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CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…
CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St. John, or, Christs prayer before his passion explicated, and both practically and polemically improved by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1656
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
The want of the first Truth causeth Error and Heresy, The want of the second Hypocrisy and profaneness, The want of the third Distrust and Despair, and happy is that man who hath this three-fold Truth, and indeed one begets the other, True doctrine begets true Godliness, and true Godliness true Consolation.
The want of the first Truth causeth Errour and Heresie, The want of the second Hypocrisie and prophanesse, The want of the third Distrust and Despair, and happy is that man who hath this three-fold Truth, and indeed one begets the other, True doctrine begets true Godlinesse, and true Godlinesse true Consolation.
1For the first, Only by this Truth are we guided into true Doctrine, whatsoever is brought in contrary or beside this, though he were an Angel he is to be accursed, Galat. 1. This is the Rule, and so what is not according to this must be oblique and crooked: Therefore never expect Truth from that man who is not diligent in the Scriptures, the Rule of Truth: This hath been the Cause why most Heretics have either accused or despised the Authority of the Scriptures, because they know that this Sun and their darkness could not consist together; They saw their Doctrines, and the Scripture could no more stand by each other then the Ark and Dagon; Therefore they would rather fall out with Scripture then with their own Opinions, as if their own hearts and Consciences were more infallible then the Bible, and as if they were not to be made conformable unto the Scripture, but the Scripture to them.
1For the first, Only by this Truth are we guided into true Doctrine, whatsoever is brought in contrary or beside this, though he were an Angel he is to be accursed, Galat. 1. This is the Rule, and so what is not according to this must be oblique and crooked: Therefore never expect Truth from that man who is not diligent in the Scriptures, the Rule of Truth: This hath been the Cause why most Heretiques have either accused or despised the Authority of the Scriptures, because they know that this Sunne and their darknesse could not consist together; They saw their Doctrines, and the Scripture could no more stand by each other then the Ark and Dagon; Therefore they would rather fall out with Scripture then with their own Opinions, as if their own hearts and Consciences were more infallible then the Bible, and as if they were not to be made conformable unto the Scripture, but the Scripture to them.