A95414:105
The scriptures sufficiency to determine all matters of faith, made good against the Papist
The scriptures sufficiency to determine all matters of faith, made good against the Papist: or, That a Christian may be infallibly certain of his faith and religion by the Holy Scriptures. By that great and famous light of Gods Church, William Twice D.D. and prolocutor of the late assembly of divines.The scriptures sufficiency to determine all matters of faith, made good against the Papist: or, That a Christian may be infallibly certain of his faith and religion by the Holy Scriptures. By that great and famous light of Gods Church, William Twisse D.D. and prolocutor of the late assembly of divines.
London: printed for Matthew Keynton, 1656
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Nay more, the knowledge of understanding the Scriptures is a peculiar gift of the Spirit, which is granted no less to others than to us: It is true, indeed that he only understands the Scriptures which hath the Spirit that dictated them, and (as it is in worldly laws) no Doctors interpretation or deciding doth justify, till the Law-giver approve that deciding. Yet he that ⟨p. 66⟩boasteth of such approbation of the Spirit is bound to show it, unless he will be counted but an ordinary Doctor.
Nay more, the knowledge of understanding the Scriptures is a peculiar gift of the Spirit, which is granted no less to others than to us: It is true, indeed that he onely understands the Scriptures which hath the Spirit that dictated them, and (as it is in worldly laws) no Doctors interpretation or deciding doth justifie, till the Law-giver approve that deciding. Yet he that ⟨p. 66⟩boasteth of such approbation of the Spirit is bound to shew it, unless he will be counted but an ordinary Doctor.
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⟩