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A64788
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A letter to the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq., defending the divine authority of the Holy Scripture and that it alone is the rule of faith in answer to Father Simon's Critical history of the Old Testament / written by C.M. Du Veil.
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Veil, Charles-Marie de, 1630-1685.
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Wing V176; ESTC R6969
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cyprian_a as_o canonical_a but_o i_o judge_v of_o they_o by_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n and_o what_o in_o they_o be_v congruous_a to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n i_o receive_v with_o due_a praise_n to_o he_o but_o what_o be_v incongruous_a i_o reject_v with_o his_o leave_n in_o short_a this_o abridgement_n be_v unknown_a to_o the_o council_n see_v they_o place_v the_o scripture_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o to_o serve_v for_o a_o rule_n to_o their_o decision_n which_o will_v have_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n if_o there_o have_v be_v in_o all_o time_n in_o the_o church_n a_o abridgement_n of_o religion_n independent_a of_o the_o scripture_n father_n simons_n say_v that_o the_o apostle_n preach_v the_o gospel_n before_o they_o write_v it_o and_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o st._n irenaeus_n there_o be_v still_o several_a church_n who_o believe_v in_o the_o gospel_n by_o tradition_n without_o have_v see_v it_o in_o write_v serve_v little_a to_o authorize_v his_o 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vnde_fw-la scis_fw-la illos_fw-la unius_fw-la very_fw-la &_o veracissimi_fw-la dei_fw-la spiritu_fw-la esse_fw-la humano_fw-la generi_fw-la ministratos_fw-la thou_o have_v persuade_v i_o that_o those_o who_o do_v not_o believe_v in_o thy_o book_n not_o those_o who_o do_v believe_v be_v guilty_a nor_o be_v they_o to_o be_v give_v ear_n to_o if_o they_o shall_v by_o chance_n say_v whence_o know_v thou_o that_o they_o be_v administer_v to_o humane_a kind_a in_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o most_o true_a and_o upright_o god_n i_o have_v nothing_o more_o sir_n then_o to_o make_v a_o end_n with_o beseech_v you_o to_o thank_v god_n for_o i_o that_o he_o have_v give_v i_o by_o his_o mercy_n that_o precious_a gift_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o persuade_v i_o to_o renounce_v the_o idolatry_n heterodox_n tradition_n &_o superstitious_a noveity_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n &_o to_o embrace_v a_o orthodox_n communion_n which_o profess_v to_o love_v the_o brotherhood_n fear_v god_n and_o honour_v 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the_o philosopher_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o the_o philosopher_n be_v obscure_a whereas_o the_o apostle_n and_o prophet_n be_v the_o common_a master_n of_o the_o universe_n have_v write_v after_o so_o clear_a a_o manner_n that_o every_o capacity_n may_v be_v instruct_v in_o their_o doctrine_n by_o the_o read_n alone_o thereof_o and_o in_o the_o same_o homily_n that_o doctor_n maintain_v that_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n be_v the_o source_n of_o the_o corrupt_a moral_n as_o well_o as_o of_o all_o the_o heresy_n st._n augustin_n in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n say_v chap._n 9_o in_o iis_fw-la quae_fw-la aperte_fw-la in_o scriptura_fw-la posita_fw-la sunt_fw-la inveniuntur_fw-la illa_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la continent_n fidem_fw-la moresque_fw-la vivendi_fw-la in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v plain_o lay_v down_o in_o scripture_n be_v find_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o pertain_v to_o faith_n and_o the_o 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in_o the_o seven_o chap._n of_o the_o three_o book_n of_o his_o critical_a history_n that_o holy_a doctor_n suppose_v say_v he_o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v obscure_a and_o hard_a to_o be_v understand_v and_o yet_o he_o add_v that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n what_o be_v obscure_a in_o one_o place_n be_v find_v lay_v plain_o open_a in_o another_o and_o that_o what_o regard_v the_o belief_n and_o manner_n be_v much_o more_o clear_o express_v in_o the_o bible_n than_o all_o the_o rest_n now_o to_o read_v the_o thought_n of_o st._n augustin_n in_o the_o book_n of_o father_n simon_n that_o doctor_n seem_v only_o to_o assert_v that_o common_o the_o scripture_n be_v clear_a in_o what_o concern_v the_o belief_n and_o manner_n nay_o and_o more_o clear_a than_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n but_o st._n augustine_n say_v more_o in_o the_o word_n cite_v for_o he_o say_v absolute_o that_o all_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v and_o do_v be_v find_v clear_o in_o the_o scripture_n &_o therefore_o according_a 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