A92140:839
A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved
A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved by Mr. John Goodwin, John Baptist, Dr. Jer. Taylor, the Belgic Arminians, Socinians, and other authors contending for lawless liberty, or licentious toleration of sects and heresies. / By Samuel Rutherfurd professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews.A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved by Mr. John Goodwin, John Baptist, Dr. Jer. Taylor, the Belgick Arminians, Socinians, and other authors contending for lawlesse liberty, or licentious toleration of sects and heresies. / By Samuel Rutherfurd professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews.
London: printed by R.I. for Andrew Crook, 1649
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2.1 We believe that Christ is God man, not for the authority of men, and so of the rest of the Articles of our faith, because Christ saith John 5. 34. Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness to the truth. 2v. 34. But I receive not testimony from men, on which word Chrysostom saith. [Greek or Hebrew] I need not (saith our Saviour) the testimony of men, […] I am God, but because ye give more heed unto John, and believe him to be most worthy of all of credit, 3and ye come to him as a Prophet, I speak this [Greek or Hebrew] who will then receive Mr Goodwins Testimony, who gives us nothing for faith but fluctuation of opinion,4 and some Topic grounds from mens credit, learning and authority, that the Scripture is the Word of God, and turns all our faith into fancy.5
2.1 We beleive that Christ is God man, not for the authoritie of men, and so of the rest of the Articles of our faith, because Christ saith Iohn 5. 34. Ye sent unto Iohn, and he bare witness to the truth. 2v. 34. But I receive not testimony from men, on which word Chrysostome saith. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 I need not (saith our Saviour) the testimonie of men, 〈…〉 I am God, but because ye give more heed unto Iohn, and beleeve him to be most worthy of all of credit, 3and ye come to him as a Prophet, I speak this 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 who will then receive Mr Goodwins Testimonie, who gives us nothing for faith but fluctuation of opinion,