Which is so directly contrary to the main intendment and express words of either Apostle, that it may worthily be wondered ⟨p. 29⟩that any man of an ingenuous disposition should have the face or forehead to aver it. For whom doth James direct his whole discourse unto, but to hthe party himself, whose faith was to be tried? or whom did John labour to give assurance to concerning their estate, but to those, iwhose joy and comfort, arising from the apprehension of that their own blessed condition, he intended and desired thereby to improve? Yea that both James and Johns intendment is, as to undeceive those, whose faith and profession was not sound and sincere in their (as frivolous because groundless; so perilous and pernicious, because presumptuous) conceits and mistakes concerning themselves, whereby they deceived and beguiled knot others more (as this Author himself speaks) then themselves: so to settle the truly faithful and religious in a more firm and ample assurance of that their estate, their own words evidently avow. lIf any man among you, saith the one, seem religious, and bridle not his tongue, mhe deceives his own heart, and his religion is vain. And, nIf we say, saith the other, that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and deal not truly. and as in those words for the negative, so in the next for the affirmative. pIf we walk in light, as he is in the light, we have communion (God and we) either with other, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all 8sin. And yet more expressly, to cut of all cavils. qWe know, (not that you, or others, I know not who, but) that we (our selves) are passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. And again, rHereby we know, that we are of the truth; and may sstay, or assure (not other mens minds of us, but) our own hearts, (not in mans eye, but) in his (that is, in Gods) sight. And whence ariseth this assurance of acceptance with God, and prevalence with him in their prayers? (for that is also subjoined, And whatsoever we request ⟨p. 30⟩of him we receive:) tbecause, saith the Apostle, we keep his Commandments, and do those things that are well pleasing in his sight. We might again here urge that of Paul willing the Corinthians, to uexamine (not others, but) each one himself: and to xtry (not others, but) themselves; whether they were in the faith, or no; and whether Christ were in them, or no.
Which is so directly contrary to the main intendement and expres words of either Apostle, that it may worthily be wondered ⟨p. 29⟩that any man of an ingenuous disposition should have the face or forhead to averre it. For whom doth James direct his whole discours unto, but to hthe party himself, whose faith was to be tried? or whom did John labour to give assurance to concerning their estate, but to those, iwhose joy and comfort, arising from the apprehension of that their own blessed condition, he intended and desired thereby to improov? Yea that both James and Johns intendement is, as to undeceiv those, whose faith and profession was not sound and sincere in their (as frivolous because groundles; so perilous and pernicious, because presumptuous) conceits and mistakes concerning themselvs, whereby they deceaved and beguiled knot others more (as this Autor himself speaks) then themselves: so to settle the truly faithful and religious in a more firm and ample assurance of that their estate, their own words evidently avow. lIf any man among you, saith the one, seem religious, and bridle not his toung, mhe deceives his own heart, and his religion is vain. And, nIf we say, saith the other, that we have communion with him, and walk in darknes, we lie, and deal not truly. and as in those words for the negative, so in the next for the affirmative. pIf we walk in light, as he is in the light, we have communion (God and we) either with other, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Sonne cleanseth us from all 8sin. And yet more expresly, to cut of all cavils. qWe know, (not that you, or others, I know not who, but) that we (our selvs) are passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. And again, r
- hThou, vain man, Jam. 2. 20.
- i1 John 1. 5.
- kPage 9.
- lJames 1. 26.
- m[Greek or Hebrew]. sicut Gal. 6. 3. [Greek or Hebrew]. & 1 Joh. 1. 8. [Greek or Hebrew].〈non-Latin alphabet〉. sicut Gal. 6. 3. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. & 1 Joh. 1. 8. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
- n1 John 1. 6.
- pVerse 7.
- 8[Greek or Hebrew].〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
- q1 John 3. 14.
- r1 John 3. 19.
- s[Greek or Hebrew], […] Sins. in encome alv. cor, navis instar rudente valido, anchorae littorive aeffixae, firmatum habebimus. ab Homero sumptum qi de Ulysse Odyss. v• [Greek or Hebrew]. de qo Plut. in garrul. unde emendanaus idem in de irac. cohib. ubi pro [Greek or Hebrew] ligitur [Greek or Hebrew]. qod ansam dedit Gilb. Cognato in Adag. & Jo. Hartungo in loc. memorab. novum proverbium comminiscendi, [Greek or Hebrew]. qod Obedientiam Homericam verterunt. qo modo & locus alter ille Hadr. Junio imposuit, qi Animum in Pisa obfirma, tanqam aliud à certaminibus Pisaeis tractum, proverbium ind procudit. Voculae sensum usumqe optimè exprimunt, illa apud Plut. de virt mor. Poetae nescio cuju, sic emendanda, [Greek or Hebrew]. ubi Plut. [Greek or Hebrew]. inde [Greek or Hebrew] eadem, qae & [Greek or Hebrew] Epicteto l. 2. c. 20.
