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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 indeed the multitude of errors abroad, they are great disadvantages to the entertainment of the truth, they are a great prejudice to the receiving of it: Men that hear of false reports abroad, though they have not been abused with them, will be shy to entertain truth, so men that hear of a multitude of erroneous opinions abroad in the world, though they have not been seduced or led aside with them, yet will be shy and afraid to own the truths, which God in that generation doth hold forth to them.
And indeed the multitude of errours abroad, they are great disadvantages to the entertainment of the truth, they are a great prejudice to the receiving of it: Men that heare of false reports abroad, though they have not been abused with them, will be shie to entertaine truth, so men that heare of a multitude of erronious opinions abroad in the world, though they have not been seduced or led aside with them, yet will be shie and afraid to own the truths, which God in that generation doth hold forth to them.
And by this means Satan hath a great advantage, he persuades and prevails with men to adhere to their former principles, without any inquiry after more: And this is dangerous.
And by this meanes Satan hath a great advantage, he perswades and prevailes with men to adhere to their former principles, without any inquiry after more: And this is dangerous.
As it is dangerous to stint and bound our selves in practise, thus much we will do and no more, as it is the spirit of many men: So it is dangerous to stint and bound our selves in principles, or things to be known, thus much I know, and I will search into the revelation of no more.
As it is dangerous to stint and bound our selves in practise, thus much we will doe and no more, as it is the spirit of many men: So it is dangerous to stint and bound our selves in principles, or things to be knowne, thus much I know, and I will search into the revelation of no more.