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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. This Author will have the making of his own bed, and shapes his Reader at the first encounter to yield, acknowledging the uncontradictable nature of his former one only Argument, which yet I have showed to be both very weak, very ridiculous, and very untrue: But we keep our ground, professing to the world, that the Scriptures alone being the Word of God, are the rule of our faith, and no word of man; Papists add Traditions, which yet they account the Word of God unwritten; we abhor to make any thing the rule of our faith but the written Word of God. It is falsely said, that Calvinists add their Reason, they rather suppose Reason than ⟨p. 46⟩add it, the Word of God being given to none but reasonable creatures. Neither do we make this Reason of ours a rule of faith added to Gods Word, but it is that light which God hath given us wherewith to search into the meaning of his Word, and by studious inquisition and observation to discover it, and make it known to others, and by good reason out of the Text to convict others of the truth. And doth this Authors reason go to bed, and sleep when he comes to read and studiously to consider the Word of God? If it doth, he will prove no better than a drowsy Student, and I know no reason but such a one may be in love with dreams as well as Anabaptists.
Consid. This Author will have the making of his own bed, and shapes his Reader at the first encounter to yeeld, acknowledging the uncontradictable nature of his former one onely Argument, which yet I have shewed to be both very weak, very ridiculous, and very untrue: But we keep our ground, professing to the world, that the Scriptures alone being the Word of God, are the rule of our faith, and no word of man; Papists add Traditions, which yet they account the Word of God unwritten; we abhor to make any thing the rule of our faith but the written Word of God. It is falsly said, that Calvinists add their Reason, they rather suppose Reason than ⟨p. 46⟩add it, the Word of God being given to none but reasonable creatures. Neither doe we make this Reason of ours a rule of faith added to Gods Word, but it is that light which God hath given us wherewith to search into the meaning of his Word, and by studious inquisition and observation to discover it, and make it known to others, and by good reason out of the Text to convict others of the truth. And doth this Authors reason go to bed, and sleep when he comes to read and studiously to consider the Word of God? If it doth, he will prove no better than a drowsie Student, and I know no reason but such a one may be in love with dreams as well as Anabaptists.