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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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Thus I presume the sober Reader may observe the rotten condition of this Discourse throughout, yet we have spoken nothing of the Scripture, in comparison to other ⟨p. 39⟩means of assurance which this Author subdolously, or simply conceals, because to leave Scripture, and to seek forth for assurance elsewhere, he perceives that this would manifestly appear in the end to be no better than to leave the fountain of living water, and to dig unto our selves pits, even broken pits that can hold no water, Jer. 2. For consider, shall we fly to the voice of the Church? consider, the voice of God it is the voice of the Church, and more. 1. It is the voice of the Church, yea of the best Church, and purest Church, namely, the voice of the Prophetical and Apostolical Church, For Deus loquitur per Prophetas & Apostolos. And this is that Church into whose voice the last resolution of our Faith ought to be made, in the opinion of Durand; then it is more than the voice of the Church, for holy men speak, [Greek or Hebrew], as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, ⟨p. 40⟩2 Pet. 1. ult. You will say, but all the question is about the meaning of it.
Thus I presume the sober Reader may observe the rotten condition of this Discourse throughout, yet we have spoken nothing of the Scripture, in comparison to other ⟨p. 39⟩means of assurance which this Author subdolously, or simply conceals, because to leave Scripture, and to seek forth for assurance elswhere, he perceives that this would manifestly appear in the end to be no better than to leave the fountain of living water, and to dig unto our selves pits, even broken pits that can hold no water, Jer. 2. For consider, shall we fly to the voyce of the Church? consider, the voyce of God it is the voyce of the Church, and more. 1. It is the voyce of the Church, yea of the best Church, and purest Church, namely, the voyce of the Propheticall and Apostolicall Church, For Deus loquitur per Prophetas & Apostolos. And this is that Church into whose voyce the last resolution of our Faith ought to be made, in the opinion of Durand; then it is more than the voyce of the Church, for holy men speak, , as they were moved by the Holy Ghost,