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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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Consid. We are bid to try the spirits whether they be of God: Now we have no other trial of the Spirit of Truth speaking in any, but by the Word of God, so the Bereans tried the Doctrine of Saint Paul, Act. 17. and the Apostles professed to preach nothing but what they confirmed by the Word of God. And our Saviour referred the Jews hereunto for the trial of himself, Search the Scriptures for in them you think to have eternal life, they are they that testify of me. Now we have a more complete rule of trial, the Books both of the Old Testament, and of the New: Saint Paul delivered the whole counsel of God to the Ephesians, Act. 20. and do we think that the whole Scripture doth fail in some necessary part thereof? But I would ⟨p. 67⟩Popery did not plainly contradict that Scripture which is generally received by us both, if so, I would bear with them for the rest, though in two things we cannot endure that ought should be imposed upon us besides the written Word, namely, Articles of Faith, and parts of Gods Worship. Now by this course of trial we find, that not the spirit of Truth, but the spirit of Error hath possessed them in all points of difference between us.
Consid. We are bid to try the spirits whether they be of God: Now we have no other triall of the Spirit of Truth speaking in any, but by the Word of God, so the Bereans tried the Doctrine of Saint Paul, Act. 17. and the Apostles professed to preach nothing but what they confirmed by the Word of God. And our Saviour referred the Jewes hereunto for the triall of himself, Search the Scriptures for in them you think to have eternall life, they are they that testifie of me. Now we have a more compleat rule of triall, the Books both of the Old Testament, and of the New: Saint Paul delivered the whole counsell of God to the Ephesians, Act. 20. and doe we think that the whole Scripture doth fail in some necessary part thereof? But I would ⟨p. 67⟩Popery did not plainly contradict that Scripture which is generally received by us both, if so, I would bear with them for the rest, though in two things we cannot indure that ought should be imposed upon us besides the written Word, namely, Articles of Faith, and parts of Gods Worship. Now by this course of triall wee finde, that not the spirit of Truth, but the spirit of Error hath possessed them in all points of difference between us.