the_o people_n right_a to_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n assert_v in_o answer_n to_o the_o 6_o seven_o 8_o 9th_o and_o 10_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o popish_a representer_n london_n print_v for_o richard_n chiswell_n at_o the_o rose_n and_o crown_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n mdclxxxvii_o imprimatur_fw-la hen._n maurice_n rmo_z in_o christo_n p._n d._n wilhelmo_n archiepiscop_n cant._n a_o sacris_fw-la maii_n 27._o 1687._o the_o content_n four_o thing_n propose_v to_o be_v treat_v of_o i._o what_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o this_o this_o matter_n be_v ii_o that_o this_o practice_n be_v plain_o contrary_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n for_o more_o than_o a_o thousand_o year_n after_o christ_n iii_o the_o insufficiency_n of_o those_o reason_n by_o which_o the_o representer_n endeavour_v to_o justify_v it_o iv_o the_o truth_n of_o those_o inference_n the_o protestant_n draw_v from_o it_o page_z 1_o 2._o chap._n i._n the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o this_o matter_n represent_v pag._n 2_o etc._n etc._n chap._n ii_o the_o contrariety_n of_o this_o practice_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o reason_n and_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n for_o more_o than_o a_o thousand_o year_n pag._n 8_o etc._n etc._n sect_n i._o it_o be_v contrariety_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n appear_v in_o that_o god_n 1._o cause_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v write_v in_o a_o language_n understand_v by_o the_o vulgar_a pag._n 9_o 2._o address_v they_o to_o the_o vulgar_a pag._n 11._o 3._o command_v the_o vulgar_a to_o converse_v familiar_o with_o they_o pag._n 12._o sect_n ii_o it_o be_v contrariety_n to_o reason_n show_v both_o from_o the_o scope_n and_o end_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o many_o learned_a man_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n pag._n 14_o sect_n iii_o it_o be_v contrariety_n to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n prove_v by_o unquestionable_a testimony_n for_o twelve_o hundred_o year_n downward_o p._n 17_o etc._n etc._n when_o and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n a_o restraint_n be_v first_o lay_v upon_o the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n p._n 26_o chap._n iii_o the_o reason_n the_o representer_n offer_v to_o justify_v this_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n pag._n 27_o sect_n i._o the_o general_a reason_n viz._n the_o mischief_n that_o arise_v from_o the_o promiscuous_a read_n of_o the_o scripture_n consider_v and_o the_o absurdity_n of_o it_o expose_v p._n 28_o etc._n etc._n sect_n ii_o the_o mischief_n object_v be_v all_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n p._n 33in_o particular_a these_o three_o 1._o the_o division_n that_o be_v among_o christian_n 2._o as_o many_o different_a bibles_n as_o there_o be_v different_a head_n 3._o not_o only_o several_a person_n but_o the_o same_o person_n many_o time_n have_v different_a bibles_n i._o that_o the_o division_n among_o christian_n arise_v sole_o or_o principal_o from_o the_o read_n of_o the_o bible_n by_o the_o vulgar_a 1._o it_o be_v notorious_o false_a 2._o in_o case_n it_o be_v true_a it_o will_v not_o be_v of_o force_n to_o infer_v his_o conclusion_n p._n 36_o it_o be_v notorious_o false_a in_o that_o 1._o there_o be_v division_n among_o the_o ancient_a guide_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n 2._o there_o have_v be_v and_o still_o be_v division_n yea_o as_o many_o among_o the_o learned_a of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o among_o the_o protestant_n p._n 37_o the_o learned_a romanist_n be_v divide_v among_o themselves_o in_o all_o those_o point_n in_o which_o they_o be_v divide_v from_o protestant_n ibid._n 4._o those_o very_a pernicious_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n which_o the_o representer_n himself_o mention_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o learned_a especial_o from_o the_o learned_a of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n p._n 39_o 5._o the_o division_n among_o the_o vulgar_a for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v not_o owe_v to_o themselves_o but_o to_o the_o learned_a 41_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o division_n among_o christian_n arise_v from_o the_o read_n of_o the_o bible_n by_o the_o vulgar_a yet_o it_o will_v not_o be_v sufficient_a reason_n for_o deny_v the_o bible_n to_o they_o p._n 42_o ii_o the_o second_o mischief_n viz._n if_o the_o bible_n be_v allow_v the_o vulgar_a there_o will_v be_v as_o many_o different_a bibles_n among_o they_o as_o there_o be_v head_n p._n 43_o that_o every_o difference_n in_o sense_n make_v not_o a_o different_a bible_n p._n 44_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o reason_n appear_v in_o that_o 1._o it_o be_v of_o equal_a force_n against_o the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n by_o the_o learned_a yea_o of_o much_o great_a p._n 45_o 2._o where_o the_o vulgar_a be_v not_o permit_v to_o read_v the_o bible_n there_o be_v as_o many_o different_a bibles_n in_o the_o representer_n sense_n as_o where_o they_o be_v p._n 46_o 3._o the_o argument_n retort_v p._n 47_o iii_o the_o three_o mischief_n may_v also_o be_v object_v with_o as_o much_o reason_n against_o the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n by_o the_o learned_a particular_o by_o the_o roman_a bishop_n cardinal_n and_o pope_n p._n 48_o sect_n iii_o the_o reason_n the_o representer_n give_v why_o the_o vulgar_a so_o differ_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n be_v two_o viz._n the_o obscurity_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o set_n up_o every_o man_n private_a reason_n to_o be_v judge_n of_o it_o p._n 50_o 1._o the_o obscurity_n of_o the_o scripture_n ibid._n what_o the_o protestant_n affirm_v of_o the_o plainness_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o the_o ancient_a father_n what_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n former_o and_o what_o many_o learned_a romanist_n of_o this_o present_a age_n have_v affirm_v p._n 51_o that_o the_o disagreement_n about_o the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o obscurity_n of_o it_o p._n 52_o from_o whence_o this_o disagreement_n proceed_v p._n 53_o 2._o the_o set_n up_o every_o man_n be_v private_a reason_n to_o be_v judge_n of_o scripture_n p._n 54_o the_o protestant_n make_v not_o reason_n judge_v of_o scripture_n as_o the_o socinian_o do_v ibid._n they_o make_v reason_n no_o otherwise_o judge_n than_o as_o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n have_v allow_v &_o command_v p._n 55_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n notwithstanding_o their_o loud_a cry_n against_o private_a reason_n make_v it_o judge_n as_o much_o as_o protestant_n p._n 56_o his_o argument_n from_o the_o oneness_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n answer_v and_o retort_v p._n 57_o 58_o etc._n etc._n his_o other_o argument_n from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n the_o creed_n heb._n 13._o 17._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 15._o mat._n 18._o 17._o answer_v p._n 61_o 62_o etc._n etc._n chap._n iu._n the_o false_a construction_n or_o wrong_a inference_n as_o the_o representer_n call_v they_o which_o the_o protestant_n make_v from_o this_o practice_n be_v three_o 1._o that_o the_o vulgar_a papist_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o word_n of_o god._n 2._o that_o they_o take_v up_o all_o their_o belief_n upon_o trust_n 3._o that_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o read_v the_o bible_n be_v for_o fear_v lest_o they_o shall_v discover_v the_o error_n of_o their_o religion_n p._n 65_o sect_n i._o the_o first_o protestant_a inference_n justify_v and_o the_o representer_n reason_n to_o the_o contrary_a show_v to_o be_v idle_a and_o insignificant_a p._n 65_o 66_o 67_o &c_n &c_n sect_n ii_o that_o the_o vulgar_a papist_n take_v all_o his_o belief_n upon_o trust_n p._n 7â—_n this_o show_v in_o each_o of_o those_o head_n mention_v by_o the_o representer_n and_o the_o absurdity_n of_o his_o reason_n to_o the_o contrary_a maâ—_n manifest_v p._n 71_o 72_o 7â—_n sect_n iii_o the_o three_o inference_n vindicate_v and_o his_o two_o reason_n â—_o it_o show_v to_o be_v of_o no_o force_n p._n â—â—_o no_o thanks_o to_o they_o that_o the_o bible_n be_v not_o deny_v the_o learned_a p._n â—â—_o that_o it_o be_v the_o bible_n itself_o they_o look_v upon_o as_o mischievous_a p._n â—â—_o some_o learned_a man_n not_o so_o well_o qualify_v to_o discover_v their_o â—â—rors_n as_o some_o of_o the_o vulgar_a p._n â—â—_o many_o of_o their_o learned_a man_n have_v discover_v their_o error_n p._n â—â—_o why_o more_o liberty_n be_v give_v to_o their_o vulgar_a here_o in_o englaâ—â—_n than_o in_o other_o country_n p._n â—â—_o that_o the_o vulgar_a here_o in_o england_n have_v discover_v their_o errâ—â—_n p_o â—â—_o the_o people_n right_a to_o read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n assert_v though_o it_o be_v as_o evident_a as_o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v in_o print_n that_o the_o free_a use_n of_o it_o be_v by_o the_o roman_a clergy_n
by_o he_o he_o say_v there_o be_v infinite_a other_o 52._o other_o pag._n 52._o those_o infinite_a other_o i_o can_v say_v nothing_o to_o because_o i_o know_v not_o what_o they_o be_v if_o he_o please_v to_o tell_v we_o some_o of_o they_o for_o we_o can_v expect_v he_o shall_v ennumerate_v all_o because_o they_o be_v infinite_a they_o shall_v be_v consider_v all_o those_o he_o be_v please_v to_o mention_n be_v of_o the_o same_o kind_n viz._n the_o division_n that_o be_v among_o christian_n from_o the_o different_a sense_n they_o put_v upon_o the_o scripture_n thereby_o make_v as_o many_o bibles_n as_o there_o be_v men._n the_o unhappy_a division_n say_v he_o which_o be_v among_o christian_n sufficient_o inform_v he_o that_o to_o such_o reader_n as_o st._n peter_n call_v unwary_a and_o ignorant_a how_o ever_o wise_a they_o may_v think_v themselves_o arianism_n may_v be_v as_o obvious_a in_o this_o book_n as_o christ_n divinity_n and_o that_o when_o such_o a_o one_o undertake_v the_o interpretation_n of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o hazard_n whether_o at_o the_o end_n he_o come_v out_o quaker_n anabaptist_n presbyterian_a independent_a muggletonian_n socinian_n or_o atheist_n it_o be_v a_o venture_n whether_o the_o trinity_n shall_v have_v place_n in_o his_o creed_n or_o no_o whether_o he_o will_v allow_v of_o baptism_n or_o any_o sacrament_n and_o whether_o cruelty_n cut_v of_o throat_n oppression_n tyranny_n dethrone_v of_o king_n and_o murder_n of_o prince_n shall_v not_o with_o he_o become_v a_o necessary_a duty_n and_o a_o true_a serve_v of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n 52._o etc._n pag._n 52._o and_o in_o another_o place_n the_o reason_n he_o give_v why_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v not_o general_o allow_v to_o the_o vulgar_a be_v this_o that_o there_o may_v not_o be_v as_o many_o different_a bibles_n among_o they_o as_o there_o be_v head_n 54._o head_n pag._n 54._o which_o be_v in_o effect_n the_o same_o with_o the_o former_a and_o in_o a_o three_o that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o thus_o in_o several_a people_z but_o even_o the_o same_o person_n many_o time_n have_v the_o faculty_n of_o multiply_v the_o word_n of_o god_n 57_o god_n chap._n 9_o pag._n 57_o that_o be_v by_o read_v the_o scripture_n man_n be_v not_o only_o divide_v one_o from_o another_o but_o the_o same_o person_n be_v at_o different_a time_n divide_v from_o himself_o by_o put_v one_o sense_n upon_o they_o at_o one_o time_n and_o another_o at_z another_z i_o shall_v observe_v one_o thing_n by_o the_o way_n before_o i_o come_v to_o expose_v the_o folly_n of_o this_o way_n of_o reason_v have_v not_o this_o gentleman_n vain_o presume_v that_o the_o vulgar_a of_o our_o communion_n be_v as_o ignorant_a as_o those_o of_o his_o own_o in_o other_o country_n he_o will_v not_o have_v lay_v so_o great_a stress_n upon_o these_o word_n of_o st._n peter_n the_o unlearned_a and_o unstable_a and_o repeat_v they_o thrice_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o one_o half_a sheet_n though_o perhaps_o for_o a_o disguise_n in_o the_o word_n now_o cite_v he_o put_v unwary_a and_o ignorant_a instead_o of_o unlearned_a and_o unstable_a since_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o prove_v what_o he_o design_n that_o they_o be_v a_o fair_a argument_n for_o the_o contrary_n for_o as_o i_o before_o observe_v can_v the_o unlearned_a have_v wrest_v the_o scripture_n have_v they_o not_o read_v they_o and_o if_o because_o they_o wrest_v they_o they_o be_v to_o be_v forbid_v to_o read_v they_o will_v not_o the_o apostle_n when_o the_o matter_n require_v it_o have_v tell_v they_o so_o and_o give_v this_o in_o charge_n to_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n have_v he_o be_v of_o the_o same_o judgement_n with_o his_o successor_n at_o rome_n for_o the_o last_o three_o or_o four_o hundred_o year_n be_v it_o possible_a he_o shall_v have_v forget_v this_o i_o appeal_v to_o the_o representer'_v own_o conscience_n do_v he_o think_v it_o be_v st._n peter_n intention_n that_o this_o epistle_n of_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v read_v by_o those_o to_o who_o he_o write_v it_o if_o not_o he_o intend_v it_o shall_v be_v read_v by_o the_o vulgar_a for_o it_o be_v certain_a it_o be_v write_v to_o such_o i_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o the_o particular_a consideration_n of_o these_o mischief_n which_o though_o all_o as_o i_o say_v before_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n yet_o because_o to_o make_v the_o great_a show_n the_o representer_n have_v put_v they_o into_o a_o different_a dress_n of_o word_n and_o discourse_v of_o they_o apart_o in_o three_o several_a chapter_n 9_o chapter_n chap._n 7._o 8_o 9_o lest_o i_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o wave_v any_o thing_n material_a to_o his_o purpose_n i_o shall_v also_o speak_v to_o they_o several_o and_o they_o be_v these_o i._n the_o many_o division_n that_o be_v among_o christian_n 52._o christian_n chap._n 7._o p._n 52._o ii_o as_o many_o different_a bibles_n as_o there_o be_v different_a head_n 54._o head_n chap._n 8._o p._n 54._o iii_o not_o only_o several_a people_n but_o even_o the_o same_o person_n many_o time_n have_v the_o faculty_n of_o multiply_v the_o word_n of_o god_n i._n god_n chap._n 9_o p._n 57_o mischief_n i._n i._o have_v just_a before_o speak_v of_o the_o many_o unhappy_a division_n among_o christian_n he_o say_v that_o these_o and_o infinite_a other_o mischief_n arise_v from_o the_o free_a permit_v the_o bible_n among_o the_o multitude_n 52._o multitude_n pag._n 52._o now_o if_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o purpose_n his_o meaning_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v that_o all_o these_o many_o unhappy_a division_n arise_v from_o this_o cause_n only_o or_o at_o least_o from_o this_o cause_n principal_o and_o therefore_o no_o more_o be_v here_o needful_a than_o to_o discover_v the_o falseness_n of_o this_o assertion_n however_o i_o shall_v be_v more_o liberal_a and_o show_v these_o two_o thing_n 1._o that_o what_o be_v here_o affirm_v be_v notorious_o false_a 2._o that_o in_o case_n it_o be_v true_a it_o will_v not_o be_v of_o force_n to_o infer_v the_o conclusion_n viz._n that_o the_o read_n of_o the_o bible_n ought_v to_o be_v deny_v to_o the_o vulgar_a first_o it_o be_v notorious_o false_a that_o all_o the_o unhappy_a division_n among_o christian_n take_v their_o rise_n either_o only_a or_o chief_o from_o the_o free_a permit_v of_o the_o bible_n among_o the_o multitude_n this_o will_v be_v evident_a by_o consider_v these_o five_o thing_n 1._o that_o there_o be_v division_n among_o the_o ancient_a guide_n or_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n 2._o that_o there_o have_v be_v and_o still_o be_v division_n yea_o as_o many_o among_o the_o learned_a of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o among_o the_o protestant_n 3._o that_o the_o learned_a romanist_n be_v divide_v among_o themselves_o in_o all_o those_o point_n in_o which_o they_o be_v divide_v from_o protestant_n 4._o that_o those_o very_a pernicious_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n which_o the_o representer_n himself_o mention_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o learned_a and_o especial_o from_o the_o learned_a of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o therefore_o 5._o that_o the_o division_n among_o the_o vulgar_a for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v not_o owe_v to_o themselves_o but_o to_o the_o learned_a 1._o there_o be_v division_n among_o the_o ancient_a guide_n and_o pastor_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o in_o matter_n of_o as_o great_a moment_n as_o those_o be_v in_o which_o the_o protestant_n be_v divide_v as_o between_o st._n irenaeus_n and_o victor_n st._n cyprian_n and_o stephen_n st._n chrysostom_n and_o theophilus_n st._n jerom_n and_o ruffinus_n st._n cyril_n and_o theodoret_n the_o bishop_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o those_o also_o of_o sardica_n etc._n etc._n i_o wish_v those_o division_n and_o many_o other_o among_o the_o ancient_a bishop_n be_v not_o too_o well_o know_v to_o need_v any_o proof_n now_o can_v the_o representer_n say_v that_o these_o division_n spring_v from_o permit_v the_o bible_n to_o the_o multitude_n i_o trow_v not_o 2._o 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