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ROME NOT CALLED A CHURCH.

JEREMIAH 7. 4.

Trust ye not in lying words, ſaying, The Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord are theſe.

Printed in the year, 1641.

To Mrs ELIZABETH FOOT. Early begin to think upon thine end, Long'ſt do they live, who are diſpos'd to dye. In youth when many wholly doe offend, Zeal is moſt pleaſing to the God moſt high; And they who have been long enur'd thereto, Be able much to ſuffer, more to do: Even ſhame for Chriſt, which drives the moſt away, They can receive with meeknes and with joy: Here's the true Chriſtians ſhield, and Sunne, and ſtay. Fix faſt thy Foot unto the word divine; Othere, there onely doth Gods wiſdome ſhine, One beame whereof is firſt diſcover'd here, That which (I think) did never yet appear. Yours H. VINCENT.
ROME NOT CALLED A CHURCH. ROMANS 1. 7. YOu who reade Paul to the Romanes now with us, Know, Pauls Epiſtle is inſcribed thus. To th' Saints that are at Rome: Why how now Paul? What was that famous Rome no Church at all? To th' Saints, why not To th' Church? why didſt not thou Write To the Church at Rome? didſt not allow That Rome was then a Church? why other places Thy Spirit-guided pen thus ſweetly graces; To th' Church; To th' Church: yea further, even there Where groſſer errours and corruptions were; As, Corinth, and Galatia, yet doſt thou Write Church and Churches: what's the matter now Why Rome's not ſo ſaluted? ſure it is, The bleſſed Spirit had ſome ayme in this. Rome was a Church moſt pure and excellent, Rome was a Church moſt highly eminent; Yet neither in that Salutation there, Nor (I beleeve it) any other where Is Rome once call'd a Church, or in Gods book, (He that expects to find it, let him look,) Doth that all-ſeeing, knowing ſpirit of thine, Thoſe two ſo thwarcing ſyllables conjoyne Of Rome and Church, or Church and Rome: no, no; The Church of Rome the Scriptures do not know. And ſure if I be asked, whether I Hold Rome a Church of Chriſt; thus Ile reply: Where is it ſaid, that Rome or new or old, Or old or new? where have the Scriptures told That Rome, or is, or ever was a Church? Where is't preciſely called Church? I ſearch Th' Apoſtles writings, yet I cannot finde, That ever Chriſt hath ſo reveal'd his mind. Unleſſe it be the Church which bleſſed Peter Calls Church of Babylon; and no man meeter (Save Iohn himſelf) to cry aloud to all, Come out of Babylon before it fall. Come out of Rome, for now by ſtrong deluſion, There nought remains but horrible confuſion. In Rome's no room for me, and ſuch as I, All you who love your ſouls and bodies fly. But O all you, who do the Scriptures ſearch, Shew me where elſe Rome's ever called a Church. And O ye Popiſh Prieſts, take this not ill, That I ſtand ſtiffely to the Letter ſtill. You, you your ſelves, even you have taught me this, For when we ſay, we may be ſure of bliſſe; You aske, and think thereby to Non-plus us, Where our admired Scripture ſpeaketh thus; Thou Iohn, thou Thomas ſhalt attaine Salvation: Thou Iames, thou Philip ſhalt eſcape damnation. And though we ſay and ſhew it, that the Word Doth what's equivolent thereto afford; Yet will not this ſuffice, for ſtill you crave, Where any of us ſuch a Scrtpture have. And why may we not then with you ſo deale, And ſay this unfound text to us reveale, Where Rome is call'd a Church: and chiefly too, Becauſe we are commanded ſo to doe To you, who ſeek to ſhake our comfort thus, Accordingly as you have done to us. Say then, and ſhew us where the Lord affirmes Pure Rome a Church in ſtrict and even tearms. No, no, I know there's no ſuch place at all, In Peter, Mathew, Mark, Luke, Iohn, Iames, Paul; Or in that little book of faithfull Iude, No Letters left our ſpirits to delude. But Lord what was thy very mind therein? Surely thou ſaweſt, that the man of ſinne, Would there not onely (in the time to come) Rule, reign. and rage, roar rather, even at Rome; But alſo (to be thought to hold the truth) Would have the Church, the Church, ſtill in his mouth You muſt beleeve the Mother-Church of Rome, The Cath'like Church, or elſe receive your doome Among the Devils and the damned ſouls: The Church, the Church of Rome keeps Chriſt his rowles. Thou Lord foreſeeing that thoſe croaking frogs Would count all other, (even thy children) dogs, Who cannot grant belief unto their lye; Which under name of Church they magnifie. Wouldſt not ſo much as give a Churches name, To ſuch as turn their glory into ſhame. Thou didſt foreſee, ſweet Lord, that all their noiſe, Would be the Church, the Church, the Church thus ſaies; And therefore would'ſt not give a Churches name, Though what was fully equall to the ſame. Thou ſaw'ſt, ſweet Lord, that they who ſhould ſueceed; Would not thy dear-bought flock with Scriptures feed: But with their own Traditions and decrees, Not with pure milk, but poiſon, dregs and lees. And yet all this for wholſom'ſt food muſt go, Becauſe the Church, the Church will have it ſo. And therefore wouldſt not ſay to th' Church of Rome, Though then thy Goſpel there did kindly bloome. Yea, though thou gav'ſt that very name to ſuch, Whoſe blots were more, whoſe fame not halfe ſo much. FINIS.