The nature and danger of heresies, opened in a sermon before the Honourable House…

Name: The nature and danger of heresies, opened in a sermon before the Honourable House…
Author: Obadiah Sedgwick

The nature and danger of heresies, opened in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons, January 27. 1646. at Margarets Westminster, being the day of their solemn monthly fast. / By Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. Minister of Gods Word at Covent-Garden.The nature and danger of heresies, opened in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons, Ianuary 27. 1646. at Margarets Westminster, being the day of their solemn monthly fast. / By Obadiah Sedgvvick, B.D. Minister of Gods Word at Covent-Garden.

Obadiah Sedgwick 1600?–1658London: printed by M.F. for Samuel Gellibrand, 1647

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THE NATURE and DANGER OF HERESIES. › Part 1: 1. Of the Nature of heresy.THE NATURE and DANGER OF HERESIES. › Part 1: 1. Of the Nature of heresie.

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2. Sometimes for any false opinion whatsoever, wherein ⟨p. 8⟩a person recedes from any divine truth, and thereby foments divisions, sects, contentions: in which respect, dihaereticon with Isidore, is all one with divisivum.

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3. But strictly amongst Divines, it is taken for some notorious, false, and perverse opinion, opposing and subverting the faith once delivered to the Saints, as Jude speaks, or overthrowing the form of wholesome words, as Paul speaks: and it may be thus described:

3. But strictly amongst Divines, it is taken for some notorious, false, and perverse opinion, opposing and subverting the faith once delivered to the Saints, as Iude speaks, or overthrowing the forme of wholesome words, as Paul speaks: and it may be thus described:

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Heresy is an erroneous or false opinion, repugnant unto ¹and subverting of the doctrine of faith revealed in the Word, as necessary unto salvation: And obstinately maintained, and pertinaciously adhered unto by a professed Christian.

Heresie is an erroneous or false opinion, repugnant unto ¹and subverting of the doctrine of faith revealed in the Word, as necessary unto salvation: And obstinately maintained, and pertinaciously adhered unto by a professed Christian.

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