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A secure and prudent choice of beliefe. Written by a student in diuinity
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Floyd, John, 1572-1649.
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STC 11115; ESTC S114863
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which_o we_o â—â—ceive_v not_o perfect_o from_o the_o bare_a letteâ—_n but_o by_o the_o help_n of_o prudent_a rule_n which_o to_o reject_v be_v dangerous_a especialâ—_n on_o their_o part_n that_o deny_v article_n probâ—â—bly_o deliver_v 54._o in_o conclusion_n of_o this_o chapter_n will_v answer_v one_o objection_n by_o man_n esteem_v a_o secure_a quietus_n est_fw-la they_o say_v god_n oblige_v not_o man_n to_o impossiblâ—_n tie_v since_o then_o at_o least_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n oâ—_n people_n can_v discern_v those_o difference_n wherein_o learned_a man_n do_v disagreeâ—ech_v one_o may_v secure_o rest_v in_o that_o religion_n he_o be_v teach_v believe_v the_o creeâ—_n etc._n etc._n this_o discourse_n suppose_v holy_a scripture_n the_o only_a rule_n of_o belief_n about_o thâ—_n true_a sense_n whereof_o since_o it_o be_v evident_a learned_a man_n do_v not_o agree_v and_o no_o private_a man_n can_v be_v judge_n between_o these_o difference_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o who_o rely_v only_o upon_o scripture_n can_v be_v secure_a that_o his_o disbeliefe_n be_v true_a or_o that_o he_o refuse_v not_o to_o believe_v what_o he_o be_v command_v to_o believe_v under_o pain_n of_o damnation_n to_o say_v that_o every_o one_o may_v secure_o believe_v according_a as_o he_o understand_v be_v but_o a_o desperate_a shift_n and_o conclude_v a_o impossibility_n of_o any_o heresy_n the_o objection_n than_o convince_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o church_n as_o a_o live_a rule_n for_o god_n oblige_v we_o not_o to_o impossibility_n but_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o to_o discern_v the_o monstrous_a difference_n of_o private_a man_n interpretation_n of_o god_n word_n therefore_o he_o oblige_v not_o to_o the_o belief_n of_o his_o word_n upon_o these_o private_a interpretation_n but_o he_o oblige_v we_o to_o believe_v therefore_o by_o some_o other_o way_n then_o by_o scripture_n alone_o he_o make_v it_o possible_a this_o can_v be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o church_n the_o conclusion_n 55._o thus_o i_o have_v sufficient_o show_v the_o security_n of_o believer_n exemplify_v in_o a_o few_o article_n most_o in_o question_n contain_v no_o harm_n nor_o opposite_a to_o any_o know_a law_n of_o god_n as_o the_o better_a part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n ever_o have_v witness_v but_o at_o least_o most_o probable_o conformable_a to_o christ_n express_a word_n i_o see_v not_o what_o part_n of_o this_o can_v be_v doubt_v consequent_o to_o this_o i_o have_v also_o show_v in_o what_o manifest_a danger_n disbeliever_n be_v first_o by_o reject_v and_o contemn_v the_o authority_n of_o a_o ancient_a church_n &_o the_o only_o know_v church_n when_o luther_n begin_v this_o deny_v belief_n confess_v to_o have_v be_v the_o true_a church_n and_o as_o yet_o not_o convict_v of_o corruption_n in_o faith_n nor_o as_o much_o as_o charge_v by_o any_o great_a authority_n than_o itself_o let_v they_o take_v heed_n that_o be_v not_o speak_v of_o they_o he_o that_o despise_v you_o despise_v i_o who_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v repute_v as_o a_o heathen_a and_o publican_n second_o by_o choose_v the_o disbelieve_a part_n out_o of_o seem_a reason_n expose_v themselves_o to_o needle_n danger_n of_o that_o sentence_n who_o will_v not_o believe_v etc._n etc._n for_o if_o the_o contrary_a belief_n must_v be_v suppose_v probable_a as_o undoubted_o it_o must_v than_o the_o disbeliefe_n may_v with_o probability_n be_v a_o denial_n of_o christ_n word_n consequent_o may_v be_v it_o deserve_v damnation_n this_o be_v evident_a to_o reason_n and_o no_o judicious_a man_n can_v deny_v it_o if_o any_o fear_n that_o as_o disbeliefe_n of_o what_o christ_n deliver_v make_v he_o a_o liar_n so_o also_o belief_n of_o what_o he_o deliver_v not_o let_v they_o but_o observe_v the_o disparity_n between_o believer_n &_o disbeliever_n those_o deny_v what_o christ_n deliver_v as_o manifest_o as_o he_o deliver_v other_o truth_n but_o believer_n upon_o the_o same_o ground_n that_o move_v they_o to_o belief_n of_o other_o article_n suppose_v the_o point_n controvert_v deliver_v by_o christ_n which_o if_o they_o be_v not_o deliver_v they_o be_v only_o guilty_a of_o mistake_n not_o of_o make_v christ_n a_o liar_n who_o then_o see_v not_o how_o much_o it_o concern_v a_o christian_a not_o rash_o to_o deny_v what_o ancient_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o church_n on_o true_a belief_n god_n favour_n depend_v on_o this_o our_o eternal_a welfare_n we_o expect_v but_o one_o death_n one_o irrevocable_a judgement_n one_o eternity_n of_o happiness_n or_o misery_n this_o be_v promise_v to_o disbeliefe_n that_o to_o true_a believer_n shall_v a_o christian_a adventure_n upon_o seem_a probability_n and_o leave_v security_n belief_n be_v secure_a void_a of_o harm_n to_o disbeliever_n it_o be_v say_v who_o will_v not_o believe_v shall_v be_v damn_v let_v then_o all_o disbeliever_n examine_v their_o disbeliefe_n and_o harken_v to_o the_o admonition_n of_o s._n augustin_n cap._n 1._o de_fw-fr baptis_n graviter_fw-la peccat_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la animae_fw-la pertinentibus_fw-la certis_fw-la incerta_fw-la praeponit_fw-la heavy_a be_v his_o sin_n who_o in_o matter_n concern_v the_o safety_n of_o his_o soul_n prefer_v uncertain_a mean_n before_o certain_a the_o content_n of_o this_o discourse_n the_o preface_n pag._n 3._o what_o choice_n ought_v a_o man_n to_o make_v concern_v the_o real_a presence_n of_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o last_o supper_n pag._n 11._o what_o of_o the_o mass_n pag._n 15._o what_o of_o confession_n and_o absolution_n common_o call_v the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n pag._n 16._o what_o of_o the_o church_n and_o one_o head_n thereof_o pag._n 18._o what_o concern_v the_o recommend_v our_o self_n to_o the_o intercession_n of_o saintes_n pag._n 22_o what_o choice_n may_v be_v secure_o make_v concern_v the_o make_n and_o worship_v the_o image_n of_o christ_n &_o his_o saint_n pag._n 25._o whether_o be_v holy_a scripture_n the_o only_a rule_n of_o our_o faith_n pag._n 35._o grant_v to_o disbeliever_n probability_n of_o reason_n yet_o their_o danger_n be_v certain_a pag._n 40._o the_o conclusion_n pag._n 48._o finis_fw-la the_o conviction_n of_o novelty_n and_o defence_n of_o antiquity_n or_o demonstrative_a argument_n of_o the_o falsity_n of_o the_o new_a religion_n of_o england_n and_o truth_n of_o the_o catholic_a roman_a faith_n deliver_v in_o twelve_o principal_a sylogisme_n and_o direct_v to_o the_o more_o scholastical_a wit_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o great_a brittany_n especial_o to_o the_o ingenious_a student_n of_o the_o two_o most_o renown_a university_n of_o oxford_n &_o cambrige_n author_n r._n b._n roman_n catholic_a and_o one_o of_o the_o english_a clergy_n and_o mission_n gratias_fw-la ago_o deo_fw-la meo_fw-la per_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la vobis_fw-la quia_fw-la fides_fw-la vestra_fw-la annuntiatur_fw-la in_o universo_fw-la mundo_fw-la rom._n 1.6_o qvisqvis_n es_fw-ge assertor_n novorum_n dogmatum_fw-la queso_fw-it te_fw-la ut_fw-la parcas_fw-la romanis_n auribus_fw-la parcas_fw-la fidei_fw-la quae_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolico_fw-la ore_fw-la laudata_fw-la est_fw-la s._n hier._n ep_v ad_fw-la pamachium_n &_o oceanum_n catvapoli_n apud_fw-la viduam_fw-la marci_n wyonis_n anno_fw-la m.dc.xxxii_o