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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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2. As God hath merciful ends to the godly, so he hath judicial ends to the wicked, in permitting errors abroad; and that 1. To the seducers. 2. To the seduced.
2. As God hath mercifull ends to the godly, so he hath judiciall ends to the wicked, in permitting errours abroad; and that 1. To the seducers. 2. To the seduced.
1. To the promoters. 2. To the receivers of opinions. We will join these two together for brevities sake. God may then suffer men to be led aside with errors and delusions.
1. To the promoters. 2. To the receivers of opinions. We will joyne these two together for brevities sake. God may then suffer men to be led aside with errours and delusions.
1. For the punishment of some former way of sin. As a corrupt head will breed a corrupt life, so a corrupt life, will breed a corrupt judgement. Sin in conversation, is often punished with corruption in judgement, with darkness in the understanding.
1. For the punishment of some former way of sin. As a corrupt head will breed a corrupt life, so a corrupt life, will breed a corrupt judgement. Sin in conversation, is often punished with corruption in judgement, with darknesse in the understanding.