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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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152._o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v understand_v of_o those_o that_o desire_v their_o salvation_n as_o well_o of_o itself_o as_o compare_v with_o itself_o c._n 4._o p._n 111._o s._n peter_n say_v not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o obscurity_n in_o the_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n brentius_n in_o his_o prolegomenies_fw-la contra_fw-la sotum_fw-la they_o babble_v that_o the_o scripture_n be_v obscure_a and_o therefore_o need_v interpretation_n sutclif_n in_o his_o challenge_n c._n 3._o p._n 94._o papist_n slander_v the_o scripture_n as_o if_o they_o be_v dark_a and_o hard_o to_o be_v understand_v and_o thus_o they_o write_v when_o they_o exhort_v all_o man_n weeman_n and_o child_n to_o read_v the_o scripture_n or_o say_v that_o they_o know_v every_o parcel_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o be_v god_n word_n by_o the_o matter_n contain_v therein_o for_o how_o can_v they_o know_v every_o part_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o be_v god_n word_n by_o the_o matter_n 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see_v of_o it_o we_o have_v no_o clear_a and_o express_a word_n of_o god_n smidelin_a l._n contra_fw-la hosium_n p._n 169._o faith_n be_v not_o faith_n but_o a_o uncertain_a opinion_n which_o do_v not_o rely_v upon_o some_o express_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n wigandus_fw-la apud_fw-la schusselburg_n to_o 7._o catal._n heret_fw-la p._n 681._o only_o those_o dogme_n be_v to_o be_v avoch_v and_o teach_v scripture_n who_o very_a word_n or_o equivalent_a be_v in_o scripture_n in_o the_o church_n who_o very_a word_n or_o equivalent_a be_v in_o scripture_n protestant_n in_o conference_n at_o ratisbone_n sess_v 10._o p._n 310._o there_o can_v by_o the_o church_n testimony_n any_o new_a or_o peculiar_a dogme_n be_v devise_v which_o afterward_o may_v be_v add_v to_o the_o other_o dogme_n express_v in_o scripture_n caluin_n in_o gratulat_fw-la ad_fw-la praecentorem_fw-la p._n 337._o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v beleve_v which_o be_v not_o express_v in_o scripture_n contra_fw-la heshusium_n p._n 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cause_n the_o chief_a principle_n or_o ground_n of_o faith_n and_o into_o which_o divine_a faith_n be_v resolve_v whitaker_n contro_n 1._o q._n 6._o c._n 7._o i_o grant_v that_o ireney_n say_v some_o have_v scripture_n faith_n have_v without_o scripture_n faith_n and_o no_o scripture_n some_o barbarian_n for_o a_o time_n have_v no_o scripture_n for_o some_o time_n doctrine_n may_v be_v keep_v entire_a without_o write_v necessary_a scripture_n not_o simple_o necessary_a hence_o he_o conclude_v that_o scripture_n be_v not_o simple_o necessary_a right_o and_o the_o same_o general_o all_o protestant_n confess_v and_o contro_n 2._o q._n 5._o c._n 18._o p._n 548._o many_o may_v be_v good_a christian_n who_o never_o read_v scripture_n ibid._n q_o 3._o c._n 3._o p._n 320._o it_o may_v be_v that_o there_o be_v many_o christian_n who_o know_v not_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n nor_o ever_o see_v any_o book_n but_o if_o scripture_n be_v the_o formal_a cause_n and_o ground_n of_o faith_n faith_n 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motive_n not_o the_o only_a sufficient_a mean_n not_o the_o ground_n or_o last_o resolution_n of_o their_o faith_n what_o be_v then_o the_o ground_n or_o into_o what_o do_v these_o man_n resolve_v their_o faith_n but_o into_o some_o special_a private_a revelation_n of_o which_o thus_o whitaker_n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr scrip._n p._n 91._o it_o be_v schismatical_a fanatical_a furious_a to_o boast_v of_o or_o catch_v revelation_n now_o beside_o the_o scripture_n see_v laude_n sec_fw-la 16._o p._n 71_o 72._o 73._o 74_o twelfh_n chapter_n whether_o protestant_n have_v the_o scripture_n from_o catholics_n or_o no_o first_o section_n protestant_n sometime_o affirm_v lvther_o in_o c._n 1._o galat._n to_o 5._o fol._n 293._o we_o have_v indeed_o the_o scripture_n papist_n protestant_n have_v the_o scripture_n from_o papist_n and_o the_o sacrament_n from_o the_o papist_n in_o 16._o joan._n to_o 4._o german_n fol._n 227._o we_o be_v force_v to_o grant_v that_o we_o receive_v the_o holy_a scripture_n 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down_o a_o sentence_n different_a from_o apostolical_a doctrine_n and_o tit._n the_o scripture_n plain_o a●uocheth_v that_o he_o hold_v it_o not_o for_o authentical_a hence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o protestant_n agree_v not_o about_o their_o canon_n or_o rule_n of_o their_o faith_n for_o lutheran_n reject_v s._n james_n epistle_n as_o also_o diverse_a other_o which_o caluinist_n account_v part_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o part_n of_o god_n word_n evident_a also_o that_o caluinist_n must_v judge_v their_o brother_n lutheran_n to_o have_v a_o most_o desperate_a cause_n for_o as_o whitaker_n write_v respon_o ad_fw-la rat._n 1._o campiani_n who_o can_v defend_v their_o religion_n unless_o they_o lie_v violent_a hand_n upon_o the_o scripture_n and_o break_v the_o sacred_a authority_n of_o divine_a book_n they_o must_v needs_o have_v a_o naughty_a and_o desperate_a cause_n but_o so_o do_v all_o protestant_n who_o deny_a s._n james_n epist_n morton_z to_z 2._o apol._n 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 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church_n c._n 5._o p._n