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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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It is true, naturally every one is apt to be of the Religion he received of his Fathers, but without illumination divine, though he be in the right way, yet shall he have no comfortable apprehension of it, and by illumination divine Saul of a Persecutor shall become a Preacher, and the Gentiles shall have their eyes opened, and be brought out of darkness into light, and from the power of Satan unto God, though blindness come upon Israel, as they have been held under it now for 1600. years. A very absurd thing it is to say, we shall never be able to confute any Religion with the objection of fore-conceived opinions: For this may be objected to them that are in the right way, as well as to them that are in a wrong way; and undoubtedly the true way may be embraced in a wrong manner, For they are not ⟨p. 59⟩all Israel that are of Israel, Rom. 9. God threatens sometimes to visit the circumcised with the uncircumcised, and the reason why the Lord gave the Christian world over to illusions, to believe lies, was because they received not the love of the truth.
It is true, naturally every one is apt to be of the Religion he received of his Fathers, but without illumination divine, though he be in the right way, yet shall he have no comfortable apprehension of it, and by illumination divine Saul of a Persecutor shall become a Preacher, and the Gentiles shall have their eyes opened, and be brought out of darkness into light, and from the power of Satan unto God, though blindness come upon Israel, as they have been held under it now for 1600. years. A very absurd thing it is to say, we shall never be able to confute any Religion with the objection of fore-conceived opinions: For this may be objected to them that are in the right way, as well as to them that are in a wrong way; and undoubtedly the true way may be imbrac'd in a wrong manner, For they are not ⟨p. 59⟩all Israel that are of Israel, Rom. 9. God threatens sometimes to visit the circumcised with the uncircumcised, and the reason why the Lord gave the Christian world over to illusions, to believe lies, was because they received not the love of the truth.