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A07445	The sinne of blasphemie against the Holy Ghost, scholastically examined the reasons of the absolute irremissibility thereof displayed; an admonition to all reuolting apostataes [sic] annexed. By Iohn Meredyth, sub-deane of Chichester.	Meredith, John, b. 1579 or 80.	1622 (1622)	STC 17831; ESTC S120673	51,984	80

Faith to Iudge rightly of the Articles of Religion which Faith otherwise cannot doe because it hath but vnperfectly participated of the Diuine light For though there bee an Irradiation from the Eternall Truth yet is it not Plenary because as yet Manet Speculum aeuigma the vayle is not remoued 1. Cor. 13. Therefore in this darkenes wee must ioyne the other Instrument which God hath assigned viz. the Vnderstanding which though it bee but as a Candle compared to Faith ioyned to the Sunne yet it is certaine that a man seeth better by the light of a Candle then of the Sunne if the same be ecclipsed Therefore what Faith entertaineth the Vnderstanding admireth examineth and often discouereth and maketh knowne For there are some things * Lumbard lib. 3. Sent. dist 24. Que creduntur nunquam Intelliguntur which are Beleeued but neuer vnderstood As the Mystery of the Trinity and the Incarnation and such like and those * Aquin. 2● 2. quaest 8. art 2. Directè cadunt sub fide are apprehended by Faith onely but the vnderstanding cannot comprize them and therefore admireth them And there are other * Quae prius creduntur postea Intelliguntur Lbmb. vbi sap which are first beleeued and after vnderstood as are some principles of Faith gotten by hearing reading and meditation And these belong vnto Faith * Aquin. vbi sup Vt ordinata ad fidem as Instruments to build Faith in man as the Contents of holy Scripture Of the first wee cannot haue * Bonauen Sap. 3. S●nt dist 24. Cognitionem a parte comprahensionis a totall and perfect knowledge while wee are heere in Via Pilgrims as God shall be knowne by vs hereafter In Patria in our heauenly Mansion But of the Second in many pointes wee may haue such knowledge heere yea the first may Imperfectè intelligi in part bee vnderstood and that * Aquin. vbi supra Intellectu Negatiuo as farre forth as the vnderstanding findeth no Obstacle to impaire * Caictan in Cō ad cundum locum the verity of them yea both may bee beleeued and vnderstood in some sort Manu ductione ratiocinationis by the Inuestigation * Bonauent vbi su ra Rom. 1. of Naturall reason as the Heathen Phylosophers thus knew God And an antient Diuine saith that to make the Faith manifest * Rich. de Scto vict lib. 1. de Trinit cap. 4. Non tantum possunt heberirationes probabiles sed etiam necessariae wee may finde both probable and necessary reasons also though sometime wee cannot espy them Thus these holy Fathers assembled in the Councell of Nice did by Naturall reasons seeke to demonstrate vnto Cyzicen in com Act. Conc. Nic. pt 22. Phaedo and other Phylosophers whome Arr●us had conducted thither to defend his Blasphemy the whole Mysterie of the Trinity For suppose one beleeuing one GOD and the same to bee the vniuersall Creator should after by necessary reasons begin to know the fame hee should become neuer the more faithlesse and therefore the Schoole man saith well that howsoeuer * Aquin. 2.2 qu. 2. art 10. Rationes praecedentis fidem doe Minueremeritum fidei yet Subsequentes augent Not to beleeue without reasons doth impaire the worth of Faith yet to Illustrate the Faith after wee haue already Beleeued with reasons dignifieth the same for it maketh a man more firmely and with greater delight to cleane vnto the Truth and to teach and conuict other But wee vse Reason onely * Admanifestationem fidei to Idem pt 12. q. 1. art 8. Bonauent super 3. Sent. dist 25. quest vlt. make the Faith knowne that thereby it may receiue a greater growth * Non a parte veritatis dictantis not in respect of the Diuine Truth it selfe but in respect Intellectus assentientis of the weakenes of our vnderstanding which is best led by the Senses Therefore the Schoole-men say that Knowledge is more Idem ibid. dist 23. quest 4. certaine then Faith in respect of the certainty of Speculation because a man may know a thing so certainly by knowledge that hee can by no meanes doubt of it disclaime it as false or any way contradict it in his heart as it appeareth in the knowledge of first principles though Faith bee more certaine in regard of the firmity of Adhaesion for Faith will maintaine what knowledge cannot conceiue And in this sense * Lib. 14. de Tr. n. Cap. 1. Augustine expounding these wordes of the Apostle To another is giuen the word of knowledge 1. Cor. 13. ascribeth to this knowledge the Generation Nutrition maintenance and strengthning of Faith And for this cause * Hugo de Scto lib. 1. de sacram pt 8. cap. 1. Hugo rightly placed these two differences in the Definition of Faith viz. that it is A certainty of the Soule placed Supraopinionem infra Scientiam aboue Opinion and beneath Knowledge Because the one is but a bare estimation Cum formidine oppositi alway vncertaine of the Truth Now Faith is a doubtles approbation Aquin. by way of assertion But the accesse of knowledge giueth a Reall poss●ssion of the Truth So that it is more profitable to man in respect of attaining and retaining the perfection of Truth as it is more secure to stand by Faith then to wauer by Opinion and to see a thing present then to beleeue it absent Yea the Habite of Faith cannot fully bee had without knowledge for the vnderstanding must bee instructed in the Articles of Faith before it can consider them This is the Materiall part of Faith Id quod creditur saith * Lib. 3. Sent. dist 23. Lumbard the Articles of our Beleefe and in this respect Faith is rightly said to be Acquisita or suasa gotten by outward meanes because no man knoweth how many or what Hales pt 1. quest 1. Memb. 10. Articles of the Faith there are vntill hee hath learned them by reading or hearing let him gape as long as hee please after Anabaptisticall reuelations and thus the Apostle saith Rom. 10. Fides ex audito Faith commeth by hearing And this Knowledge is earnestly to bee sought after least it vnhappily fall out * Origen lib. 8 in Epist ad Romo cap. 10. Vt in fide positi frustremur a fide that wee hauing once beleeued should fall away from the Faith for they who are careles to vnderstand by knowledge the truth of that they Beleeue they doe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 beleeue in vaine and may Euanescere in fide fall from the 1. Cor. 1. Orig. ibid. Faith Hereupon the Apostles desired our Sauior to Encrease their Faith by imparting knowledge vnto them for this Luk. 17. knowledge maketh vs to feele as it were with the Hand of Experience the Truth and therefore maketh vs more confident to build on it and more firmely to adhaere vnto it Therfore to make the Israelites more constantly to persist