Animadversions on a treatise entitled Fiat lux, or, A guide in differences of religion,…Animadversions on a treatise intituled Fiat lux, or, A guide in differences of religion,…

that Paul in none of his Epistles, should in the least give the Churches any direction in, or concerning, the things and ways wherein their Worship principally consisted and their Devotion was chiefly exercised? but how comes our Author to know, that these things, in the Roman-mode, were brought into England at the first entrance of Christianity? Would he would give us a little Information from what Writings or Monuments of those times he acquired his knowledge. I know it is unreasonable to put an Historian ⟨p. 251⟩to his Oath; but yet, unless he can plead, that he received his acquaintance with things that are so long past by inspiration, as Moses wrote the Story of the Creation and Ages before the Flood, being destitute of any other Monuments or Testimony that might give evidence to what he says, I hope he will not be offended, if we suspend our belief. Solus enim hoc Ithacus nullo sub teste canebat: This first conversion then, as was said is wholly ours, it neither came from Rome, nor knew any thing of that which is the present Religion of Rome, wherein they differ from us.

that Paul in none of his Epistles, should in the least give the Churches any direction in, or concerning, the things and ways wherein their Worship principally consisted and their Devotion was chiefly exercised? but how comes our Author to know, that these things, in the Roman-mode, were brought into England at the first entrance of Christianity? Would he would give us a little Information from what Writings or Monuments of those times he acquired his knowledge. I know it is unreasonable to put an Historian ⟨p. 251⟩to his Oath; but yet, unless he can plead, that he received his acquaintance with things that are so long past by inspiration, as Moses wrote the Story of the Creation and Ages before the Floud, being destitute of any other Monuments or Testimony that might give evidence to what he says, I hope he will not be offended, if we suspend our belief. Solus enim hoc Ithacus nullo sub teste canebat: This first conversion then, as was said is wholly ours, it neither came from Rome, nor knew any thing of that which is the present Religion of Rome, wherein they differ from us.