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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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Nay, the Philosopher in his Ethics teacheth me, that some are as tenacious of their opinions, for which they have but weak reasons, as others are of their opinions which they hold confirmed with great strength of Argument; so that every way it is an inficete fiction, that the most learned must always conquer the Faith and the Religion of the unlearned without flying to any such skulking hole, as to say, Our Divines and Pastors can answer you though I cannot. But I wonder much that any sober Christian upon any pretence should dispute against the building of our Religion ⟨p. 113⟩only upon Scripture, unless with Papists, he would bring in Traditions, or rely on the Church, or on the decision of the Pope: For if we fly from the Word of God, we must rest either upon the word of Man, or upon natural reason. A Christian, I conceive, should think the Scripture sufficient to direct us in the Service of God: Our Saviour directs the Jews to the searching of Scripture for the discerning of him.
Nay, the Philosopher in his Ethicks teacheth me, that some are as tenacious of their opinions, for which they have but weak reasons, as others are of their opinions which they hold confirmed with great strength of Argument; so that every way it is an inficete fiction, that the most learned must always conquer the Faith and the Religion of the unlearned without flying to any such sculking hole, as to say, Our Divines and Pastors can answer you though I cannot. But I wonder much that any sober Christian upon any pretence should dispute against the building of our Religion ⟨p. 113⟩onely upon Scripture, unless with Papists, hee would bring in Traditions, or rely on the Church, or on the decision of the Pope: For if we fly from the Word of God, we must rest either upon the word of Man, or upon naturall reason. A Christian, I conceive, should think the Scripture sufficient to direct us in the Service of God: Our Saviour directs the Jews to the searching of Scripture for the discerning of him.