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Sermons preached before his MajestySermons preached before his Maiestie
Sermons preached before his Majesty; and upon other special occasions viz. 1 The pillar and ground of truth. 2 The new life. 3 A sensible demonstration of the Deity. 4 Exact walking. 5 Samuel's support of sorrowful sinners. By the late faithful and worthy minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, master of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns Inn.Sermons preached before his Maiestie; and vpon other speciall occasions viz. 1 The pillar and ground of truth. 2 The new life. 3 A sensible demonstration of the Deity. 4 Exact walking. 5 Samuels support of sorrowfull sinners. By the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston Dr. in Diuinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, master of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by Eliot's Court Press and R. Young for Leonard Greene of Cambridge, 1630
THE PILLAR AND GROUND Of TRUTH.THE PILLAR AND GROVND Of TRUTH.
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.
Yet because they think it too improbable a ⟨p. 3⟩course to build all on the naked assertion of the Church, which is only to interpret and not to make the Text, therefore they bring in Traditions, which they call unwritten verities, and make them of equal value and credit with the Text: but if you ask them what these unwritten verities are, and how they may be known from counterfeit; they say only the Church can tell that, to whose custody they were committed, and who only is able to judge infallibly, which are the genuine Traditions, and which not. And if Scripture at any time be brought against any of these points, they say it belongs to the Church of Rome to declare what books of Scripture are canonical, what translation is authentical, what interpretation must be the sense of Scripture, and in effect they will be only judged by themselves, and whatsoever we say, they choke us with these principles, Theirs is the only Church, and, The Church can never err.
Yet because they think it too improbable a ⟨p. 3⟩course to build all on the naked assertion of the Church, which is onely to interprete and not to make the Text, therefore they bring in Traditions, which they call unwritten verities, and make them of equall value and credite with the Text: but if you aske them what these unwritten verities are, and how they may be knowne from counterfeit; they say onely the Church can tell that, to whose custodie they were committed, and who onely is able to iudge infallibly, which are the genuine Traditions, and which not. And if Scripture at anie time bee brought against any of these points, they say it belongs to the Church of Rome to declare what bookes of Scripture are canonicall, what translation is authenticall, what interpretation must be the sense of Scripture, and in effect they will be onely iudged by themselves, and whatsoever we say, they choke us with these principles, Theirs is the only Church, and, The Church can never erre.
Now of all places of Scripture, whereby they would vindicate to themselves this privilege, this verse that I have read is one of the chiefest; but how justly, we are now to consider.