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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
Part 3 › Chapter 6: By what means, and how Satan drives on this plague among people.
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8. There is great pretending to know Christs mind, and confident alleging of the writings of His Apostles, and that in a seeming convincing way: Thus, 2. Thess. 2. 2. there are mentioned Spirit, Word and Letter, as proceeding from Paul, whenas he himself is disclaiming such interpretations as they did put on him.
8. There is great pretending to know Christs mind, and confident alleaging of the writings of His Apostles, and that in a seeming convincing way: Thus, 2. Thess. 2. 2. there are mentioned Spirit, Word and Letter, as proceeding from Paul, whenas he himself is disclaiming such interpretations as they did put on him.
9. They use to allege the authority of men, and to oppose such to these who oppose their errors: thus the Pharisees alleged Moses, and the Nicolaitans Nicolas; and it is like, the false apostles that came from Jerusalem, did oppose other Apostles authority to Pauls, as if they had preached nothing but what they preached in Jerusalem; and very often the infirmities of some great men, are stumbled upon, and made arguments against truth.
9. They use to alleage the authority of men, and to oppose such to these who oppose their errours: thus the Pharisees alleaged Moses, and the Nicolaitans Nicolas; and it is like, the false apostles that came from Ierusalem, did oppose other Apostles authority to Pauls, as if they had preached nothing but what they preached in Ierusalem; and very often the infirmities of some great men, are stumbled upon, and made arguments against truth.
10. Many are stirred up to vent queries and captious questions, (as often the Pharisees did, by sending their emissaries to Christ) that some advantage may be gotten that way, and these that are for truth entangled.