45 All the scriptures are to be exponed by allegories. This makes 1 The Scripture a mass of contradictions and lies. 2 This turns our faith and knowledge into a fancy, for the scripture it self cannot be a rule of exponing scripture, if the gloss destroy the text. 3 The scripture shall not Judge all controversies, as Christ refers the gravest question that ever was, Whether he be the Son of God or no, to this tribunal: Search the Scriptures for they testify of me, Joh. 5. 4 All the articles touching Christ his birth, life, death, burial, resurrection, ascending to heaven, sitting at Gods right hand, his second coming, &c. Creation, providence, histories shall teach nothing,1 an Allegory shall cause scripture say the contrary. Antinomians call all their allegories the spiritual sense of Scripture. Bread may in an allegory signify comfort, then the love of God dwells in a brother, who seeth his poor brother famishing and gives him neither clothing nor bread, but only faith in good words, Brother go in peace, and be warmed, and clothed, an• feed, for he gives the poor man allegorically bread, and clothing contrary to James 2.14, 15, 16, 17. 1 Joh. 3.17, 18. yea so all scripture ⟨p. 68⟩shall be turned over in lies, dreams, and fancies all covenants violated, all faith private and public among Christians may be broken, and yet truth kept in an allegorical sense according to scripture. A man may murder his brother, and have life eternal. Contrary to 1 Jo. 3.15 in regard that killing him, he saves him from sinning any more, and so does not murder him, though violently, he take away his life; for the scriptures calls the soul the man.
45 All the scriptures are to be exponed by allegories. This makes 1 The Scripture a masse of contradictions and lyes. 2 This turnes our faith and knowledg into a phancie, for the scripture it selfe cannot be a rule of exponing scripture, if the glosse destroy the text. 3 The scripture shall not Judge all controversies, as Christ referres the gravest question that ever was, Whether he be the sonne of God or no, to this tribunall: Search the Scriptures for they testifie of me, Ioh. 5. 4 All the articles touching Christ his birth, life, death, buriall, resurrection, ascending to heaven, sitting at Gods right hand, his second comming, &c. Creation, providence, histories shall teach nothing,1 an Allegory shall cause scripture say the contrary. Antinomians call all their allegories the spirituall sense of Scripture. Bread may in an allegory signifie comfort, then the love of God dwells in a brother, who seeth his poore brother famishing and gives him neither cloathing nor bread, but onely faith in good words, Brother goe in peace, and be warmed, and cloathed, an• feed, for he gives the poore man allegorically bread, and cloathing contrary to Iames 2.14, 15, 16, 17. 1 Ioh. 3.17, 18. yea so all scripture ⟨p. 68⟩shall be turned over in lyes, dreames, and phancies all covenants violated, all faith private and publike among Christins may be broken, and yet truth kept in an allegoricall sense according to scripture. A man may murther his brother, and have life eternall. Contrary to 1 Io. 3.15 in regard that killing him, he saves him from sinning any more, and so does not murther him, though violently, he take away his life; for the scriptures calls the soule the man.
- 1Scriptures are not to be exponed allegorically but where the Holy Ghost so expoundeth them.Scriptures are not to be exponed allegorically but where the Holy Ghost so exponeth them.
