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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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7. People would have an eye upon the way that faithful and eminently godly men have gone to Heaven by, before them; This is to follow the foot-steps of the flock, Song. 1. 9. and the faith and patience of those that inherit the promises, Heb. 6. 12. and readily we will find such to be most sober and serious, and farthest at a distance from novelty, curiosity, or absurd opinions. And it's no little part of the boldness and impudency that often accompanieth new delusions, that they generally condemn the generation of Gods People, as if no way were to Heaven but by their vain inventions, this will be no little stick to a tender mind, at once to condemn the Religion and practice of such a cloud of witnesses.
7. People would have an eye upon the way that faithfull and eminently godly men have gone to Heaven by, before them; This is to follow the foot-steps of the flock, Song. 1. 9. and the faith and patience of those that inherit the promises, Heb. 6. 12. and readily we will find such to be most sober and serious, and farthest at a distance from novelty, curiosity, or absurd opinions. And it's no little part of the boldnesse and impudency that often accompanieth new delusions, that they generally condemn the generation of Gods People, as if no way were to Heaven but by their vain inventions, this will be no little stick to a tender mind, at once to condemn the Religion and practice of such a cloud of witnesses.
8. They would be careful when they hear others questioning things, or expressing their p•judice at Ministers, Ordinances, or established Truths, to endeavour the present stopping of the same, and not to foster any thing of that kind by moving new doubts, suspicions, or giving new grounds of jealousy against Ministers or others, but rather would gravely and wisely endeavour the removing of the same.