The Doctrine of the Saints' Perseverance

But yet I fear the Doctor will find he hath need of other weapons, and other manner of Assistance to make good the cause he hath undertaken. The words of Ignatius in that Epistle to the Romans are, [Greek or Hebrew], Because he recommends to them that particular Church in Syria, which by his imprisonment was deprived of it's Pastor, therefore without doubt he was a Metropolitical Arch-Bishop: Titer tu patulae &c: But the Doctor is resolved to carry his cause, and therefore being forsaken of all fair and honest means, from whence he might hope for assistance or success, he tries (as Saul the Witch of Endor) the counterfeit, spurious Title, of a counterfeit Epistle to the Antiochians, to see if that will speak any comfortable words, for his relief or no. And to make sure work, he causes this gentleman so to speak, as if he intended to make us believe that Syria was in Antioch, not Antioch in Syria, as in some remote parts of the world, they say they enquire whether London be in England, or England in Londan. What other sense can be made of the words as by the Doctor transcribed? [Greek or Hebrew]. To the Church of God dwelling in Syria which is in Antioch: now if this be so, I shall confess it is possible we may be in more errors then one, and that we much want the Learned Doctor's assistance for our information; the words themselves as they are used by the worshipful writer of that Epistle will scarce furnish us with this learned and rare notion, they are at length. [Greek or Hebrew] (for so he first opens his mouth with a lye) [Greek or Hebrew] What is here more expressed, then that the latter passage, in Antioch, is restrictive of what went & before was spoken of it's residence in Syria, with reference to the name of Christian, first given to the Disciples in that place, I know not: and therefore it is most certain, ⟨image 20⟩that the Apostles instituted Metropolitan Arch-Bishops [Greek or Hebrew].

But yet I feare the Doctour will find he hath need of other weapons, and other manner of Assistance to make good the cause he hath undertaken. The words of Ignatius in that Epistle to the Romans are, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Because he recommends to them that particular Church in Syria, which by his imprisonment was deprived of it's Pastor, therefore without doubt he was a Metropolitical Arch-Bishop: Tytere tu patulae &c: But the Doctour is resolved to carry his cause, and therefore being forsaken of all fair and honest meanes, from whence he might hope for assistance or successe, he tryes (as Saul the Witch of Endor) the counterfeit, spurious Title, of a counterfeit Epistle to the Antiochians, to see if that will speak any comfortable words, for his relief or no. And to make sure worke, he causes this gentleman so to speak, as if he intended to make us believe that Syria was in Antioch, not Antioch in Syria, as in some remote parts of the world, they say they enquire whether London be in England, or England in Londan. What other sense can be made of the words as by the Doctour transcribed? . To the Church of God dwelling in Syria which is in Antioch: now if this be so, I shall confess it is possible we may be in more errours then one, and that we much want the Learned Doctour's assistance for our information; the words themselves as they are used by the worshipful writer of that Epistle will scarce furnish us with this learned and rare notion, they are at length. (for so he first opens his mouth with a lye) What is here more expressed, then that the latter passage, in Antioch, is restrictive of what went & before was spoken of it's residence in Syria, with reference to the name of Christian, first given to the Disciples in that place, I know not: and therefore it is most certaine,