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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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There is nothing more known, then that there are divers senses, various interpretations of the same Word of God, of the same texts in Scripture. Had it never been known before, yet our days had given us plentifully sad experience of it, which is the root of all the divisions and differences among the people of God.
There is nothing more known, then that there are divers senses, various interpretations of the same Word of God, of the same texts in Scripture. Had it never been known before, yet our daies had given us plentifully sad experience of it, which is the root of all the divisions and differences among the people of God.
The Papists indeed have a way for union, though not Gods way: they take away from the people, first, the Scriptures, and then, the judgement of discretion, or rational judgement, and give them no power to examine and try their Councils, sentences, determinations; but contrarily tell them they are bound with implicit faith, and blind obedience to submit to, and receive the doctrines and determinations of the Church, and their safety lies in submitting their judgements to their guides, though they lead them in a way of error, not considering that which Christ saith, If the blind do lead the blind, they shall both fall into the ditch.
The Papists indeed have a way for union, though not Gods way: they take away from the people, first, the Scriptures, and then, the judgement of discretion, or rationall judgement, and give them no power to examine and try their Councels, sentences, determinations; but contrarily tell them they are bound with implicite faith, and blinde obedience to submit to, and receive the doctrines and determinations of the Church, and their safety lies in submitting their judgements to their guides, though they lead them in a way of errour, not considering that which Christ saith, If the blinde doe lead the blinde, they shall both fall into the ditch.