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The By-Way

Published: 1630
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Via devia: the by-vvay mis-leading the weake and vnstable into dangerous paths of error, by colourable shewes of apocryphall scriptures, vnwritten traditions, doubtfull Fathers, ambiguous councells, and pretended catholike Church. Discouered by Humfrey Lynde, Knight.

London printed by Aug. M[athewes]. for Rob. Milbourne, and are to be sold at his shop at the Grayhound in Pauls Churchyard 1630.

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DedicationTO THE INGENVOVS AND Moderat Romaniſts of this Kingdome; H. L. Wiſheth the knowledge of the Safe way, that…
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TreatiseVIA DEƲIA: THE BY-VVAY.
Section 1SECT. I. The ſafeſt, and onely infallible way to finde out the true Church, is by the Scripture.
Section 2SECT. II. Our aduerſaries pretences from the obſcuritie of Scriptures, and inconueniences of the Lay…

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Section 5SECT. V. The intire Canon of Scriptures which wee profeſſe (without the Apocryphall additions) is confirmed…
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Section 6SECT. VI. Our Aduerſaries pretences from the authorities of Fathers, and Councels, to prooue the…
Section 7SECT. VII. The Romaniſts in poynt of Traditions contradict the truth, and themſelues; grounding most of…
Section 8SECT. VIII. The most generall pretended Traditions of the Romane Church, were vtterly vnknown to the Greeke…
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Section 9SECT. IX. The Scriptures are a certaine, ſafe, and euident direction to the right way of Saluation; and…
Section 10SECT. X. Our Aduerſaries make great boaſt of the teſtimonies of the ancient Fathers in generall, yet when…
Section 11SECT. XI. The moſt ſubſtantiall poynts of Roman Faith and Doctrine, (as they are now taught and receiued in…
Section 12SECT. XII. Saint Austen in particular is much diſparaged by the Romaniſts, and for inſtance in many…
Section 13SECT. XIII. Saint Gregory pretended to bee the Founder of the Romane Religion in England, by ſending Auſten…
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Section 14SECT. XIIII. Councells which are ſo highly extold and oppoſed against vs, were neither called by lawfull…
Section 15SECT. XV. Councels, which our aduerſaries pretend, as a chiefe bulwarke of their faith, giue no ſupport at…
Section 16SECT. XVI. The Councell of Trent, which is the maine pillar, and laſt reſolution of the Romane Faith, is of…
Section 17SECT. XVII. In the Romane Church, which our Aduerſaries ſo highly extoll aboue the Scriptures, there is…
Section 18SECT. XVIII. The most common Plea of the Romaniſts drawne from the Infallibilitie, Authoritie, and Title of…
Section 19SECT. XIX. The Church which our Aduerſaries ſo much magnifie amongst themſelues, is finally reſolued into…
Section 20SECT. XX. The Church which is finally reſolued into the Pope, wants both Perſonall and Doctrinall…
Section 21SECT. XXI. The Infallibilitie of the Popes Iudgement, which is made the Rule of Faith, to determine all…
Section 22SECT. XXII. The Church, vpon which the learned Romanists ground their Faith, is no other then the Pope: and…
Section 23SECT. XXIII. Eminent and perpetuall Viſibilitie is no certaine Note of the true Church, but the contrary…
Section 24SECT. XXIIII. The latencie and obſcuritie of the true Church, is prooued by pregnant testimonies of ſuch…
Section 25SECT. XXV. The aforenamed corruptions, and most remarkable declination of the Church of Rome in the later…
Section 26SECT. XXVI. The Concluſion of this Treatiſe, ſhewing in ſundrie particulars, the certaintie and ſafetie of…

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