A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many useful questions and cases of conscience are…A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are…

If Skepticism be tolerable in the Christian faith, why are we bidden stand fast in the faith, 1 Cor: 16. 13. and again Heb. 10. 23. let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering? And why did Jesus Christ himself write to those who had not received the false Doctrines of that time, that which ye have already, hold fast till I come, Rev: 2. 24? It was a foul error in Balaam the false Prophet, that after God had said to him concerning Balaks messengers, Thou shall not go with them, thou shall not curse the people, for they are blessed, Num: 22 12. yet at the next sending of Messengers, he would needs seek (forsooth) a new Light from God, vers: 18. 19. If Balak would give me his houseful of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more Now therefore I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more. God gave him a n•w light indeed, but in wrath and judgement, quite extinguishing and expelling judicially that light which the false Prophet himself had not entertained, but wickedly forsaken, vers: 20. And God came to Balaam at night, and said unto him, if the men come to call thee, rise up and go with them. Behold the fruit of not entertaining light, once received from God. So likewise the young Prophet, 1 Kings 13. for not holding fast what he had received from God but taking in a new false light from the old Prophet, was most exemplarly and severely punished for it. This is the first caution most necessary for the Sectaries of this time, whose new lights are such, that among them vetera deperdita, and nova reperta, go hand in hand together, and are almost convertible terms, as if a man should not keep what he had, because he finds somewhat which he had not.

If Skepticisme bee tollerable in the Christian faith, why are we bidden stand fast in the faith, 1 Cor: 16. 13. and again Heb. 10. 23. let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering? And why did Jesus Christ himselfe write to those who had not receaved the false Doctrines of that time, that which ye have already, hold fast till I come, Rev: 2. 24? It was a fowle error in Balaam the false Prophet, that after God had said to him concerning Balaks messengers, Thou shall not goe with them, thou shall not curse the people, for they are blessed, Num: 22 12. yet at the next sending of Messengers, he would needs seek (forsooth) a new Light from God, vers: 18. 19. If Balak would give me his housefull of silver and gold, I cannot goe beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do lesse or more Now therefore I pray you, tarry yee also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto mee more. God gave him a nw light indeed, but in wrath and judgement, quite extinguishing and expelling judicially that light which the false Prophet himself had not intertained, but wickedly forsaken, vers: 20. And God came to Balaam at night, and said unto him, if the men come to call thee, rise up and goe with them. Behold the fruit of not entertaining light, once received from God. So likewise the young Prophet,