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A42139 Pax vobis, or Ghospell and libertie against ancient and modern papists. By E.G. preacher of the word. Dedicated to the right honble the Lord Halyfax Griffith, Evan, A.M., Minister of Alderly. 1679 (1679) Wing G1990; ESTC R215168 69,211 191

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mind to spend your monies because he preaches the Doctrin of the Reformation or you may laugh at him and believe not a word he saies because he preachs against the Doctrin of the Reformation Ismael These are dangerous and scandalous Tenets destructive of piety and Christianity and let Luther and those Authors you quoted say what they please the Reformation nor no honest man will ever believe such abominable Doctrin Isaac J do not say that the Children of the Reformation are obliged to believe them they may believe as you do that all are wicked Tenets but if Luther and the others cited judge in their conscience these Tenets to be the Doctrin of scripture and if Peter John or James like their interpretation I say they may according the Principles of our Reformation believe them and be as truly Reformed Children as you for our Rule of faith is Scripture as each Person of sound judgment vnderstands it and in believing those Tenets because they judge them to be the Doctrin of scripture they stick fast to and follow our Rule of faith why is Figurative Presence and the kings supremacie the Doctrin of the Reformation tho denied by Papists Lutherans and Presbyterians but because the Protestants judge its the Doctrin of scripture if therefore those great Authors I quoted and any other with them judge those Tenets to be the Doctrin of Scripture they can be justly called the Doctrin of the Reformation must Protestants be forced against their judgments to deny Real Presence and supremacy because Lutherans say its wicked Doctrin and why must Luther Jlliticus Flaccius and others be forced to deny those Tenets tho Protestants or Papists judge them to be damnable I let each one believe what he thinks to be the Doctrin of Scripture and he will still be a true Reformed Child Ismael Does not our Reformation teach that it 's possible to all men assisted with Gods Grace to keep the Commandments Isaac This is the Doctrin of the Church of England and consequently of the Reformation It 's also the Doctrin of the Reformation delivered out of Scripture as interpreted by Luther Calvin Willet and several others that its impossible to any man assisted with what Grace soever to keep the Commandments None has euer yet saies our great Calvin and God has decreed none shall ever keep the Commandments Again The law and Commandments were giuen vs to no other end but that we should be damn'd by them in as much as that it is impossible for vs to do what they command The same Doctrin is taught by Luther in several places of his Works by Willet and by our Brethren the Gomarists of Holland and many of our french Synods Believe which you please both Doctrins are of the Reformation Jt's also the Doctrin of Luther and Calvin that God does not cast men into hell because their sins deserve it nor save men because they merit it but meerly because he will have it so He crowns those who have not deserved it saies Luther and he punishes those who have not deserved it t is Gods wrath and seuerity to damn the one 't is his Grace and mercy to saue the other Calvin also Men are damn'd for no other cause but because God will have it so he is the cause and author of their damnation their damnation is decreed by God when they are in their Mother's womb because he will have it so this is also the belief of our Gomarists in Holland of many french Churchs and of several learned Calvinists tho the Church of England denies this Doctrin none will dare say it s not the Doctrin of the Reformation because its Scripture as interpreted by such Eminent men of our Church Ismael J will neuer believe such execrable Doctrins nor will J euer be of any Congregation which believes them Isaac J do not advise you to believe them but to giue others leaue to believe them if they think them to be the Doctrin of Scripture as Luther Calvin Willet Gomarists and others do you must not if you be a true Reformed Child hinder any man from believing nor be displeased with him for believing what he judges in his conscience to be the Doctrin of Scripture for this is our Rule of faith Will not you be of the Congregation and Religion of those who follow Scripture as their Rule of faith and Believe what they judge in their conscience to be the Doctrin of Scripture Ismael Yes J will and am of such a Congregation for this is the Rule of faith of the Reformation Isaac Why then you must be of the same Congregation with the Gomarists Luther Calvin and the others who believe those which you call execrable Doctrins because they follow Scripture as they vnderstand and believe those Doctrins because they judge them to be of Scripture you both follow the same Rule one goes one way and the other an other and both are of the Reformation The Church of England vnderstands by Scripture that God is not the Author nor cause of sin that he does not force vs to sin who doubts but that this is there fore the Doctrin of the Reformation But Calvin Brentius Beza and several others vndestand by Scripture that God is the cause and author which forces our Will to sin that man and the deuil are but Gods instruments to commit it that murthers incests blasphemies c are the works of God that he makes vs commit them and who doubts but this also is the Doctrin of the Reformation being Scripture as interpreted by such eminent and sound judgments God saies Calvin directs moues inclins and forces the Will of man to sin in so much that the power and efficacy of working is wholy in him man nay and satan when he impells vs Being only Gods instruments which he vses for to make vs sin Zuinglius Willet Beza teach the same VI. DIALOGUE ISMAEL J am weary of hearing such horrid blasphemies my heart trembles to heare you say that such abominable Tenets may be believed according our Rule of faith and Principles of our Reformation I beseech you let me hear no more of such stuff J conceive very well that mens judgments and consciences are not to be constrain'd to believe or deny this or that Tenet because the Pope or his infaillable forsooth Church wil have it so Isaac and must they be constrain'd to deny or believe because the fallible Church of England or France will have it so Ismael No J do not say they must have patience and heare me speake a whyle J say that Scripture must be our Rule of faith and not any Pope or Church or Congregation and that wee are no to be forced by any to believe but what wee vnderstand to be true by Scripture and that if wee judge by Scripture any Doctrin to be fals and contrary to Gods Word wee must not be forced to believe it but wee must not abuse this