CHOICE TEXTS OF Holy Scripture, AGAINST The Principal Points of POPERY in difference betwixt them AND THE PROTESTANTS.

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LONDON, Printed in the Year, MDCLXIII.

CHOICE TEXTS OF Holy Scripture, AGAINST The Principal Points of Popery in difference betwixt them and the PROTESTANTS.

All sorts of People ought to know and read the Scriptures.
DEut. 6.7, 8, 9. Psalm. 1.2. Psalm. 19.7, 8, 9, &c. John 5.39. Act. 17.11. Act. 18.24, 25, 26. Coloss. 3.16. Rom. 15.14. 2 Pet. 1.19. Revel. 1.3. 1 Thess. 5.27.
That the Scriptures are easie to be understood of the Simple.
Deut. 30.11, 12, 13, 14. Psalm. 119.130. Prov. 14.6. Jerem. 31.34. Matth. 11.25. Matth. 13.11.
Ignorance of Scriptures is very dangerous.
Psalm. 95.10, 11. Prov. 1.28, 29, & Prov. 1.24, 25. Esay. 1.3, 4. [Page 4]Esay. 5.13. Jer. 4.22. Jer. 5.21. Matth. 15.14. 1 Cor. 4.6. Matth. 22.29. John 3.19. 1 Cor. 15.34. 1 Cor. 28. 2 Thess. 1.8.
The Word of God written in the Canon of the Bible, containeth in it fully all things needful for our salvation.
Esay. 8.20. John 20.31. Act. 20.32. Act. 26.22. Rom. 1.16. Rom. 15.4. 2 Tim. 3.15, 16, 17. Hebr. 4.12. Jam. 1.21.
Nothing ought to be put to, or taken from the Word of God.
Deut. 5.22. Deut. 12.32. Joshua 1.7. Prov. 30.5, 6. Matth. 15.3. Gal. 1.8. Gal. 3.15. Revel. 22.18, 19.
The Scriptures are sufficient to debate and decide Controversies and doubts.
Psalm. 119.105. Esay. 8.19, 20, 21, 22. Luke 16.29, 31. Act. 10.43. 2 Tim. 3.16. Hebr. 4.12. Matth. 4.4, 7, 10.
Faith onely justifieth.
Gen. 15.6. Rom. 4.3. Habak. 2.4. Mark 5.36. Act. 10.43. Act. 15.9. Rom. 3.25, 27, 28. Rom. 4.5. Rom. 5.1. Gal. 2.16, 21. Gal. 3.11, 12. Gal. 5.5, 6. Ephes. 2.8. John 1.12. John 3.16. Act. 16.31. Gal. 3.8. Rom. 10.9.
Against merits and righteousness.
Deut. 9.4, 5. Job. 9.30, 31. Esai. 64.6. Rom. 3.10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.16.17. Rom. 4.3. Rom. 6.23. Rom. 11.5, 6. 1 Cor. 4.4, 7. Ephes. 2.8, 9. 2 Tim. 19. Act. 3.5, 7. Psalm. 4.3.
The certainty of our faith and salvation.
Job 19.29. John 10.29. Rom. 8.1, 17. Gal. 4.5. Hebr. 10.22, 23. Jam. 5.8.
Some are elected and some are reprobated of Gods free decree.
Exod. 33.19. Psalm. 33.12. Esai. 43.9. Prov. 16.4. Luke 10.20 Matth. 24.22. Matth. 25.34. John 12.39, 40. John 15, 16. John 17.9, 12. Act. 13.48. Rom. 8.29, 30. Rom. 9.11, to 23. Rom. 11.7, 8, 10. Ephes. 1.4, 5, 11. 2 Tim. 2.19. 1 Pet. 1.1, 2. 1 Pet. 2.8. 2 Pet. 1.10. 1 John 2.19. Rev. 13.8.
Man by nature hath no free wel after his fall in spiritual things.
Gen. 6.5. Gen. 8.21. Psalm. 14.3. Psalm. 22.29. Prov. 20.9, 24. Prov. 21.2. Esai. 54.6. Jer. 10.23. Jer. 24.7. Jer. 31.18. Ezek. 36.26, 27. Matth. 10.20. Matth. 15.18, 19. Matth. 16.17. John 1.13. John 3.5, 6, 27. John 6.44, 45. John 15.5. Rom. 17.14, 15, 18, 23. Rom. 8.6, 7. Rom. 9.16. 1 Cor. 15.10. 1 Cor. 3.7. 2 Cor. 3.5. Phil. 2.13. Phil. 4.13. Jam. 1.17.
The heynousness of original sin.
Gen. 6.5, 6, 7. Gen. 8.21. Job. 14.4. Psalm. 51.5. Prov. 20.9. Eccles. 7.22. Jerem. 17.9. Matth. 15.19, 20. John 3.6. Rom. 5.12, 14. Rom. 7.14, 15. Ephes. 2.3. Jam. 1.15. John 1.13.
It is impossible for us to fulfil the Law.
Deut. 27, 16. Matth. 5.21, 22, 28. Act. 15.10. Rom. 7.18.24.23. Rom. 8.3. 1 Cor. 2.14. Jam. 2.10.
It belongeth to God onely to forgive sins.
Psalm. 3.8. Psalm. 17.7. Psal. 49.7, 8. Psalm. 51.14. Psalm. 37.49. Esai. 43.25. Esai. 51.12. Matth. 1.21. Luke 5.21. John 1.29. Act. 4.12. Act. 14.14. 1 Tim. 1.15. Coloss. 2.13.
Of confession of sin onely to God.
Psalm. 32.5. 1 King. 8.47. Jer. 14.20. Psalm. 19.12. Psalm. [Page 6]41.4. Dan. 9.15. Matth. 15.18. 1 John 1.9.
Against prayer for the dead.
2 Sam. 12.22, 23. Psalm. 49.7, 8. Mark 8.36, 37. Luke 16.27, 28. 1 Thes. 4.13, 14. The 3. Command.
Against faigned Purgatory, and Popes pardon.
Esai. 57.1, 2, 3. Esai. 43.25. Psalm. 51.7. Eccles. 9.5, 6. Eccles. 11.3. Eccles. 12.7. Matth. 7.13, 14. Mark 3.29. John 3.18. Hebr. 9.14. 1 John 1.7. Rev. 13.14.
Christ is our onely Mediator and Intercessor in Heaven.
Matth. 11.28. Mark 1.11. Act. 20.28. Rom. 5.10. 2 Cor. 5.19. Coloss. 1.13, 14. 1 Tim. 2.5. 1 John 2.1. Hebr. 9.12, 13. Hebr. 7.25.
Against prayer to Saints departed.
Esai. 63.16. Jer. 15.1. Jer. 17.5. Ezek. 14.14. Hosea 13.4. Matth. 11.28. John 14.6. Rom. 10.14.
Against praying in a strange tongue that is not understood.
Act. 2.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, &c. 1 Cor. 14.14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 26.
Against worshipping of Saints and Angels.
Judges 13.15, 16. Psalm. 29.2. Esai. 42.8. Matth. 4.10. Act. 10.25, 26. Act. 14.11, 12, 13. 1 Cor. 1.13. 1 Cor. 3.5, 6. Rev. 22.8, 9. Coloss. 2.18.
Against Transubstantiation.
Matth. 26.26, 27, 28, 29. Luke 22.15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. John 6.33, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58. John 6.63. 1 Cor. 11.16, [Page 7]17. 1 Cor. 11.26. John 16.7. John 17.11.
We eat the body and blood of Christ onely by Faith.
John 6.47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58. John 11.26. John 15.5. 1 Cor. 10.1, 4, 5. Ephes. 3.17. 2 Cor. 5.7.
Christs body can be but in one place at once.
Matth. 24.23. Matth. 26.11. Mark 16.19. Luke 24.2, 3, 6, 51. John 16.28. Act. 1.9, 11. Act. 3.20, 21. Act. 7.56. Phil. 3.20. Hebr. 8.1. Hebr. 10.12. Act. 3.20, 21.
Along and evil custome must not be followed.
Exod. 23.2. 2 King. 17.32, 40. Mark 7.8.9. Deut. 12.13, 14. Matth. 15.19. 2 Cor. 11.16. Gen. 9.3.
Of choice of meats.
Matth. 15.11. Act. 10.13, 14, 15. 1 Cor. 8.1. 1 Cor. 10.25, 26. Col. 2.12, 16, 17. 1 Tim. 4.1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Tit. 1.15. Hebr. 13.9.
Of Fasting.
Esai. 58.4, 5, 6. Matth. 15.11, 18, 19, 20. Luke 18.11, 12, 13, 14. Matth. 6.17, 18.
Of the Traditions and Cerimonies of men.
Deut. 5.32, 33. Deut. 12.8. Levit. 10.2. Esai. 1.12, 14. Esai. 66.3. Esai. 12. Hosea 9.15. Psalm. 31.6. Psalm. 119.128. Prov. 16.25. Matth. 23.4. Gal. 4.10. Mark 7.8, 9. Matth. 15.6, 9.
The Marriage of Priests and Bishops.
1 Cor. 7.2, 9. 1 Cor. 9.5. 1 Thess. 4.3, 4. 1 Tim. 2.4, 5. Heb. 3.4. 1 Tim. 4.1, 3.
The Sacrifices of the New Testament are prayers, thanks, almes­deeds, holy life, and not the Masse.
Psalm. 4.5. Psalm. 51.17.19. Psalm. 50.23. Psalm. 141.4. Matth. 12.7. Phil. 4.18. Hebr. 13.15, 16. 1 Pet. 2.5.
Princes ought to deal in matters of Religion.
Deut. 17.17, 18. Joshua 3.6. Joshua 6.6. 1 Chron. 13.12, 13. 1 Chron. 15.1, 11, 12, 16. 1 Chron. 16.4. 2 Chron. 8.14, 15. 2 Chron. 17.6, 7, 8, 9. 2 Chron. 19.8. 2 Chron. 20.3. 1 Kings 2.25. 2 Kings 18.4. 2 Kings 23.4. 2 Chron. 30.1, 2. Psalm. 2.10, 11. Matth. 22.21. Rom. 13.1, 2. 1 Tim. 2.1, 2. 1 Pet. 2.13, 14.
The Pope is Antichrist.
Rev. 13.18. Rev. 17.3, 5. 1 Tim. 4.1, 2, 3. Matth. 24.24. 2 John 2.18. 2 Thess. 2.3, 4.
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