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An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on…An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on…
An exposition on the whole fifth chapter of S. Johns Gospel also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reverend divine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his own hand ...An exposition on the vvhole fifth chapter of S. Iohns Gospell also notes on other choice places of Scripture, taken by a reuerend diuine, now with God, and found in his study after his death, written with his owne hand ...
London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for John Bartlett, 1630London: printed by H. Lownes and R. Young for Iohn Bartlett, 1630
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Reason hereof is; First, The evidence of truth, which is such, that it cannot by soundness of argument be refuted.
Reason hereof is; First, The euidence of truth, which is such, that it cannot by soundnesse of argument bee refuted.
2. Obstinacy on the adversaries part, who will not be beaten down.
2. Obstinasy on the aduersaries part, who will not be bea•en downe.
This shows a difference between those that seek for truth in sincerity, and such as are of a gain-saying, and cavilling spirit. The one seeks the good of their adversaries that they might know the truth as well as themselves, which makes them to deal with all meekness and gentleness; unless it be towards such as are wilful, and obstinate in fundamental points of Religion; such indeed are brought to punishment: ⟨p. 29⟩but yet after many warnings, admonitions, and exhortations. But the other aiming only at victory and conquest, use all violence; and if not in deeds, yet in words; using all violent and and bitter words, striving only to maintain a cause. As we see that Papists, Lutherans, Anabaptists, &c. do in their writings: and generally the more men swerve from the truth, the more they go from gentleness, growing in heat and choler, to be bitter and violent.
This shewes a difference betweene those that seeke for truth in sincerity, and such as are of a gaine-saying, and cauilling spirit. The one seekes the good of their aduersaries that they might know the truth as well as themselues, which makes them to deale with all meekenes and gentlenesse; vnlesse it be towards such as are willfull, and obstinate in fundamentall points of Religion; such indeed are brought to punishment: