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A83012 The confident questionist questioned: or, the examination of the doctrine delivered by Mr. Thomas Willes in certain queries. Published by Mr. Jeremiah Ives. Examined by counter-queries. By N.E. with a letter of Mr. Tho. Willes. N. E. 1658 (1658) Wing E18; Thomason E934_3; ESTC R207678 33,986 58

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The Confident Questionist Questioned OR The Examination of the DOCTRINE Delivered by Mr. THOMAS WILLES in certain QVERIES Published by Mr. Jeremiah Ives Examined by COUNTER-QUERIES By N. E. With a Letter of Mr. Tho. Willes Gal. 1.6 I marvel that you are so soon removed from Him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another Gospel 7 Which is not another but there bee some that trouble you and would pervert the Gospel of Christ 8 But though wee or an Angel from heaven preach any other Gospel unto you then that which wee have preached unto you let him bee accursed 9 As wee said before so say I now again if any man preach any other Gospel unto you then that you have received let him bee accursed 2 Tim. 3.13 Evil men and seducers shall waxe worse and worse deceiving and being deceived 14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of knowing of whom thou hast learned them LONDON Printed for Tho. Newberry and are to bee sold at his shop in Sweetings-Rents in Cornhil near the Exchange 1658. Reader IF thou art a Friend to the Truth probably thou hast been somewhat ere this grieved to see the Host of Israel routed and the Philistims to carry the sacred Ark into their Idol-Temple to see the Ministry so much shattered and uncircumcised ones to take the holy Gospel and dispense it after their own humane inventions Blessed be God that this Foundation-Truth is undertaken to be rescued and that by a worthy hand for thou if thou hast heard wilt say with many more that we have cause to bless God for that light and discovery of the truth there hath been and for that satisfaction that was given to many honest hearts I doubt not but by this time Mr. Ives his Queries have fallen into thy hands I shall not so far question thy judgement as to say that he hath staggered thee in the belief of what Mr. Willes hath delivered If he hath to settle thee who art too soon moved I have sent thee some Counter-Queries Judge and try and then I hope thou wilt blush at thy inconstancy And for a further settlement I advise thee to attend Mr. Willes his Lecture in Crooked-Lane But if thou art an enemy to the Truth I am confident thou hast sung many Iopaeans and hast triumphed before the victory 's got Should Mr. Brooks or his Church invite this man to be the Patron of their cause we might guess them miserably baffled and that they have too much inclination to his other Errors thou canst not expect that Mr. Willes by taking notice of these slight Queries should hinder his more serious discussion of this weighty point which hee hath undertaken in the foresaid Lecture Seriously and impartially Catechise the Questionist by the Questions a meaner hand hath prepared try if here is not enough to puzzle him Modesty forbids to say more I have printed a letter of Mr. Willes his for thy satisfaction in some things which I received for my own If I have mistook in any thing as a Christian forgive because not wilfull and learn not in any thing to attribute the weaknese of the Author to the cause I could wish that thou and I could prevail with Mr. Willes to publish his solid and serious Discourses concerning this subject that the enemies may bee confounded Christians established and directed the Truth vindicated seduced ones reduced For which blessed effect I should joyn with thee in prayer who am Thy Christian Brother N. E. The Coppy of a Letter to Mr. Willes Mr. Willes I Lately met with a Book of Mr. Ives that questions your confidence in the truth I judge him too bold if not worse seeing his grounds and warrant for it are so slight For truly my mean judgement is scarcely shaken much less routed by this assault I begge not therefore your Reply to recruit your Cause neither do I think any else do cry out for your help but those that are more affraid than hurt I only desire to bee informed of some private and personal transactions which hee hints and of some Expressions hee lays to your charge 1 In what sense you assert the baptizing of the children of wicked Parents Q. 40. I suppose you mean only of those that are Church-members and not cast out as having a visible right 2 I desire to know what were your own words concerning the fifth Monarchy men Q. 42. 3 Whether did you positively assert him to bee a Jesuit or not Q. 47. 4 And I pray give mee some brief account concerning your private discourse with him An Advertisement concerning these Particulars will bee satisfaction both to mee and to others If any thing shall appear in print in answer to the whole it will begge your Patronage of its cause your pardon of its weaknesse this only I further crave viz. that you will love and pray for him who is Your Friend and Servant N. E. The Answer I received to this Letter followeth THE Coppy of Mr. Willes his Letter Sir THe Book or printed Papers you speak of were sent to my hand from the Author himself who if you know him not was once a souldier is now by Trade a Chees-monger and for Sect an Anabaptist Hee came openly to oppose mee at my Lecture at Fish-street-hill whereby hee occasioned a very great disturbance which might have proved to his own peril But for the pacification of the tumult I openly declared to all the people that if any of them had any thing to object against the Doctrine by mee delivered if they would bee pleased to signifie their objections to mee in Word or Writing at any convenient time I would answer all that were material in my further prosecution of that subject at Michaels Crooked-lane Hereupon Mr. Ives with some others came unto mee pretending to desire satisfaction though as it afterwards appeared the intent was rather opposition The principal thing that Mr. Ives stuck upon was the Call of our first Reformers Two principles I propounded to him as the grounds of his satisfaction which were no other than what I had publickly delivered viz. 1 That Ministers in an ordinary way and case were to bee ordained by Ministers 2 That in a case of necessity where there were no Ministers to ordain fit persons might become Ministers without ordination For a positive Law gives place to necessity Mat. 12. 1-5 Both these hee owned and acknowledged to bee true before sundry witnesses and particularly declared his high esteem of the latter Hereupon I offered him satisfaction as to the call of our first Reformers after the prevalency of Popery in the Land For if hee would say the Popish Priests and Bishops were no Ministers of Christ and had no power to ordain then did the case of Necessity warrant the Call of our first Reformers for as much as then there was no such Ordination as hee would acknowledge valid to bee had But if hee should say