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A93387 Of the al-svfficient external proposer of matters of faith. Devided into tvvo bookes In the first. Is proved, that the true church of God, is the al-sufficient external proposer of matters of faith. In the second. Is shewed the manifold uncertanities of Protestants concerning the scripture: and how scripture is, or is not, an entire rule of faith. By C. R. doctor of diuinitie. Smith, Richard, 1566-1655. 1653 (1653) Wing S4156; ESTC R228293 181,733 514

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l._n 1._o c._n 1._o all_o corruption_n of_o god_n word_n deserve_v god_n thunderbolt_n and_o the_o same_o whitaker_n l._n 2._o the_o script_n p._n 218._o it_o be_v most_o of_o all_o necessary_a that_o the_o necessary_a sic_fw-la etiam_fw-la count_v 1._o q._n 3._o c._n 3._o a_o certain_a canon_n most_o necessary_a certain_a canon_n of_o scripture_n be_v undoubted_a among_o christian_n but_o so_o it_o be_v among_o protestant_n for_o they_o be_v not_o agree_v about_o the_o certain_a canon_n of_o scripture_n and_o yet_o as_o laud_n say_v sec_fw-la 38._o n._n 8._o what_o scripture_n be_v canonical_a be_v a_o great_a point_n of_o faith_n sec._n 3._o n._n 12._o if_o she_o the_o church_n at_o this_o day_n reckon_v upmore_o book_n within_o the_o canon_n then_o heretofore_o she_o do_v than_o she_o be_v change_v in_o a_o main_a point_n of_o faith_n the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n and_o hooker_n l._n 1._o §_o 14._o of_o thing_n necessary_a the_o very_o chief_a be_v to_o know_v what_o book_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o esteem_v holy_a see_v infra_fw-la c._n 15._o n._n 7._o second_o chapter_n whether_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o scripture_n be_v plain_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v understand_v or_o no_o first_o section_n protestant_n sometime_o affirm_v lvther_n de_fw-fr seruo_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la to_o 2._o fol._n 426._o it_o be_v publish_v by_o the_o wicked_a sophister_n that_o some_o thing_n in_o scripture_n be_v hard_a and_o that_o all_o be_v not_o open_a ibid._n fol._n 440._o i_o say_v of_o all_o the_o obscure_a no_o part_n of_o scripture_n obscure_a scripture_n i_o will_v not_o have_v any_o part_n of_o it_o to_o be_v say_v obscure_a in_o psal_n 37._o to_o 3._o fol._n 10._o if_o any_o of_o their_o papist_n number_n appeal_v and_o say_v we_o need_v the_o exposition_n of_o father_n the_o scripture_n be_v obscure_a thou_o shall_v answer_v that_o this_o be_v false_a no_o book_n in_o all_o the_o world_n be_v more_o clear_o write_v than_o the_o scripture_n which_o if_o it_o be_v 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church_n c._n 5._o p._n