Romes Ruin(1), Frontispiece – Index of authors
Aug. l. 18. de civ. Dei c. 20. Roma est altera Babylon, & prioris filia. Babylon was the first Rome, and Rome is (as it were) the second Babylon. Apoc. 18. 7. Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foule spirit, and a cage of every uncleane and hatefull bird.
Roma Ruens, Romes Ruine: Being A SVCCINCT ANSWER To A POPISH CHALLENGE, Concerning The antiquity, unity, universality, succession, and perpetuall visibility of the true Church, even in the most obscure times, when it seemed to be totally eclipsed, in the immediate ages before LUTHER.
By DANIEL FEATLEY, D. D.
MIC. 7. 8.
Rejoyce not against me O mine enemie; when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darknesse, the Lord shall be a light unto me.
Leo Se…m. in natal. Petri & Pauli.
Non …inuitur persecutionibus ecclesia dei, sed augetur magis.
Ager dominicus segete ditiore vestitur, dum grana, quae singula cadunt, multiplicata nascuntur.
Theod. comment. in epist.. ad Philippen.
foreign.
LONDON, Printed by Thomas Purslow, for Nicholas Bourne, at the South entrance of the Royall Exchange. 1644.
PErlegi hunc polemicum tractatum, cui titulus est Romes Ruine; atque, ut valde doctum & nervosum, dignum censeo, qui prelo mandetur.
Iohannes Downame.
A Table of the speciall contents.
I. THe Popish Challenge.
II. The preface to the Reader, wherin the main and principall question concerning the visibility of the Church is stated, and determined according to scriptures.
III. The answer to the Challenge.
Paragraph. I. Concerning the name catholike. p. 1
Para. II. Concerning the attributes of our christian saith, one true, divine and infallible. p. 3
III. That divine faith is confined to the written word of God, and is unchangeable p. 5
IV. Touching the propagation of the christian Faith to all ages by pastors and teachers lawfully sent. p. 8
V. Concerning the perpetuity of the true Church. p. 7
VI. That the true church was never simply invisible, nor so obscure, but that it had true professors known to the members therof, though often invisible to the adversaries. p. 12
VII. That the Roman Church, that is, a Church holding the present Romish Trent-faith, hath not bin alwayes visible. p. 13
VIII. That the Roman Church neither hath bin nor is at this day catholike, viz. universall. p. 16
IX. That the Roman Church hath not had an uninterrupted succession of true bishops and pastors derived from the Apostles p. 17
X. That the Roman Church hath not the pretended mark of unity, and that Papists differ among themselves in many substantiall points of faith particularly mentioned p. …
XI. That the Roman Church is not truly an Apostolicall church, much lesse the only Apostolicall church, out of which there is no salvation. p. 26
XII. That amplitude and eminent visibility are no markes of the true Church, and obiter of the large bounds of the greek church. pa. 27
XIII. Where the true Church was when the Roman fell from her first faith. p. 30
XIV. Where, and who were the true professors of the reformed Religion, in the immediate age before Luther. p. 32
XV. That Questions de fide cannot be determined by meer humane stories. p. 37
XVI. That all who make not open profession of faith in time of persecution, are not to be condemned for hypocrites. p. 39
XVII. Of the first conversion of the english nation to the Christian faith. p. 40
XVIII. Of the faith of Gregory the great; and that for substance it was the same that we professe at this day, is proved by instance in 12 main points of difference between the reformed and the present Roman Church. p. 43
XIX. Of the faith of Constantine the great, and that the church in his dayes maintained the same doctrine with us, is proved by the testimonies of the doctors of the Church, who flourished in that age. p. 50
Indiculus authorum.
A.
G. Abbot.
Abulensis.
Adrianus.
AEneas Sylvius.
Alfonsus a Castro.
Almaine.
Alvarez.
Ambrosius Med.
Anastasius.
Andradius.
T. Aquinas.
Athanasius.
Augustinus.
B.
Barclayus.
C. Baronius.
Basilius mag.
Beda.
Bellarminus.
Benno Card.
Berengarius.
Bertram.
Bilson.
Birbeck.
Bonaventura.
M. Bucerus.
C.
Cajetanus.
Canus.
Capito.
Catharinus.
Chrysostomus.
I. Cocleus.
Constantinus.
Contarenus.
Curopalata.
Cyprianus.
Cyrillus Hieros.
D.
Damasus.
Dicetus.
Dionysius Ar…op.
Driedo.
E.
Elfricus.
S. Ephrem.
Epiphanius.
Erasmus.
Eusebius.
F.
Fabritius.
Ferus.
Field.
Fisherus.
Fox.
Fulgosus.
G
R. Gallus.
Genebrardus.
Gerardus.
Gerson.
Gildas.
Glaber Rodolphus.
Gratianus.
Gregorius M.
Gretserus Ies.
H.
M. Hart.
Helvicus.
Hieronymus.
Hilarius. P.
Homerus.
Hugo de sanct. vict.
L. Humphredus.
I. Huz.
I.
Iacobus Christop.
T. Iamesius.
Ignatius.
Illyricus Fl..
Innocenti…s.
Ioachimus. Ab.
Ioachimus. Ca.
Ionas Aurel.
Irenaus.
Invenalis.
L.
Lactantius.
Lambertus Geasomb.
P. Lombardus.
Luitprandus.
Lucius Tudensis.
I. Lidius.
M.
Macarius Aegy?
Mantuanus.
Marselius P.
Martialis.
Martinus Luther.
Ph. Melancthon.
Minutius felix.
Metrophnes Crit.
P. Molineus.
N.
Nazianzenus.
G. Ne…rionsis.
Nioephorus.
Nicetas Abbas.
O.
G. Occa….
Orthwinus.
Osiander.
P.
Pacianus.
Parsonus Ies.
Pellicanus.
Petrus de Alliac….
Photius.
Al. Pighius.
Plichdor…ius.
M. Polonus.
Pontanus.
H. Pragensis.
S. Prosper.
Q.
Quir…ga Card.
R.
Rainerius.
I. Rai…oldus.
Rhemist.
Roffenfis.
S.
Salvia…s.
Scotus, Dans, Erig….
Sigebertus.
Sigonius.
Sisselius.
Socrates hist.
D. Seto.
Stella.
Suarez.
Sulpitius Severus
T.
R. Tapperus.
Tertullianus.
Theodoretus.
Theophilus Alex.
C. Turrecremata.
V.
Vasquez.
Vbertinus a Casa…s.
Vignierus.
Virgilius.
Vortleg.
Vsherus.
W.
Wesselus Groning.
G. Whitakerus.
F. White.
Wi…lius.
Widdrin…nus.
Wimpina.
I. W…l…ius.