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Planelogia, a succinct and seasonable discourse of the occasions, causes, nature, rise, growth, and…
Planelogia, a succinct and seasonable discourse of the occasions, causes, nature, rise, growth, and remedies of mental errors written some months since, and now made public, both for the healing and prevention of the sins and calamities which have broken in this way upon the churches of Christ, to the great scandal of religion, hardening of the wicked, and obstruction of Reformation : whereunto are subjoined by way of appendix : I. Vindiciarum vindex, being a succinct, but full answer to Mr. Philip Cary's weak and impertinent exceptions to my Vindiciæ legis & fæderis, II. a synopsis of ancient and modern Antinomian errors, with scriptural arguments and reasons against them, III. a sermon composed for the preventing and healing of rents and divisions in the churches of Christ / by John Flavell ... ; with an epistle by several divines, relating to Dr. Crisp's works.Planelogia, a succinct and seasonable discourse of the occasions, causes, nature, rise, growth, and remedies of mental errors written some months since, and now made publick, both for the healing and prevention of the sins and calamities which have broken in this way upon the churches of Christ, to the great scandal of religion, hardening of the wicked, and obstruction of Reformation : whereunto are subjoined by way of appendix : I. Vindiciarum vindex, being a succinct, but full answer to Mr. Philip Cary's weak and impertinent exceptions to my Vindiciæ legis & fæderis, II. a synopsis of ancient and modern Antinomian errors, with scriptural arguments and reasons against them, III. a sermon composed for the preventing and healing of rents and divisions in the churches of Christ / by John Flavell ... ; with an epistle by several divines, relating to Dr. Crisp's works.
London: printed by R. Roberts for Tho. Cockerill, 1691
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There is a remarkable involution or concatenation of Errors, one linking in, and drawing another after it, 29. Obs. 14. Errors abound most, and spring fastest in the times of the Churches Peace, Liberty, and outward Prosperity under Indulgent Governors, 31. Obs. 15. Errors in the tender bud, and first spring of them, are comparatively shy and modest, to what they prove afterwards; when they have spread and rooted themselves into the minds of multitudes, and think it time to set up and jostle for themselves in the World, 33. Obs. 16. Nothing gives more countenance and increase to Errors, than a weak and feeble defence of the Truth against it, 35. Obs. 17 Errors of Judgment are not cured by compulsion and external force, but by rational conviction, and proper spiritual remedies, 36. Obs. 18. Erroneous Doctrines producing Divisions ⟨image 17⟩and fierce Contentions amongst Christians, prove a fatal Stumbling-block to the World; fix their Prejudices, and obstruct their conversion to Christ, p. 38. Obs. 19. How specious and taking soever the pretences of Error be, and how long soever they maintain themselves in esteem among men, they are sure to end in the loss and shame of their Authors and Abettors at last, 40. Obs. 20. If ever Errors be cured, and the Peace and Unity of the Church established men must be convinced of, and acquainted with the occasions and causes both within and without themselves, from whence their Errors do proceed; and must both know and apply the proper rules and remedies for the prevention or cure of them, 42. Divine Permission an occasion of Error, 44. Which must be prevented by avoiding, 1. A want of love to the Truth, 45. 2. Pride and wantonness of the mind, 46. 3. The neglect of Prayer, ibid. Culpable Causes of Errors in men are, 1. A wrangling humour at the pretended obscurity of the Scriptures, p. 47. Cod's wisdom manifested in leaving some difficulties in the Scriptures, 49. For the prevention of this, cause these Rules ⟨image 17⟩following to be heeded and practised, viz. R. 1. To expound all obscure Texts of Scripture according to the analogy and proportion of Faith, p. 50. R. 2. Not to wrest Scripture from its general and common sense in favour of our preconceived Opinions, 51. R. 3. When we meet with a difficult place of Scripture, to search the Context throughly, 52. R. 4.
There is a remarkable involution or concatenation of Errors, one linking in, and drawing another after it, 29. Obs. 14. Errors abound most, and spring fastest in the times of the Churches Peace, Liberty, and outward Prosperity under Indulgent Governors, 31. Obs. 15. Errors in the tender bud, and first spring of them, are comparatively shy and modest, to what they prove afterwards; when they have spread and rooted themselves into the minds of multitudes, and think it time to set up and justle for themselves in the World, 33. Obs. 16. Nothing gives more countenance and increase to Errors, than a weak and feeble defence of the Truth against it, 35. Obs. 17 Errors of Iudgment are not cured by compulsion and external force, but by rational conviction, and proper spiritual remedies, 36. Obs. 18. Erroneous Doctrines producing Divisions