.
    • Paragr. 2. The Mr. of sentences about Confession.
    • Paragr. 3. Bellarmine concerning satisfaction.
  • CHAP. VIII.
    • Paragraph. I. Whether Bellarmine be corrupted about the question: If God be the Author of sinne.
      • An obseruation concerning the prouidence of God about sinne.
    • Paragr. 2. Saint Augustine, concerning reprobation.
  • CHAP. IX.
    • Paragraph. I. Epiphanius, concerning the Adoration of the Virgine Marie.
      • An obseruation, concerning adoration of Images.
        • Sect. 2. Wherein are deliuered some of the Protestants arguments, against worship of Images.
    • Paragr. 2. Whether Gregorie be corrupted about worship∣ping of Images.
    • Paragr. 3. The Councell of Eliberis concerning images.
• The second part of the Booke: Wherein T.W.P. accuseth D. White of deliuering many notorious vntruths, confessed to be such, by the most eminent Protestants and Do∣ctors of his owne side.
  • The first vntruth, wherewith T.W.P. chargeth M. White, concerning triall of faith by antiquity.
  • Vntruth 2. M. White charged to deny that, concerning Tradition, which other Protestants grant.
  • Vntruth 3. Wherein Doctor White is charged with a false assertion, of the continuance of the Protestants faith.
  • Vntruth 4. Wherein Doctor White is challenged, for af∣firming the vnitie of Faith and doctrine among the Protestants.
  • Vntruth 5. Wherein D. White is accused, for affir∣ming of an immutabilitie of the faith of the present English Church.
  • Vntruth. 6. Doctor White accused for deliuering an vn∣truth, concerning the Roman Churches mu∣tabilitie, in matters of faith.
  • Vntruth. 7. Touching Protestants concord in matters of Religion.
  • Vntruth. 8. Touching the disagreement of Papists, in their faith.
  • Vntruth. 9. Touching the Popes Supremacie.
  • Vntruth 10. Whether Gregorie the Great impugned the present Supremacy.
  • Vntruth 11. Doctor White challenged, for saying Papists are more vicious then Protestants.
  • Vntruth 12. Concerning auricular confession.
  • Vntruth 13. Concerning Fasting.
  • Vntruth 14. Whether Montanus were the first that brought in the lawes of fasting.
  • Vntruth 15. Whether Protestants make God the Author of sinne.
  • Vntruth 16. Whether Saint Bernard were a Papist.
  • Vntruth 17. Touching the miracles of Saint Bernard and Saint Francis.
  • Vntruth 18. Doctor White affirming the Protestant Churches euer-visibilitie.
  • Vntruth 19. Touching Priests marriage.
  • Vntruth 20. Concerning Images.
  • Vntruth 21. Concerning Transubstantiation.
  • Vntruth 22. Touching conuersion of England by Au∣gustine the Monke.
  • Vntruth 23. Concerning conuersion of Countries.
  • Vntruth 24. Concerning the Popes authoritie, in calling of Councels.
  • Vntruth 25. Concerning merit of workes.
  • Vntruth 26. Touching the sacrifice of the Masse.
  • Vntruth 27. Concerning Wafer Cakes.
  • Vntruth 28. Concerning Adoration of the Sacrament.
  • Vntruth 29. Concerning the succession of Catholike Pastors.
  • Vntruth 30. Concerning Maister Luther his life and manners.
• An Answer to the third part of T. W. P. his ob∣iections, concerning Impertinencies and absurd illations.
  • Paragr. 2. Concerning the Scripture hauing the outward authoritie, whereupon faith is built, and not the Church.
    • An obseruation, concerning the obiect of faith.
  • Paragr. 3. Wherein are examined some of Doctor Whites proofes, against the visibilitie of the Church.
  • Paragr. 4. Concerning the Protestants markes of the Church.
  • Paragr. 5. Concerning the examining of the doctrine of the Church.
  • Paragr. 6. Concerning vnitie of Papists, &c.
• THE INDEX.
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • L
  • M
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • V
  • W
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• ERATA.