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The arraignment of errorThe arraignment of errour
The arraignment of error: or, A discourse serving as a curb to restrain the wantonness of mens spirits in the entertainment of opinions; and as a compass, whereby we may sail in the search and finding of truth; distributed into six main questions. Quest. 1. How it may stand with Gods, with Satan's, with a mans own ends, that there should be erroneous opinions? Quest. 2. What are the grounds of abounding errors? Quest. 3. Why so many are carried away with error? Quest. 4. Who those are that are in danger? Quest. 5. What are the examens, or the trials of opinions, and characters of truth? Quest. 6. What ways God hath left in his Word for the suppressing of error, and reducing of erroneous persons? Under which general questions, many other necessary and profitable queries are comprised, discussed, and resolved. And in conclusion of all; some motives, and means, conducing to an happy accommodation of our present differences, are subjoined. / By Samuel Bolton minister of the Word of God at Saviours-Southwark.The arraignment of errour: or, A discourse serving as a curb to restrain the wantonnesse of mens spirits in the entertainment of opinions; and as a compasse, whereby we may sail in the search and finding of truth; distributed into six main questions. Quest. 1. How it may stand with Gods, with Satans, with a mans own ends, that there should be erroneous opinions? Quest. 2. What are the grounds of abounding errours? Quest. 3. Why so many are carried away with errour? Quest. 4. Who those are that are in danger? Quest. 5. What are the examens, or the trials of opinions, and characters of truth? Quest. 6. What waies God hath left in his Word for the suppressing of errour, and reducing of erroneous persons? Under which generall questions, many other necessary and profitable queries are comprized, discussed, and resolved. And in conclusion of all; some motives, and means, conducing to an happy accommodation of our present differences, are subjoyned. / By Samuel Bolton minister of the Word of God at Saviours-Southwark.
London: printed by G. Miller for Andrew Kembe, 1646
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And he that looks not upon faith, as that wherein it's excellency doth greatly consist, that it doth enable us to duty, that it strengthens us to service; he doth not yet know what Christ and faith is—he hath only a faith in notion, but knows not faith in truth and power. And so much for the second; divine truth it advanceth all God, the nature and attributes of God, the will of God, the ways of God. We come to the third.
And he that lookes not upon faith, as that wherein it's excellency doth greatly consist, that it doth enable us to duty, that it strengthens us to service; he doth not yet know what Christ and faith is—he hath only a faith in notion, but knows not faith in truth and power. And so much for the second; divine truth it advanceth all God, the nature and attributes of God, the will of God, the wayes of God. We come to the third.
Thirdly, It doth all this in Christ, I say, divine truth it advanceth all God in Christ: God hath set himself to be advanced and glorious to the creature to all eternity, but in Christ. Indeed all God is no other way to be advanced, but in Christ; nor hath God set himself to be wholly advanced any other way of the creature, but in Christ. Something of God is to be seen in every creature, and something of God to be advanced in them, much of God is to be seen and advanced in the whole creation, the Heavens they declare the wisdom, the power of God: and he sets himself to be advanced in them, the law declares the justice, holiness of God.
Thirdly, It doth all this in Christ, I say, divine truth it advanceth all God in Christ: God hath set himselfe to be advanced and glorious to the creature to all eternity, but in Christ. Indeed all God is no other way to be advanced, but in Christ; nor hath God set himselfe to be wholly advanced any other way of the creature, but in Christ. Something of God is to be seen in every creature, and something of God to be advanced in them, much of God is to be seen and advanced in the whole creation, the Heavens they declare the wisedome, the power of God: and he sets himselfe to be advanced in them, the law declares the justice, holines of God.