But now since the Prophets and Apostles fell asleep, no Magistrate, no Synod is infallible, all men are apt to deceive, and be deceived, for whether in fundamentals or non-fundamentalls: none now can challenge Prophetical or Apostolic infallibility, the Synod condemning Socinians, Familists, as heretics are not infallible, but may as rather be the heretics, as those whom they condemn, for they have not monopolized the Holy Spirit to them themselves, ⟨p. 149⟩so say they, we have no immediate Oracle to determine heresy: and what we believe in all, except some few fundamentals, we are to believe with a reserve, leaving room to a new contrary light say the Independents; yea but it holdeth in believing fundamentals,1 as well as non-fundamentalls, for in neither have we Prophetical infallibility and immediate Oracles, and Scripture shows we have as great darkness, blindness of mind, natural fluctuation to believe nothing in supernatural fundamentals in the Gospel, as in non-fundamentalls, but with trepidation and doubting of mind, we no more having monopolized the Spirit to us then Sectaries, nor Sectaries more then we, in the one then in the other, in fundamentals, then in non-fundamentalls: what ever we believe, upon this principle of Reciprocal Toleration, both we and Sectaries are to believe with a special reserve to change that faith with the next new Moon, when contrary new light shall appear, so are we taught to have faith of nothing, but to be tossed to and fro, and to be carried about with every wind of doctrine, with wavering, not rooted, nor established, nor fully persuaded of any thing, contrary to Ephes. 4. 14. Hebrews 3. 19. Coloss. 2. 2. 7. Roman. 14. 2•. 2 Timoth. 1. 12. And this destroys faith, and makes it a mere conjecture, and an unsettled opinion, with a fluctuation of mind, to wait the tide of a new contrary light, and send this old faith away, and admit of another; yet so as to lodge that new one with a moveable reserve, and so must we live and dye doubting, and mere nullifidians.
But now since the Prophets and Apostles fell asleepe, no Magistrate, no Synod is infallible, all men are apt to deceive, and be deceived, for whether in fundamentals or non-fundamentalls: none now can challenge Propheticall or Apostolicke infallibility, the Synod condemning Socinians, Familists, as heretickes are not infallible, but may as rather be the heretickes, as those whom they condemne, for they have not monopolized the Holy Spirit to themthemselves, ⟨p. 149⟩so say they, wee have no immediate Oracle to determine heresie: and what we beleeve in all, except some few fundamentalls, wee are to beleeve with a reserve, leaving roome to a new contrary light say the Independents; yea but it holdeth in beleeving fundamentalls,1 as well as non-fundamentalls, for in neither have wee Propheticall infallibility and immediate Oracles, and Scripture shewes wee have as great darknesse, blindnesse of minde, naturall fluctuation to beleeve nothing in supernaturall fundamentalls in the Gospell, as in non-fundamentalls, but with trepidation and doubting of minde, wee no more having monopolized the Spirit to us then Sectaries, nor Sectaries more then we, in the one then in the other, in fundamentalls, then in non-fundamentalls: what ever wee beleeve, upon this principle of Reciprocall Toleration, both wee and Sectaries are to beleeve with a speciall reserve to change that faith with the next new Moone, when contrary new light shall appeare, so are wee taught to have faith of nothing, but to bee tossed to and fro, and to bee carried about with every wind of doctrine, with wavering, not rooted, nor established, nor fully perswaded of any thing, contrary to Ephes. 4. 14. Hebrewes 3. 19. Coloss. 2. 2. 7. Roman. 14. 2•. 2 Timoth. 1. 12. And this destroyes faith, and makes it a meere conjecture, and an unsettled opinion, with a fluctuation of minde, to waite the tyde of a new contrary light, and send this old faith away, and admit of another; yet so as to lodge that new one with a moveable reserve, and so must we live and dye doubting, and meere nullifidians.
- 1Apollo. N•trar. p. 19.Apolo. N•trar. p. 19.
