A37042:330
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. III. If any of the People of God may be carried away with gross delusions.
CHAP. III. If any of the People of God may be carried away with grosse delusions.
From these Doctrines several Questions may be moved. And, 1. If any of the People of God may be carried away with such abominable errors in doctrine? We shall answer in these Assertions.
FRom these Doctrines several Questions may be moved. And, 1. If any of the People of God may be carried away with such abominable errours in doctrine? We shall answer in these Assertions.
Assert. 1. There is no error so gross materially,1 but Believers may fall into it: For, although they have a promise that error shall not separate wholly betwixt Christ and them, nor that finally they shall be carried away therewith; yet, seeing they have corruption that is capable to be tempted to all sin, and so to this among other sins, they cannot be exempted from this, neither is there any promise by which they can expect absolutely to be kept from heresy, more than murder or adultery, which are fruits of the flesh with this: yea, except the sin against the holy Ghost and final impenitency, there is no absolute exemption to the Believer from any sin; which the Lord hath wisely ordered so, to keep the Believer from security, even in reference to such tentations: Beside, in experience it is found, that grace exempteth not from error in judgment; for, it is like, that Solomon, if he did not actually commit idolatry himself, yet became too inclinable that way, as we may gather from what is in Scripture recorded concerning him; Neither can we altogether, as to their state, condemn these in Corinth,