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A64788
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A letter to the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq., defending the divine authority of the Holy Scripture and that it alone is the rule of faith in answer to Father Simon's Critical history of the Old Testament / written by C.M. Du Veil.
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Veil, Charles-Marie de, 1630-1685.
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Wing V176; ESTC R6969
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a_o letter_n to_o the_o honourable_a robert_n boyle_n esq_n defend_v the_o divine_a authority_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o that_o it_o alone_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o faith_n in_o answer_n to_o father_n simon_n be_v critical_a history_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n write_a by_o c._n m._n du_n veil_n d_o d._n sufficit_fw-la christiano_n ad_fw-la confutandum_fw-la errorem_fw-la quemlibet_fw-la dicere_fw-la scriptura_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la lutherus_n the_o father_n in_o their_o homily_n do_v use_v constant_o to_o declare_v to_o the_o people_n what_o they_o be_v to_o believe_v and_o what_o they_o be_v to_o practice_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n dean_n tillotson_n rule_n of_o faith_n p._n 1._o sect._n 3_o london_n print_v for_o thomas_n malthus_n at_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o poultry_n 1683._o a_o letter_n to_o the_o honourable_a robert_n boyle_n esq_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o scripture_n alone_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o faith_n etc._n etc._n honourable_a sir_n a_o book_n indeed_o full_a of_o learning_n print_v at_o paris_n without_o a_o title-sheet_n come_v late_o to_o my_o hand_n entitle_v the_o critical_a history_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n whereof_o father_n simon_n priest_n of_o the_o oratory_n of_o paris_n be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o author_n he_o pretend_v to_o prove_v in_o that_o work_n that_o nothing_o for_o certain_a can_v be_v assert_v in_o religion_n unless_o tradition_n be_v join_v with_o the_o scripture_n for_o the_o decision_n of_o question_n of_o faith_n there_o be_v without_o doubt_n ignorance_n say_v that_o author_n in_o his_o preface_n or_o prepossession_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o protestant_n who_o pretend_v that_o the_o scripture_n be_v clear_a of_o itself_o nevertheless_o sir_n nothing_o be_v more_o certain_a in_o all_o that_o can_v be_v call_v tradition_n than_o this_o principle_n of_o the_o protestant_n st._n chrysostom_n in_o his_o three_o homily_n of_o lazarus_n observe_v after_o origen_n this_o difference_n between_o 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rule_n of_o live_v this_o the_o learned_a gerson_n chancellor_n of_o the_o university_n of_o paris_n express_v in_o these_o term_n sensus_fw-la literalis_fw-la scripturae_fw-la satis_fw-la expressus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la necessaria_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la and_o this_o induce_v the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o make_v this_o canon_n with_o great_a reason_n in_o the_o synod_n of_o london_n in_o 1552_o and_o 1562._o the_o scripture_n contain_v all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n so_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o read_v therein_o nor_o may_v be_v prove_v thereby_o although_o it_o be_v some_o time_n receive_v of_o the_o faithful_a as_o godly_a and_o profitable_a for_o a_o order_n and_o comeliness_n yet_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v constrain_v to_o believe_v it_o as_o a_o article_n of_o faith_n or_o repute_v requisite_a to_o the_o necessity_n of_o salvation_n father_n simon_n do_v disingenious_o quote_v the_o thought_n of_o st._n augustin_n 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be_v clear_a but_o that_o the_o jew_n and_o heretic_n endeavour_v to_o hide_v from_o we_o its_o perspicuity_n by_o their_o perverse_a interpretation_n perspicuam_fw-la lucem_fw-la praedicationis_fw-la divinae_fw-la pravis_fw-la interpretationibus_fw-la obtegere_fw-la &_o occultare_fw-la nituntur_fw-la pro_fw-la fide_fw-la perfidiam_fw-la praedicando_fw-la &_o lumen_fw-la veritatis_fw-la erroris_fw-la tenebris_fw-la obvelando_fw-la from_o all_o this_o it_o may_v be_v conclude_v that_o when_o people_n dispute_v against_o the_o socinian_o and_o other_o heretic_n to_o convert_v they_o the_o method_n of_o jesus_n christ_n must_v be_v follow_v and_o they_o must_v be_v convict_v of_o error_n by_o the_o scripture_n itself_o all_o that_o be_v not_o formal_o read_v in_o scripture_n or_o be_v not_o draw_v from_o thence_o by_o a_o evident_a conclusion_n be_v subject_a to_o error_n and_o by_o consequence_n can_v be_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o belief_n the_o very_a disciple_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v mistake_v in_o the_o rumour_n which_o run_v among_o they_o that_o st._n john_n do_v not_o die_v because_o that_o rumour_n be_v only_o ground_v upon_o a_o conclusion_n false_o infer_v from_o what_o jesus_n christ_n have_v say_v to_o st._n peter_n speak_v of_o st_n john_n if_o i_o will_v that_o he_o stay_v until_o i_o come_v what_o be_v that_o to_o thou_o nay_o the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o show_v we_o this_o on_o purpose_n that_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o what_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n be_v not_o well_o ground_v upon_o its_o authority_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o faith_n sine_fw-la authoritate_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la garrulitas_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la fidem_fw-la say_v st._n jerome_n all_o the_o father_n of_o the_o first_o age_n teach_v we_o this_o truth_n in_o all_o the_o dispute_v they_o have_v with_o the_o heretic_n of_o their_o time_n for_o as_o jansenius_n that_o learned_a prelate_n of_o ipre_n do_v observe_v in_o his_o book_n entitle_v augustinus_n they_o so_o form_v their_o sentiment_n by_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 5._o tom._n 2._o lib_n broem_n c._n 5._o that_o they_o almost_o express_v themselves_o in_o the_o same_o form_n in_o antiquis_fw-la patribus_fw-la say_v he_o eorumque_fw-la disputationibus_fw-la duo_fw-la sunt_fw-la consideranda_fw-la magnopere_fw-la primum_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la principiis_fw-la verbi_fw-la dei_fw-la sensus_fw-la suos_fw-la &_o fere_n verba_fw-la promerent_fw-la secuntium_fw-la quod_fw-la religiose_fw-la intra_fw-la terminos_fw-la oppugnatae_fw-la ab_fw-la errore_fw-la veritatis_fw-la sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la superfluarum_fw-la multo_fw-la minus_fw-la curiosarum_fw-la frivolarum_fw-la atque_fw-la inutilium_fw-la quaestienum_fw-la intermixtione_fw-la remanerent_fw-la in_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o their_o dispute_n two_o thing_n be_v principal_o to_o be_v consider_v first_o that_o they_o draw_v their_o sense_n and_o tenet_n nay_o and_o almost_o their_o very_a term_n out_o of_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n second_o that_o they_o religious_o remain_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o be_v combat_v by_o error_n without_o any_o intermixtion_n of_o superfluous_a much_o less_o of_o curious_a frivolous_a and_o impertinent_a question_n thus_o as_o scripture_n be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o decide_v question_n of_o religion_n panormitanus_fw-la have_v reason_n to_o say_v that_o people_n ought_v rather_o to_o believe_v a_o layman_n who_o authorise_v himself_o by_o scripture_n than_o a_o pope_n and_o a_o whole_a council_n when_o they_o act_v without_o its_o authority_n magis_fw-la credendum_fw-la laico_fw-la si_fw-la scripture_n as_o adferat_fw-la quam_fw-la papae_fw-la &_o toti_fw-la concilio_n si_fw-la absque_fw-la scripture_n agant_fw-la st._n epiphanius_n who_o have_v give_v a_o catalogue_n of_o all_o the_o heresy_n which_o have_v be_v until_o his_o time_n and_o remark_n the_o abuse_n which_o the_o author_n of_o those_o heresy_n have_v make_v of_o the_o holy_a writ_n to_o establish_v their_o error_n do_v not_o attribute_v this_o to_o the_o obscurity_n of_o the_o scripture_n but_o to_o the_o heretic_n not_o have_v apply_v themselves_o to_o scripture_n with_o a_o spirit_n of_o piety_n for_o it_o be_v a_o constant_a principle_n say_v that_o saint_n that_o all_o the_o save_a truth_n be_v find_v clear_o in_o the_o scripture_n by_o those_o who_o read_v they_o with_o judgement_n and_o a_o spirit_n with_o piety_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d st._n augustine_n dispute_v against_o maximin_n a_o arian_n bishop_n lay_v down_o for_o principle_n that_o the_o authority_n alone_o of_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v insist_v upon_o non_fw-la ego_fw-la nicaenum_n concilium_fw-la tibi_fw-la nectu_fw-la mihi_fw-la ariminenset_fw-la amquam_fw-la praejudicatur_fw-la we_o proffer_n as_o nec_fw-la ego_fw-la huius_fw-la authoritate_fw-la nec_fw-la tu_fw-la illius_fw-la detineris_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la authoritatibus_fw-la non_fw-la quorumlibet_fw-la propriis_fw-la sed_fw-la 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