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The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal…
The dying man's testament to the Church of Scotland, or, A treatise concerning scandal divided into four parts ... : in each of which there are not a few choice and useful questions, very shortly and satisfyingly discussed and cleared / by ... Mr. James Durham ... who being dead (by this) yet speaketh ; and published by John Carstares ... ; to which is prefixed an excellent preface of famous Mr. Blair ... ; together with a table of the contents of the several chapters of each part.
Edinburgh: printed by Christopher Higgins, 1659
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CHAP. II. Concerning the spreading of Error; Gods displeasure at the suffering thereof, and the fainting even of good men in restraining the same.
CHAP. II. Concerning the spreading of Errour; Gods displeasure at the suffering thereof, and the fainting even of good men in restraining the same.
Beside this, there are three things considerable, which from this and other Epistles we have occasion to observe and enquire a little into, before we propound any particular question.
BEside this, there are three things considerable, which from this and other Epistles we have occasion to observe and enquire a little into, before we propound any particular question.
The first, is, concerning the spreading and increase of Error, and that of the most unreasonable and absurd Errors, even in the Primitive times. The second is, anent the Lords detesting of it, so that the very suffering of the spreaders of it, is hateful to Him in His Angels and Churches, that otherwise are approvable for their own particular carriages, as in Pergamos; and their not enduring thereof is commendable, even when their own inward condition is not altogether approvable, as may be seen in Ephesus. The third is, how that sometimes there may be ⟨p. 158⟩fainting, as to zealous restraining of Error, even in men that are not the worst.
The first, is, concerning the spreading and increase of Errour, and that of the most unreasonable and absurd Errours, even in the Primitive times. The second is, anent the Lords detesting of it, so that the very suffering of the spreaders of it, is hatefull to Him in His Angels and Churches, that otherwise are approvable for their own particular carriages, as in Pergamos; and their not induring thereof is commendable, even when their own inward condition is not altogether approvable, as may be seen in Epheus. The third is, how that sometimes there may be