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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 thus I have showed you the first, how it may stand with Gods merciful ends to those who are brought in, that there should be many errors.
And thus I have shewed you the first, how it may stand with Gods mercifull ends to those who are brought in, that there should be many errours.
II. We are now come to the second, how it may stand with Gods merciful ends to those who are not yet called, but in his purpose to call. And it may stand with Gods merciful ends to those yet in his purpose to call, or those who are not yet called and brought in.
II. We are now come to the second, how it may stand with Gods mercifull ends to those who are not yet called, but in his purpose to call. And it may stand with Gods mercifull ends to those yet in his purpose to call, or those who are not yet called and brought in.
1. To be a means to awaken them, and put them upon the study and enquiry after truth; the abundance of errors abroad, may put men to search and find out what is truth; when you see men up in arms as it were, in hot contentions to find out what is truth; who, save only Atheists, but will think themselves concerned in it; every one will think, surely it is their business also, and so will fall upon inquisition and search of it. If there be any thoughts of eternity in you, if you be not Atheists, if you do conceive there is a Heaven and a hell, and that error leads one way, and truth the other, it cannot be but that abundance of errors abroad must awaken you, and put you on to enquire, to hear, to read, to confer, to endeavour to find out truth.
1. To be a meanes to awaken them, and put them upon the study and enquiry after truth; the aboundance of errours abroad, may put men to search and find out what is truth; when you see men up in armes as it were, in hot contentions to find out what is truth; who, save only Atheists, but will think themselves concern'd in it; every one will think, surely it is their businesse also, and so will fall upon inquisition and search of it. If there be any thoughts of eternity in you, if you be not Atheists, if you doe conceive there is a Heaven and a hell, and that errour leades one way, and truth the other, it cannot be but that aboundance of errours abroad must awaken you, and put you on to enquire, to heare, to reade, to confer, to endeavour to find out truth.