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I shall only observe farther, that many erring Sects preserve their Allegiance to the Divine Authority in the Scripture, for they do not assume an Infallibility to themselves, but mistake the Sense of Scripture: but the Papists by asserting that the Authority of Scripture depends upon the Testimony of their Church, that is, the Sun borrows its Beams from her Eyes, and by arrogating an Infallibility to it, do in effect renounce Homage to the Authority ⟨p. 201⟩of God in his Word. And from hence it is that the Adherers to that Religion are so inconvincible: tho Sense, Reason and Scripture discover their Doctrines to be plainly impossible. Their Doctrine of Transubstantiation involves such Contradictions as destroy the Essence and End of Miracles: Their Doctrine of the Pope's Supremacy implies there are two Monarchs of one Kingdom, two Heads of one Body, two Husbands of one Spouse. No Errors are more strong and fatal than such as are armed with Authority, especially if that Authority be esteemed sacred. But to return from this Digression, tho not impertinent.

I shall only observe farther, that many erring Sects preserve their Allegiance to the Divine Authority in the Scripture, for they do not assume an Infallibility to themselves, but mistake the Sense of Scripture: but the Papists by asserting that the Authority of Scripture depends upon the Testimony of their Church, that is, the Sun borrows its Beams from her Eyes, and by arrogating an Infallibility to it, do in effect renounce Homage to the Authority ⟨p. 201⟩of God in his Word. And from hence it is that the Adherers to that Religion are so inconvincible: tho Sense, Reason and Scripture discover their Doctrines to be plainly impossible. Their Doctrine of Transubstantiation involves such Contradictions as destroy the Essence and End of Miracles: Their Doctrine of the Pope's Supremacy implies there are two Monarchs of one Kingdom, two Heads of one Body, two Husbands of one Spouse. No Errors are more strong and fatal than such as are arm'd with Authority, especially if that Authority be esteem'd sacred. But to return from this Digression, tho not impertinent.