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A64357 A Discourse concerning a guide in matters of faith with respect especially to the Romish pretence of the necessity of such a one as is infallible. Tenison, Thomas, 1636-1715. 1683 (1683) Wing T695; ESTC R37882 33,059 50

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BOOKS Printed for Fincham Gardiner 1. A Perswasive to Communion with the Church of England 2. A Resolution of some Cases of Conscience which respect Church-Communion 3. The Case of Indifferent things used in the Worship of God proposed and Stated by considering these Questions c. 4. A Discourse about Edification 5. The Resolution of this Case of Conscience Whether the Church of Englands Symbolizing so far as it doth with the Church of Rome makes it unlawful to hold Communion with the Church of England 6. A Letter to Anonymus in answer to his three Letters to Dr. Sherlock about Church-Communion 7. Certain Cases of Conscience resolved concerning the Lawfulness of joyning with Forms of Prayer in Publick Worship In two Parts 8. The Case of mixt Communion Whether it be Lawful to Separate from a Church upon the account of promiscuous Congregations and mixt Communions 9. An Answer to Dissenters Objections against the Common Prayers and some other parts of Divine Service prescribed in the Liturgy of the Church of England 10. The Case of Kneeling at the Holy Sacrament stated and resolved c. In two Parts 11. A Discourse of Profiting by Sermons and of going to hear where Men think they can profit most 12. A serious Exhortation with some important Advices relating to the late Cases about Conformity recommended to the present Dissenters from the Church of England 13. An Argument to Union taken from the true interest of those Dissenters in England who profess and call themselves Protestants 14. Some Considerations about the Case of Scandal or giving Offence to the Weak Brethren 15. The Case of Infant-Baptism in Five Questions c. 16. The Charge of Scandal and giving Offence by Conformity Refelled and Reflected back upon Separation c. 1. A Discourse about the charge of Novelty upon the Reformed Church of England made by the Papists asking of us the Question Where was our Religion before Luther 2. A Discourse about Tradition shewing what is meant by it and what Tradition is to be received and what Tradition is to be rejected 3. The Difference of the Case between the Separation of Protestants from the Church of Rome and the Separation of Dissenters from the Church of England 4. The Protestant Resolution of Faith c. A DISCOURSE Concerning a GUIDE IN Matters of Faith With respect especially to the ROMISH pretence of the necessity of such a one as is infallible LONDON Printed for Ben. Tooke at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-yard and F. Gardiner at the White-horse in Ludgate-street 1683. THE CONTENTS THE Question Whether a Man without submitting his judgment to an infallible Guide on Earth may arrive at certainty in Matters of Faith p. 1. The Moment of this Question p. 2. The Temptations to a belief of the negative part of it Sloth and vitious Humility p. 2. The Resolution of the Question in six Propositions p. 3. Propos. 1. The True Faith and the Profession of it never failed yet nor shall it ever fail in all places 3 4 5. Propos. 2. Wheresoever God requires Faith he gives means sufficient for the obtaining of it 5 6. Propos. 3. Whatsoever those means are the Act of Assent is ultimately resolved into each Mans reason 6 7 8. Propos. 4. No true reason directeth to an infallible Guide on Earth 8. This is proved by several Considerations Consid. 1. God did not set up such a Guide amongst the Israelites 8 9. Consid. 2. God hath no where promised such a Guide to Christians 9 10. Either directly 10 11 12. Or by consequence 12 13. Consid. 3. God hath not given direction for the finding of such a Guide which he would have done had he designed the setting of him up 13 14. Consid. 4. We cannot find out such a one by the strictest enumeration 14. For 1. This Guide is not the Church diffusive of the first Ages 14. Nor 2. The Faith of all the Governours of all the Primitive Churches 14. Nor 3. An Universal or General Council 14 15 16 17. Which whilst the Reformed deny they do not assume to themselves such Authority in their Synods 17 18. Nor 4. Is this Guide any present Church pretending to declare the sense of the Churches of former Ages 18 19. Nor 5. Is this Guide the Bishop of Rome 20. This is shewed by the following Arguments Arg. 1. The Romanists themselves are not at agreement about his Authority 20. Arg. 2. The infallible Guidance of it is denied in the publick form of the Popes Profession 21. Arg. 3. His Plea for this Guidance as Successor of St. Peter is insufficient 21. Arg. 4. The Writings of the Popes manifest their Ignorance and Fallibility 21. Both in lesser matters 22 23. And in Matters of Faith 23. Particularly Pope Vigilius erred in a Matter of Faith 23 24. And Pope Honorius 24 25 26. Arg. 5. There seems not in the constituting such a Guide either necessity or fitness 26. Propos. 5. The Reformed especially those of the Church of England refuse not all Ecclesiastical Guidance though they submit not to any pretended infallible Guide 26 27 28 29 30. Nor doth our Church pretend to immediate illumination in Matters of necessary Faith 30 31. Nor doth it exalt private reason to the prejudice of just Authority 31 32. But the Vnlearned have more of the just Guidance of Authority in it then in the Church of Rome it self 32. Propos. 6. Though Ecclesiastical Authority is a help of our Faith yet the Scripture is the only infallible rule of it 32 33. This Proposition is handled in three Assertions Assert 1. A Man without a Papal Guide may know which are the true Canonical Books 33 34. Assert 2. He may also find out the necessary Articles of Faith contained in those Books 35. The necessary Doctrines are therein contained 35 36. The sense of the words in which they are delivered may be found out without submission to such a Guide 36 37 38 39 40 c. Assert 3. A submission of our unprejudiced Assent to the Holy Scripture as the Rule of Faith is the true means to Vnion in Faith in the Christian Church p. 42. ERRATA PAge 2. marg l. 5. for affirmative r. negative p. 16. l. 13. for Abots r. Abbots p. 17. l. 10. for doubts r. doubles p. 18. l. 21. for Christian Ancient r. Ancient Christian. p. 19. l. 19. for them r. it p. 20. l. 27. blot out the Comma betwixt Mauritius and Burdin p. 22. l. 13. for Salvations r. Salutations p. 23. l. 2. after this add refuse matter It. l. 12. for nomina r. nomine p. 24. l. 3. after of add an l. 25. for rigour r. vigour p. 26. marg l. 3. for Consid. 5. r. Arg. 5. p. 36. marg put p. 583. after Critique p. 38. l. 1. for Council r. Counsel p. 40. l. 6. for relectance r. reluctance A DISCOURSE Concerning a GUIDE IN Matters of Faith THE design of this Discourse is the Resolution of the following Query Whether a