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A48286	The only vvay to rest of soule in religion here, in heaven hereafter: shewed plainly and succinctly by pure scripture, in three treatises: demonstrating, I. That the church was left by Christ, as the means to teach us his gospel. 2. Which is she that was left in that office. 3. What it is, she teacheth for gospel. By I.L. Bach of Div. Licensed by the university of Oxford, to preach throughout Engalnd, and late rector of L. in the county of S. now a Catholike.	Lewgar, John, 1602-1665.	1657 (1657)	Wing L1832A; ESTC R218105	64,778	221

New Testament written straglinglie some in one Countrie some in another 500 miles asunder into some one volume c. § 5. From the Gospels n. 1. That our B. Lord ever spake word touching H. Scripture unto anie Christian more then to bring proofs out of it to his incredulous Disciples Luke 24.27 44. or as to anie use wherein it was to be after his ascension Argu. S. Ioh. 5.39 Search the Scripture Was not that spoken to Christians Answer No but to Infidel-Iews and as such as appears by the words immediately afore and after you believe not in me you will not come to me and by the end for which he sent them to Scripture namely to bring them to faith Consequently neither spoken nor meant to any properly or necessarily but infidel Iews n. 2. That he ever intended or foresaw otherwise then as he was God that any one tittle of his Gospel should ever be written And pray note this well §. 6. From the Acts. That any Apostle wrote or intended or knew of or foresaw the writing of any one syllable of the Gospel §. 7. From the Epistles n. 1. That any Apostle at his death knew there was any tittle of the Gospel then written more then by himself except that S. Peter knew of some of S. Pauls Epistles 2 Pet. 3.15 or to be written Argu. 2 Cor. 8.18 S. Paul speaks of S. Luke as famous then for his Gospel throughout Christendom Answer It is certain he spake not of and perhaps meant not either S. Luke or his Gospel or any written Gospel but some companion of his Silas Barnabas or some other famous for his zeal and painfulness in preaching n. 2. That he that dyed last of them S. Iohn left at his death any such volume as is now called the Bible or New Testament or any two Books of the New Testament in one volume yea or in one Countrey except where two Eptstles were written to one Church or person or any original yea or perfectly authentical copy of any one book of Old or New Testament If you can prove none of these you cannot but see how far you are from any hope or likelihood of proving any such thing as your principle THE FOVRTH PART Confuting the Protestant Tenet CHAP. I. Vrging the first argument The silence of Scripture I Hope you see how far the Scripture is from affirming your tenet Which you wil not wonder at when you shal see how much may be said out of it against it which is my next and last work I say then it is against reason to think Scripture was left for the means of teaching the Gospel My reasons are six The first because as appears by the former part it affirmes no such thing touching it self For though a negative argument from it not in Scripture therefore not true be not alwayes good it s always good against you who use it as good against us and in such a tenet as this of yours condemned by the Church and in such a point as this the most fundamental in Religion This silence if it be well considered will appear so strange to any rational man as he cannot imagine it possible had your tenet been true Considerations aggravating the silence §. 1. Of the Prophets First the silence of the Prophets is very strange For 1. There is not any eminent particular pertaining to the exterior form of the Church but we may finde it foretold in some one or other of them and some very plainly and in divers of them this touching the means of teaching the Gospel according to our opinion in almost every one of them and to some minute circumstances when it was to begin in what City in what part of the City in what manner and by what means to spread over the world how long to continue c. strange if Scripture were to be it it should never be so much as mentioned 2. And yet how many how just occasions were there for mentioning it if to be as you say namely when they name the School the master the word or Law of God yea the Gospel though by your Translators rendred profanely good tidings Esa 40.9 compared with Rom. 10.15 when Ieremy came so near the Scripture as to promise the writing of the new Law and to name by whom with and in what it was to be written But then indeed he saith it was not to be by any creature or with ink or in any material tables much less stony ones as the old was but in a more excellent way befitting a more excellent Law by God himself with grace in the hearts of the Pastors teaching it from hand to hand of the people believing it Ier. 31.31 3. Again Ezekiel in his eight last Chapters describing at large the beauty and perfection of the Church whose glory was to exceed that of the Synagogue Agg. 2.9 names all the eminent particulars wherein it was to consist under the name of their types in the Temple of Solomon and among the rest her Pastors very largely and particularly under the name of Sadoc and his sons Ezek. 44.15 c. But upon all the list we finde not the tables of Moses Law albeit that was one of the preciousest jewels of the Temple 1 King 8.9 and the proper type of the New Testament §. 2. Of the Gospels More strange is the silence of our B. Saviour in the Gospels 1. When the Law was to be written good God! what care taken 1. For its writing The principal part of it written by an Angel representing God's person Exo. 24.12 The residue by his special command by Moses 2. For its custody Layed up in the Ark the sacredst Cabinet the world ever saw there kept under the wings of the same Cherubins as kept Paradise Deut. 10.5 3. For the giving copies of it to whom c. Deut. 17.28 4. For the reading of it to the people and at what times necessarily Deut. 31.9 And all these thought fit to be recorded and within the book it self And yet that was to be the law but of that one Nation to endure but a short while to be but a small part of their Scripture was ●either necessary nor available to justifie the observers Rom. 3.20 and beside it they were to have not onely a constant race of Teachers divinely authorized but Prophets all along until the Messiah's coming Mat. 11.13 Christ's Law was to oblige every creature to endure to world's end to be necessary sufficient to justification And can it then be thought in reason he would go hence and leave it to be committed to writing and that writing to be after the Apostles death the onely means as you say of teaching it with authority and never speak any syllable concerning it 2. Nor can his silence touching it be imputed to accident or incogitancy for he could wel remember to take care for the preaching of it who were to preach it to whom what was to be taught c.

she may not teach or command any thing as Gospel and the people lawfully may nay and at their peril are to examine by it their Pastors teaching and if not there reject it Any of which allegations if true would indeed quite overthrow our tenet But they are egregious false ones as will appear by our answers to the best proofs for them 1. Object Deut. 4.2 5.32 Thou shalt not adde to this word c. As much as to say not teach do or believe any thing in Religion but what is written Solution No such thing For 1. He spake not of the written Law but the words commanded by him 2. Grant he meant the written Law he neither saith nor meant as you gloss him Because then 1. None could have believed or taught the creation of the Angels fall and punishment of the Devils the spiritual taint of humane nature by Adams sin the immortality of the soul resurrection of the body eternal punishments of the wicked rewards of the just 2. Then Iosuah had transgressed this Precept when he added to the Law his Book Ios 24.26 Ezra or whoever else it was that added to it the Book of Iob and the rest of the Old Testament much more they that to things expressely ordained by it added other namely David Psalms and Musick Solomon a Temple Hezekiah 14 days to the Passover 2 Chr. 30.22 he that first appointed the Law to be read to the people every Sabboth day and permitted them to have it in their own hands to read c. 3. Then when the High Priest had given sentence in any cause no man might have believed or done but what was in that sentence for of it it is said Thou shalt not decline from it c. Deut. 17.11 4. Then Iosuah declined from the ways of David when he read the Law in the Temple 2 Chro. 34. 30. which David never did Those phrases then thou shalt not add c. meant no more but this that follows presently as it were to explicate them thou shalt observe to do all c. 2. Object Esa 8.20 To the Law and to the testimony If they speak not according to this word c. Plainly authorizing and directing people to examine their Pastors doctrine by the Scripture and if not there reject it Solution As wide as the former For 1. He names not the Scripture nor meant it necessarily much less solely 2. Grant he meant it yet 1. not as in the people's hand but as read and interpreted to them by their Pastors Exod. 24.12 2 Chr. 17.9 Neh. 8.7 2. Nor therefore by they did he mean their Pastors but Sorcerers Idolaters or such like impious wretches spoken of in the words next afore 3. Nor by not according to it did he mean beside or beyond it but evidently repugnant to it as that counsel Seek unto wizards was of which he there particularly spoke 3. Object Eze 44.24 They shall judge it according to my judgement meaning according to Moses Law Solution 1. Perhaps not 2. Grant he meant it he meant it as guide-rule onely not a bar-rule according to it not according to it alone 4. Object S. Mat. 15.9 Teaching for doctrines the commandments of men that is unwritten traditions Solution No such matter but commandments repugnant to God's Law whether written or unwriten Such as that in which he there instanced God said c. But you say c. v. 4 5. 5. Object S. Mat. 15.14 16 6 12. Take heed of the doctrine of the Pharisees which yet sate then in Moses Chair they are blinde guides and if the blinde lead the blinde c. Plainly intimating that people at their own peril are to use their eyes in judging of the truth of what is taught them be the Teacher never so lawfully authorized seeing they may be blinde guides Solution The Scribes and Pharisees speaking generally per se sate in Moses Chair that is taught what they had authority for from the Synagogue And in consideration thereof our Saviours rule was All things therefore whatsover c. Mat. 23.2 Sometimes they sate in their own Chair that is taught their private opinions or traditions of their Sect. Whence sometimes the people might have reason to doubt of their teaching which when they had they were at their own peril to examine and judge of it but not by the Scripture but the doctrine of Moses Chair or if by the Scripture not but as interpreted by that chair 6. Object Acts 17.11 The Bereans are commended for searching in Scripture even Pauls doctrine Much more may people their Pastors Solution Neither t 'one nor t'other For 1. Perhaps not commended for searching but onely for receiving the word with all greediness that is listning to it very greedily whereas the Thessalonians stopt theirs at it Nay perhaps not for that neither but onely noted for a more noble people without particularizing wherein For those words in that implying a reason given are onely of your Translators inserting and confessed for such by a smaller Character in most of your editions the text rightly rendred being a meer relation of what passed consequenter These were more noble receiving the word c. and searching 2. Grant commended for it it will not therefore follow that so may people examine their Pastors doctrine Because 1. They were then no Christians as I think and so consequently he none of their Pastor And my reason is 1. Because they searched whether Christ ought to have suffered c. in order to judging whether Iesus were the Christ v. 3. which no Christian could doubt of 2. Because upon and after the search it is said therefore many of them believed So some not then till then none And consequently that might be commendable in them which would have been a mortal sin in them if Christians 2. Because granting they were Christians 1. They did not search for any doctrine of his delivering Christian faith viz. Christ is come Iesus is the Christ is risen c. which was not possible to be found in the Scripture they searched but onely for a proof he brought toward it viz. Christ ought to have suffered c. risen again which he affirmed to be in Scripture and desired his hearers not to believe it or him unless it were v. 3. 26.22 2. Nor did they search with doubt or intent to judge of the truth of his doctrine but onely to satisfie their curiosity or to confirm and comfort their yet tender faith by reading in their own Bible with their own eyes what they little dreamt to be in it having been always taught out of it to the contrary and having read perhaps the places quoted a hundred times over and never observed any such thing in them 7. Object 1 Thess 5.27 Prove all things If all the doctrine of our Pastors Solution I might aswel infer all things are lawful for me 1 Cor. 10.23 If all lying and theft we are therfore to understand him

as in that so in this of all things of the sort there spoken of viz. Prophecyings the word next afore 8. Object 1 Cor. 10.15 Iudge ye what I say Leaving his doctrine to be judged of by the people Solution By a judgement of pure approbation For else you must say which I think you will not presume that people are judges even of Scripture it self for so was that which he then bad them judge Object 1 Cor. 4.6 Not to think of men above what is written Solution That is whereas he had named no man but under the borrowed names of himself and Apollos they should not think or guess who he meant by him or him 10 Object 1 Pet. 4.11 If any man speak as the oracles of God Solution That is if any man have the gift of utterance or eloquent speech let him use it as Gods words speech or gift that he may be glorified 11. Object Apoc. 22.18 If any man shall adde unto the words c. Solution Either by corrupting them or holding any thing contrary to them for example that Antichrist shall be a Christian or reign 1000. years or honor Gods Tabernacle or them that dwell in heaven Apoc. 13.6 c. CHAP. II. Solving Objections against her Infallibility 1. Object Exod. 32.4 THey said These are thy Gods O Israel Idolatry taught by the Priests High Priest and all Solution No such matter For 1. Perhaps that was not the Priests saying but the Peoples 2. If the Priests not Aarons 3. If his also enticing to Idolatry migh be without teaching it 4. If he taught it he was not then the Supreme Pastor but Moses 2. Object Ier. 50.6 Their shepherds have caused them to go astray Solution But he doth not say by their teaching 3. Object Mal. 2.8 You have caused many to stumble at the Law Solution But he saith not by your teaching 4. Object Mat. 7.15 24.5 24. Take heed of false Prophets Many shall arise and deceive many c. Solution But he never said Take heed of your Pastors they shall seduce you 5. Object Mat. 13.25 The Church is compared to a field sown at first with good seed afterward over run with tares of errors Solution 1. Perhaps not the Church but particular Churches or souls 2. Grant the Church those tares meant not errors in doctrin but in life or practice 3. Grant erronous doctrines yet 1. Not sown by her or any of hers but the enemy 2. Nor springing up within her doctrine but only within the same field or countrey where it was sown or is growing 6. Object Mar. 14.64 Ioh. 9.22 The very Chair of Moses taught false doctrine viz. that Iesus was not the Christ. Solution But Moses Chair was not then in office further then it was authorized by him who albeit he did authorize it as formerly in all things until his own should be erected yet it is manifest he excepted himself who put all things under it 7. Object Luke 18.8 VVhen the Son of man comes shall he finde faith in the earth Solution Little perfect faith in the world but he shall true and perfect faith believed and professed by all lively members of his church consequently taught by her Pastors that company of his Elect spoken of Psal 89.4 Mat. 16.18 24.24 8. Object Acts 20.30 Even Pastors were to arise speaking perverse things and drawing away disciples after them Solution True particular persons e.g. Luther Cranmer Calvin c. Therefore he said not your selves but of or among your selves Nor did he give any item touching false Pastors to come but unto Pastors onely 9. Object Rom. 11.21 Even the Church of Rome her self is warned of her being in danger of falling from grace and not onely by wickedness of life but by Infidelity as the Synagogue had done Solution Not the Church of Rome for that includes the Pastor of it which then was S. Peter but the generality of particular persons among the Gentiles 10. Object Gal. 2.11 Even Peter himself erred Solution But not in teaching false doctrine 11. Object 2 Thess 2.3 Afore Antichrist's coming there was to be a notable falling away Solution But he doth not say from faith much less of the Church 12. Object 2 Pet. 2.1 There shall be false Teachers among you c. Solution But he doth not say the Church shal become a false Teacher or speak or mean of Teachers coming in quality of her Pastors but of Prophets 13. Object 1 Ioh. 4.1 Try the spirits whether they are of God c. Solution But he doth not say Try every spirit believe none nor doth he mean the spirits of Teachers authorized by the Church much less her spirit but the spirits of such as come in quality of Prophets Now that Christ and his Apostles should so often and so plainly warn people of false Teachers to come in after ages and always speak of them under the name of Prophets and never once give any least intimation of danger possible by believing the Church or their Pastors if any such danger were to be but on the contrary advise and encourage them absolutely to believe and obey them is against the very light of reason Conclusion of the second Part. You see how nothing is to be said against our Principle now let us examine yours THE THIRD PART Examining Protestant Proofs CHAP. I. Examining Proofs for the Tenet YOu say The Scripture was left for the means of teaching the Gospel See if you can finde where it saith any such thing of it self in words or sense 1. Argu. Deut. 30.10 Moses Law is called the Law in simple sense Answer Not in simple sense but onely the Law by him written for else it would exclude the Prophets with which it is often joyn'd Mat. 5.17 nay the Book of Iob which was then written and a multitude of Divine Precepts then not written namely those commanding faith hope contrition for sin c. forbidding drunkenness fornication c. 2 Argu. Deut. 31.10 Thou shalt read this law in their hearing that they may learn to fear the Lord. Answer But he doth not say that it may teach it them nor any of those things above named that contain or imply the sense of your principle compare it with them one by one and you will finde it true as I say 3. Argu. Mark 1.1 S. Mark 's is called the Gospel of Christ in simple sense Answer Not but onely the Gospel by him written for els it would exclude the other three 4. Argu. Iohn 5.39 Search the Scriptures for in them ye think to have eternal life and they are they which testifie of me Answer But he doth not say in them you may have eternal life or they will teach you or any other of the words you are to prove or to the same sense 5. Argu. Rom. 3.2 To them were committed the oracles of God Meaning the Scriptures Answer Not necessarily much less solely there having been many oracles given to them more then