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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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Cansid. The first proposition, That our Religion is our Faith, is brought in to no purpose, the Argument here used subsists well enough without it, such as it is. The faith that saves is an act in man; but that which is to be proved, is no act in man, but the object of that act, the thing believed; what conscience the Author of this discourse had I know not, but I doubt he will appear to be but of little wit.
Disc. But now there ariseth a great doubt to me, and others of the simpler sort of Christians, Whether it be possible for us to have an infallible certainty of our Faith out of the holy Scriptures, and so consequently to rely and trust to this faith as to an unshaken foundation.
Consideration. Let my Faith be never so certain, and my Repentance and good works never so sincere, I trust neither to the one nor to the other; Christ is the Rock and foundation whereupon Gods Church is built, upon which we are built by the knowledge of Christ, and faith in Christ, and in him alone I trust both for the keeping of me in this knowledge and faith of Christ, and for the bringing of me thereby unto salvation, as Paul saith, 1 Cor. 1.20. I know whom I have trusted, and I know that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him. And 1 Cor. 1.30. God hath made him unto ⟨p. 15⟩us wisdom and righteousness, sanctification and redemption.