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A Retractive from the Romish Religion

Published: 1616
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A retractiue from the Romish religion contayning thirteene forcible motiues, disswading from the communion with the Church of Rome: wherein is demonstratiuely proued, that the now Romish religion (so farre forth as it is Romish) is not the true Catholike religion of Christ, but the seduction of Antichrist: by Tho. Beard ...

London Printed by William Stansby, and are to be sold by Henrie Fetherstone 1616.

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DedicationTO THE TRVELY VERTVOVS, AND WORTHY KNIGHT, SIR OLIVER CROMWEL, T. B. wiſheth encreaſe of grace and all…
To the readerREVERENDIS, DILECTISQVE IN CHRISTO FRATRIBVS, Pijs ET FIDELIBVS Euangelij Miniſtris, per omnem Britanniam…
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Motive 1MOTIVE. I. That Religion which in many points giueth libertie to ſinne, is not the truth: but ſuch is the…
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Motive 4MOTIVE. IIII. That Religion which derogateth from the glory of God in the worke of our Redemption, and…
Motive 5MOTIVE. V. That Religion deſerueth to be ſuſpected, which refuſeth to be tryed by the Scriptures, as the…
Motive 6MOTIVE. VI. That Religion doth iuſtly deſerue to bee ſuſpected, which doth purpoſely diſgrace the ſacred…
Motive 7MOTIVE. VII. That Religion is to be abhorred, which maintaineth, commandeth, and practiſeth groſſe and…
Motive 8MOTIVE. VIII. That Religion which implyeth manifold contradiction in it ſelfe, and is contrary to it ſelfe…
Motive 9The IX. MOTIVE. That Religion, whoſe doctrines are in many points apparently oppoſite to the word of God…
Motive 10The X. MOTIVE. That Religion which nouriſheth moſt barbarous and groſſe ignorance amongſt the people, and…
Motive 11The XI. MOTIVE. That Religion which was neuer knowne nor heard of in the Apoſtles time, nor in the…
Motive 12MOTIVE XII. ¶ That Church which maintaineth it ſelfe, and the Religion profeſſed by it, and ſeeketh to…
Motive 13MOTIVE XIII. That Religion, the doctrines whereof are more ſafe both in reſpect Gods glorie, mans…
ConclusionConcluſion.
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