A95413:101
The doubting conscience resolved. In answer to a (pretended) perplexing question, &c. Wherein is…
The doubting conscience resolved. In answer to a (pretended) perplexing question, &c. Wherein is evidently proved, that the holy Scriptures (not the pope) is the foundation whereupon the Church is built. Or, That a Christian may be infallibly certain of his faith and religion by holy Scriptures. By William Twice D.D. Prolocutor of the Assembly of Divines. Written at the desire of Samuel Hartlib, Esquire, for the satisfaction of his friends beyond the seas; and now divulged in print for more public edification.The doubting conscience resolved. In answer to a (pretended) perplexing question, &c. Wherein is evidently proved, that the holy Scriptures (not the pope) is the foundation whereupon the Church is built. Or, That a Christian may be infallibly certain of his faith and religion by holy Scriptures. By William Tvvisse D.D. Prolocutor of the Assembly of Divines. Written at the desire of Samuel Hartlib, Esquire, for the satisfaction of his friends beyond the seas; and now divulged in print for more publick edification.
London: printed for Thomas Matthews, 1652
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Now some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which when they were come to Antioch, spoke unto the Grecians and preached the Lord Jesus; v. 21. And the hand of the Lord was with them, so that a great number believed and turned unto the Lord. See how suddenly they turned from Idols to serve the living God, quite contrary to the Traditions received of their fore-fathers. So true is that of Leo, Ubi Deus Magister est quam citò dissitur quod docetur.
Now some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which when they were come to Antioch, spoke unto the Grecians and preached the Lord Jesus; v. 21. And the hand of the Lord was with them, so that a great number believed and turned unto the Lord. See how suddenly they turned from Idolls to serve the living God, quite contrary to the Traditions received of their fore-fathers. So true is that of Leo, Ʋbi Deus Magister est quam citò dissitur quod docetur.
So that these were as little trained up in the Bible and other Books of Christian Religion as the Papists; ⟨p. 57⟩yea and far less. Any man hath freedom to try other Religions, have not we Christians freedom to try the Religion of the Jews and of the Turks? and God abandons some to turn Turks; and Papists have liberty to try our Protestant Religion, Vergerius did so, a Popish Bishop, with a purpose to refute it, but the hand of God was with him to open his eyes, as with Saul, and he turned Protestant. By these words, Calvinists and others urge the Bible more than we do, it appears this Author is no Calvinist; so by the words following, Do not the children of the Lutherans also inure themselves to their Religion from their childhood also? do argue that this Author is no Lutheran; so that what to make of him I know not, for he would not seem to be a Papist; it seems he is yet to choose his Religion: And yet if this course of his be serious, it is considerable, but he needs not go ⟨p. 58⟩far for an Answer to so superficiary a Discourse as this.