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Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…
Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithfull Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...
London: printed by J.T., 1658
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6. It is against the example of the prophets, Christ and the Apostles in their preaching to the people, and howsoever we are not to live by example, but by rule, when we have to do with men, but when the example is Christ, then it is absolute; Now we find it in all probability that they did not quote them, though their Sermons be not fully but briefly recorded, yet we do not find in their Epitomes any quotation of Authors, but saith the Lord Jehovah, the Lord of Hosts, &c. Neither let any object they had no Authors, for the Church continued long before, there were as ancient as these, there were Colleges and schools of prophets, besides the Apocrypha.
6. It is against the example of the prophets, Christ and the Apostles in their preaching to the people, and howsoever we are not to live by example, but by rule, when we have to do with men, but when the example is Christ, then it is absolute; Now we find it in all probabillity that they did not quote them, though their Sermons be not fully but briefly recorded, yet we do not find in their Epitoms any quotation of Authors, but saith the Lord Iehovah, the Lord of Hosts, &c. Neither let any object they had no Authors, for the Church continued long before, there were as ancient as these, there were Colledges and schools of prophets, besides the Apocrypha.
7. Consider that the use and custom is not good, it is dangerous when quotations come into request, the Scripture goeth out, and Religion falleth, the exalting of humane wisdom is advanced.
As when Popery overspread the earth, quotations were much in use. Luther renewed the Doctrine of Christ and preached it purely, The Authors grew out of request; the Scriptures rose up and grew. And we read in Sleiden that Luther being to dispute with Cardinal Cajetan, d sired that nothing might be quoted but the Scripture, but could not obtain it; and Religion had never gotten the upper hand, had not the Scriptures been heard more then they were before; we are apt to give too much to them, and deify them; and though the Fathers were Excellent in their times, yet it is too much to deify them, though the Scriptures be chief Judge, yet they are Assessors, yea the