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christian_n	baptize_v	church_n	infant_n	1,299	5	9.4082	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06740	A censure about the rule of beleefe practised by the Protestants VVritten in Latine by the most Reuerend Father Valerian Magni of Milan of the order of the Minors, of the seraphical S. Francis, named Capucins. And translated into English by R. Q. Gentleman	Magni, Valeriano, 1587-1661.; R. Q.	1634 (1634)	STC 17185; ESTC S103102	26,921	40

pastors yea the whole church for à 1500. yeares then that they be forsaken of the holy ghost in censuring of doctrines And can à greater arrogancie or more hautie pride abominable presumptiō be deuised or imagined then this yet euen heerto the Biblists be amounted if they pass not the line THE FIFTH CHAPTER Other necessarie consequences deduced vvhence it may appeare vvhat manner of church that of Christians is assembled together if it be compacted as the Biblists rule of beelefe vvould haue it NOw it behowueth vs to shew out of the Biblists rule of beleefe what a manner of church the church of Christ is if it obserue the rule of beleefe sett downe by the Biblist which I will doe by consequences drawen out of their rule of beleefe that ech one may perceiue the absurditie of the same Biblists recant theire follie The First consequence NO Christian say the Biblists is bound to credit any man in matters of faith whether he be considered single or assembled in a generall councell except he hauing first consulted the holy ghost out of the Bible doth well vnderstand that the said propounded doctrine of faith doth verie well agree with the written word of God Therfore ech Biblist doth beleeue that they alone make the true church of Christ who profess that doctrine of faith which ech one a part hauing first consulted the holy ghost out of the Bible doth iudg to be most conforme to the texts of his Bible Proofe THe consequence I prooue for if any mans doctrine afrer that the holy ghost is consulted out of the scripture be found to disagree from the word of God his doctrine is necessarilye to be improoued he to be condemned for an heretick who would stubbornly mantaine such a doctrine dissenting from the Bible The Second consequence ECh Biblist doth beleeue that only those Christians make vp the true church of Christ who profess that doctrine as doctrine of faith which ech one after that he hath prayed consulted the holy ghost out of his Bible doth iudg to be most conforme to the said Bible Therfore there must needs be so many putatiue churches of Christ as there be diuersities of braines amoūg Christians who after that they haue prayed consulted the holy ghost doe gather out of the Bible contradictorie articles of beleefe euen in doctrine of faith The consequence is cleere needeth no proofe only this is to be supposed that that is said to be one church in which there is one faith The Third consequence THere be so many putatiue churches of Christ as there be diuersitie of braines amoūg Christiās who after that they haue prayed cōsulted the holy ghost out of ye Bible doe neuertheles fetch frō the said Bible cōtradictorie opinions in doctrine of faith As is euident in the Biblists of these our days for a Lutheran he praieth consulteth the holy ghost out of his Bible and affirmeth that the holy ghost teacheth him that this text of the bible This is my body is ment of the reall presence of the boddie of Christ in the Sacrement which he termeth the lords supper which is there present in person as he saith ioyntly with the bread But a puritan prayeth consult eth the same holy ghost out of his Bible about the true meaning of the rehearsed words This is my bodye And sweareth against the Lutheran that Christ is only in the Sacrament as in a signe a figure that there is naught els there saue bare bread wine that the holy ghost taught him so much A gaine the Anabaptist he consulteth the holy ghost out of the scripture after a prolix praire made to that effect findeth that the holie ghost teacheth him out of the scripture that Children be in no wise to be baptised because they want beleefe therfore must be rebaptized when they come to yeares of discretion But the protestant contrariewise looketh into his Bible after praire consultation made with the holy ghost protesteth the Anabaptist to be an heretik for the holy ghost telleth him out of the Bible that euen infants may receiue Baptisme that they thus baptised are neuer to be rebaptised Therfore according to this rule of the Biblists there be so many putatiue churches of Christ as there be diuersities of braines amoung Christians and that there is no publique signe in all the whole Christian world by which the only true church of Christ which is but one may be discerned from an innumerable companye of others which are falslie thought to be the churches of Christ when indeed they be but the Synagogs of Sathan the denns of heresies babses of confusion Proofe BEcause no other rule of beleefe is extant amoung the Biblist saue the priuate and hidden testimonie of the holy ghost in in ech Biblist soule censuring the sence of the Bible where with ech one being annointed be he Lutheran Protestant Puritan Arrian Anabaptist Trinitarian c. doth most certainlie perswade himself that he is taught by the holie ghost The Fourth consequence NO Christian is bound to beleeue any men in matter of faith be they considered seueraley or assembled in a generall counsell except hauing first prayed and consutled the holy ghost out of the scripture he vnderstand verie well that the said doctrine propounded doth agree with the sacred text Therfore no Christian nor assembly of Christians is extant in the world according to this Biblist rule which hath such a iurisdiction of teaching that all other Christians are oblidged to beleeue what they say decide in matter of faith This consequence is so manifest that it needeth no proofe for it is not to the purpose to answer that they be bound to beleeue those doctors which disagree not from the Bible for no man is to be beleeued in matters of faith vpon his owne affirmation that his doctrine is true disagreeth not from the scripture els Puritans Anabaptists Lutherans Arrians Trinitarians Iewes were to be beleeueed For as these auouch yea sweare that there doctrine in matters or faith is most conforme to the Bible but ech Christian as the Biblists opinion is must consult the holy ghost out of the scripture touching that point so iudg as he inwardly teacheth whose doctrine doth agree whose disagree from the scripture And therfore there is no Christian nor assembly of Christians in the world who hath such an absolute iurisdictiō of teaching that all other Christiās are bound in conscience to yeald beleefe to what they say decide about matters of faith perhaps they may be bound to heere others after examin their doctrine so consult the holy ghost out of the Bible whether it be true or false and that is all The Fift consequence NO Christian nor companie of Christians is extant in the world as enseweth on the Biblists proposition that hath such a iurisdiction to teach matters of faith that all other Christians are