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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56650	A discourse about tradition shewing what is meant by it, and what tradition is to be received, and what tradition is to be rejected.	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1683 (1683)	Wing P787; ESTC R7194	31,259	57

of the writing of this Epistle without the Doctrine of the Gospel completely written because among the Thessalonians some Traditions or Doctrines were as yet unwritten Which can in reason be extended no farther than to themselves and to this Epistle which did not contain all the Evangelical Doctrine though other writings which it is possible were then extant in some other Churches did And I say as yet unwritten in that Church because the Thessalonians no doubt had afterward more communicated to them in writing besides this Epistle or the former either viz. all the Gospels and the Acts of Apostles and other Apostolical Epistles which we now enjoy Which writings we may be confident contain the Traditions which the Apostle had delivered to the Thessalonians by word concerning the Incarnation Birth Life Miracles Death Resurrection and Ascention of our blessed Saviour and concerning the coming of the Holy Ghost and the mission of the Apostles and all the rest which is there recorded for our everlasting instruction And therefore it is in vain to argue from this place that there are still at this day some unwritten Traditions which we are to follow unless the Apostle had said hold the Traditions which ye have been taught by word which shall never be written And it is in vain for us to enquire after any such Traditions or to rely upon them when they are offered unto us unless we were sure that there was something necessary to our Salvation delivered in their Sermons which was never to be delivered in writing and unless we knew where to find it as certainly as we do that which they have committed to writing And it is to no more purpose to shew us the word Tradition in other places of Saint Paul's writings particularly in the III. Chapter of the same Epistle v. 6. where by Tradition S. Chrysostome understands the Apostle's Example which he had given them and so it follows v. 7. for your selves know how you ought to follow us c. or it may refer to the commandment he had given them in his former Epistle IV. 11. which the Reader may be pleased to compare with this but cannot with any colour be expounded to signifie any Doctrine of Faith about which the Roman Church now contends with us For it is plain it hath respect to their good manners and orderly living for the information of which we need go no whither but to the holy Scriptures wherein we are taught fully enough how we ought to walk and please God in all things The same may be said of that place 1 Cor. XI 2. Now I praise you Brethren that you remember me in all things and keep the Traditions or Ordinances as we render it or Precepts as the Vulgar Latin it self hath it as I delivered them unto you For we are so observant of what he hath delivered that we are confident if Saint Paul were now alive and in this Church he would praise us as he doth the Corinthians for keeping the Traditions as he delivered them and on the contrary reprove and condemn the Roman Church for not keeping them as they were first delivered And we have good ground for this confidence there being an instance in that very Chapter which demonstrates our fidelity in preserving the very first Traditions and their unfaithfulness in letting them go For he tells us v. 23. that he had delivered to them what he had received of the Lord and that which he received and delivered was about the whole Communion as you may reade there and in the following verses 24 25. in both kinds the Cup as well as the Bread Thus he saith the Lord appointed it and thus he delivered it and this Tradition we keep intire as he received it of the Lord and delivered it to his Church in this Epistle which is a part of the holy Scripture whereas they do not keep it but have broken this Divine Tradition and give the Communion of Christ's Body and Bloud otherwise than Saint Paul delivered keeping the Cup from the people By which I desire all that love the Lord Jesus in sincerity to judge which Church keeps closest to the Apostolical Tradition for so Saint Paul calls this Doctrine of the Communion in both kinds that which he delivered or left as a Tradition with them they that stick to what is unquestionably the Apostolical Doctrine or they that leave it to follow those Doctrines or presumptions rather which at the best are very dubious and uncertain And farther I desire all that reade this Paper to consider whether it be reasonable to think that those Rites which have no Authority in the holy Scripture but were instituted perhaps by the Apostles have been kept pure and uncorrupted according to their first intention when those sacred Rites for instance the holy Eucharist are not preserved intire which are manifestly ordained in the holy Writings And so much may serve for the first thing for it would be too long to explain all the rest of the places of holy Scripture which they are wont to alledge though the word Tradition be not mentioned in them to give a colour to their present pretences How pertinently may be judged by these places now considered II. Secondly then That word of God which was once unwritten being now written we acknowledge our selves to be much indebted to the Church of God in all foregoing Ages which hath preserved the Scriptures and delivered them down to us as his word which we ought to do unto those that shall succeed us as our Church teacheth us in its Twentieth Article where the Church is affirmed to be a Witness and a keeper of holy Writ This Tradition we own it being universal continued uninterrupted and undenied Though in truth this is Tradition in another sense of the word not signifying the Doctrine delivered unto us but the manner and means of its delivery And therefore if any member of our Church be pressed by those of the Romish persuasion with this Argument for their present Traditions that Scripture it self is come to us by Tradition let them answer thus Very right it is so and we thank God for it therefore let this be no part of our dispute it being a thing presupposed in all discourses about Religion a thing agreed among all Christian people that we reade the word of God when we reade the holy Scriptures Which being delivered to us and accepted by us as his word we see no necessity of any other Tradition or Doctrine which is not to be found there or cannot be proved from thence for they tell us they are able to make even the men of God wise unto Salvation And if they press you again and say how do you know that some Books are Canonical and others not is it not by a constant Tradition Answer them again in this manner Yes this is true also and would to God you would stand to this universal Tradition and receive no other Books but what