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Two treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat…Tvvo treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat…
Two treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat of the flesh and spirit.Tvvo treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat of the flesh and spirit.
Cambridge: printed by John Legate printer to the University of Cambridge. 1593., 1593Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legate printer to the Vniversitie of Cambridge. 1593., 1593
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By reason of this fight, when natural blindness prevails, the child of God truly enlightened with knowledge to life everlasting, may err not only in lighter points, but even in the very foundation of religion, as the Corinthians & the Galatians did. And as one man may err, so an hundred men may also: yea a whole particular Church: and as one Church may err, so an 100. more may. For in respect of this combat, the estate and condition of all men is alike. Whence it appears that the Church militant upon earth is subject to error. But yet as the diseases of the body be of two sorts: some curable, and some incurable which are to death; so likewise errors are. And the Church though it be subject to sundry falls, yet it can not err in foundation to death: the errors of Gods children be curable. Some may here say, If all men & Churches be subject to error, then it shall not be good to join ⟨p. 81⟩with any of them, but to separate from them all. I answer, though they may and do err, yet we must not separate from them, so long as they do not separate from Christ.
By reason of this fight, when naturall blindnes prevailes, the child of God truly inlightened with knowledge to life everlasting, may erre not only in lighter points, but euen in the very foundation of religion, as the Corinthians & the Galathians did. And as one man may erre, so an hundred men may also: yea a whole particular Church: and as one Church may erre, so an 100. more may. For in respect of this combat, the estate and condition of all men is alike. Whence it appeares that the Church militant upō earth is subiect to error. But yet as the diseases of the body be of two sorts: some curable, and some incurable which are to death; so likewise errours are. And the Church though it be subiect to sundry fals, yet it can not erre in foundation to death: the errours of Gods children be curable. Some may here say, If all men & Churches be subiect to errour, then it shall not be good to ioyne ⟨p. 81⟩with any of them, but to separate from them all. I answer, though they may and do erre, yet we must not separate from them, so long as they do not separate from Christ.