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Author: Guild, William, 1586-1657.
Title: An ansvver to a popish pamphlet called the touch-stone of the reformed gospell. made speciallie out of themselves. By William Guild, D.D. and preacher of Gods word.
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Print source: An ansvver to a popish pamphlet called the touch-stone of the reformed gospell. made speciallie out of themselves. By William Guild, D.D. and preacher of Gods word.
Guild, William, 1586-1657.
Aberdene: Printed by Iames Brown, 1656.
Subject terms:
Heigham, John, fl. 1639. -- Touch-stone of the reformed gospel -- Early works to 1800.
Anti-Catholicism -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800.
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To the Right Ho∣nourable, SIR Thomas Mudie, PROVES of DUNDIE. Iohn Scrimgeor, William Dun∣can, Alexander Watson, and David Yeoman, Baylies: AND To the Remnant of the Honou∣rable COUNCELL of that Burgh. Grace and peace.
To the Reader.
AN ANSWER To A Popish PAMPHLET Called The Touch-Stone of the Reformed Gospell. AND. 1. To the Preface.
AN ANSVVERE To the Touch-Stone of the Reformed Gospell.
1. That there is not in the Church one, and that, an infallable rule for understanding the holy Scriptures, and conserving of Ʋnitie in matters of saith.
2 THat in matters of faith we must not relye on the judge-ment of the Church or her Pastours.
3 THat the Scriptures ar easie to be understood, and there∣fore, none ought to be restrained from reading them.
4. THat apostolicall traditions, and ancient customes of the Church (not found written in the word) are not to be received, nor do ob∣leidge us.
OF ANCIENT CUSTOMES.
5. THat a man by his owne pri∣vate▪ spirit may rightly un∣derstand, and interpret Scripture.
6. THat Peter's Faith fail∣led.
7 THat the Church can erre, and hath erred.
8. THat the Church hath been hidden and invisible.
9 THat the Church was not e∣ver to remaine Catholick or universall. And that the Church of Rome is not such a Church
10. THat the Churches unitie is not necessarie in al points of faith.
11. THat S. Peter was not or∣dayned by Christ, the first head, or chief amongst the Apostles.
12. THat a womā may be head or supreame governesse of the Church in all causes, as the late Queene Elizabeth was.
13. THat Antichrist shall not be a particulare man, and that the Pope is Antichrist.
14. THat none but God cā for∣give sinnes.
15. THat wee ought not to con∣fesse our sinnes to any man, but to God alone.
16. THat Pardons & Indulgen∣ces were not in the Apo∣stles times.
17. THat the actions and pas∣sions of the saints serve for nothing to the Church.
18. THat no man can do works of supererogation.
19. THat by the fall of Adam wee haue lost our freewill, and it is not in our power to choyse good, but onlie evill.
20. THat it is impossible to kepe Gods Comandements, tho assisted with his grace and the holie Ghost.
21. THat faith onlie justifieth, & that good works are not absolutlie necessarie to salvation.
22. THat good works are not meritorious.
23 THat Faith once had, can∣not bee lost.
24. THat God by his will and inevitable decree hath or∣dained from all eternitie, who shall bee damned, and who saved.
25. THat everie one ought in∣falliblie assure himelf of his salvation, and believe that he is of the number of the predestinat.
26. THat every man hath not an Angel guardian or kee∣per.
27 THat the holie Angels pray not for us, nor knoweth our thoughts and desires on earth.
28 THat wee may not pray to them.
29. THat the Angels cannot help us.
30 THat no saint deceassed hath afterwards appeared on the earth.
31 THat the Saints deceassed know not what passeth heer on earth.
32. THat the Saints pray not for us.
33 THat wee should not beseech God to grant our prayers for the saints merits, nor do we receiue any benefit thereby.
34 THat wee ought not expresly pray to them, to pray or in∣terceed to God for us.
35 THat the bones and Reliques of saints are not to be kee∣ped, no vertue proceeding from them after they be once dead.
36 THat the Creatures cannot be sanctified, or made more holy than they are alreadie of their own nature.
37 THat Children may be saved by their parents faith, with∣out the sacrament of baptisme.
38 THat the sacrament of con∣firmation is not necessarie, nor to be used.
39 THat the bread in the Lords supper is but a figure or re∣membrance of the bodie of Christ re∣ceived by faith, and not his true bodie.
40 THat we ought to receive under both kids, and that one alone is not ufficient.
41 THat ther is not in the church a true and propitiatorie Sa∣crifice of the Masse.
42 THat sacramentall unction is not to be used to the sick.
43 THat no inward grace is gi∣ven by impositiō of hands, in holie orders, & that ordinarie vocation & mission of Pastors is not necessarie in the Church,
44 THat Priests and other reli∣gio{us} persons who haue vow∣ed chastitie to God, may frelie marrie notwithstanding of their vow.
45 THat fasting and abstinence from certaine meates is not grounded on holie scripture, nor cau∣seth any spirituall good.
46 THat Iesus Christ descended not into hell nor delivered hence the soules of the Patriarch's out of the same.
47 THat there is no purgatorie fire, or other prison wherein sinns may be satisfied for, after this life.
48 THat it is not lawfull to make or haue images.
49 THat it is not lawfull to re∣verence images or to give any honour to dead & insensible things.
50. THat no man hath seen God in any forme, & therefore that his image and picture cannot bee made.
51 THat blessing or signing with the signe of the Crosse is not founded on holie scripture.
52 THat the publick service of the Church ought to be said a language that al the people may un∣stand.
AN Advertisment to the READER.
THE NAMES of the Authours whom I cite are,
Errata.