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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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Indeed there have many glorious truths been discovered to us, which before were hid in the dark; but when God is communicating truth, then is the time for the Devil to bring forth his ware, and vent his errors also. And therefore great care there ought to be, what we entertain, and how we entertain opinions; Take heed that no man deceive you: For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ, and shall deceive many.
Indeed there have many glorious truths been discovered to us, which before were hid in the darke; but when God is communicating truth, then is the time for the Devill to bring forth his ware, and vent his errours also. And therefore great care there ought to be, what we entertaine, and how we entertaine opinions; Take heed that no man deceive you: For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ, and shall deceive many.
The text which I have read to you, it is the beginning of Christs prophetical Sermon to his Disciples: Where take notice of these two things.
The text which I have read to you, it is the beginning of Christs propheticall Sermon to his Disciples: Where take notice of these two things.
1. The Occasion of it. 2. The Sermon it self.
1. The Occasion of it. 2. The Sermon it selfe.