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A three-fold treatise
A three-fold treatise containing the saints sure and perpetual guide. Self-enriching examination. Soul-fating fasting. Or, meditations, concerning the word, the sacrament of the Lords Supper, and fasting. By the labours of that late Reverend, and learned divine, Master Robert Bolton ...A three-fold treatise containing the saints sure and perpetuall guide. Selfe-enriching examination. Soule-fatting fasting. Or, meditations, concerning the word, the sacrament of the Lords Supper, and fasting. By the labours of that late Reverend, and learned divine, Master Robert Bolton ...
London: printed by E. Purslow for Ralph Harford, 1634London: printed by E. Purslow for Raphe Harford, 1634
Title page typeset from the transcription.
THE SAINTS SURE AND PERPETUAL GUIDE.THE SAINTS SVRE AND PERPETVALL GVIDE.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Many abuse the Scriptures by ignorance,1 infirmity, or malice,2 to Errors, Heresies, Schisms, and their own destruction: therefore they are not to be read of all, without choice.
Many abuse the Scriptures by ignorance,1 infirmitie, or malice,2 to Errors, Heresies, Schismes, and their owne destruction: therefore they are not to be read of all, without choise.
- 1Object.Obiect.
- 2The Scriptures are ready to be abused by the ignorant, to error, heresy, &c.The Scriptures are ready to be abused by the ignorant, to error, heresie, &c.
I answer; they might as well reason thus: Many men abuse Meat and Drink,1 by surfeiting and excess,2 to the destruction both of their souls and bodies: therefore men are to be deprived of Meat and Drink. Some men are infected with the Pestilence, by drawing in corrupted and empoisoned ⟨p. 30⟩air: therefore the air is to be taken away, and removed. But as those men which are deprived of Meat and Drink, presently languish and pine away, and die a temporal death; and those that enjoy not the benefit of the air, are presently stifled, for want of breath: even so, all those that want the spiritual Food of their souls out of the Word of God, and the holy inspirations of his good Spirit builded thereupon; howsoever they be fat and flourishing in their outward estates, yet they are full lean and lank in their souls; and if they so continue, must needs die an eternal death, and perish everlastingly. Let us then learn to detest and hate the bloody Policy of the Synagogue of Rome, which cruelly keeps from many thousand Souls that blessed Light of Gods Word, which should lead them to eternal life. They indeed pretend other Reasons: But the truth is, if the Word of Truth should be permitted and published to all, there would be old running out of Babylon; all their Pomp and Policy would down; their shameful Jugglings and Cozenages, their strong Delusions and Impostures would be laid open, in the sight of the Sun. The Princes of the Earth, that have so long been drunken with the wrath of her empoisoned Wine, would no longer commit Fornication with her.