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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	authority_n	believe_v	church_n	3,588	5	5.7037	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49463	The life of faith Wherein is shewed the general use of faith in all the passages of a Christians life. Together with a discourse of right judgment on Joh.7.24. By H. Lukin.	Lukin, H. (Henry), 1628-1719.	1660 (1660)	Wing L3477; ESTC R213826	80,145	275

Bellarmine's Controversies or Gregory de Valentia in any shop in Italy because these men do fairly lay down the Arguments of their Adversaries When Vergerius he that we read so much of in the Story of Sp●●● came to read the Writings of the Lutherans with an intent to confute them that he might vindicate himself from the suspicion of favouring their cause which had hindered his preferment he was so borne down with the force of truth in them that he became a Lutheran indeed which he was only suspected to be before The like is reported concerning Pighius Some have observed that the same word in the Hebrew signifieth the ears and a pair of ballances Implying that we should weigh things with both ears before we judge Yet I would not here perswade any to the Sceptick 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to suspend their judgement till they hear every thing which can be said on both sides or rather because they think when matters seem to be cast one way something may possibly be said on the other side to praeponderate Neither do I think it necessary or possible for every one to examine whatever is said or written pro and con in every point We may believe many truths which we cannot answer all objections against and there are many opinions which are not fit to be candidates or probationers to stand for a place in mens minds only that which I would perswade men to is a due pondering of such things as have a probability of truth according to their capacities or opportunities and advantages that what they believe they may believe upon good grounds and with due moderation towards others that so they may not change their opinion as they change their company and be of the same mind with every one which they hear or read maintain any thing with a few fair plausible words And that they may not ●ail or at least wonder at every one that is not of their judgement thinking they must needs be either stupidly ignorant or self-condemned It is obvious to every considering man that those that are most ignorant and unstudied are most confident and censorious qui pauca considerat facilè pronunciat When those that hear what both sides have to say though their judgments are not born down with the force of their adversaries arguments yet they may see so much in them as may induce them to think that they differ conscientiously and are not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or wilfully blind Secondly Let us take heed upon what grounds we judge any thing to be either true or false because many things stand upon the same foundation and upon the same ground that we admit or refuse one thing we may admit or refuse many others 2 Thes 2.2 The Apostle beseeches the Thessalonians that they be not soon shaken in their mind or troubled either by Word or Spirit or Letter as from them the particular thing whereof he warns them had no great evill in it but he was afraid of the means whereby they went about to seduce them ver 3. Let no man deceive you by any means If they did by these means perswade them to this they might by the same means perswade them to things of more dangerous consequence if any should endeavour to impose upon us some harmeless opinion and to perswade hereto tell us it was revealed to him or given in to him of God if we believe him upon this ground he may as easily press upon us the foulest errours if we admit any thing upon Apostolical tradition how do we know what may be obtruded upon us under that pretence Many urge their opinions upon us because they are in so many words in Scripture if this be sufficient to draw us to their beliefs we may as well believe that God hath hands and eyes and ears and so turn Anthropomorphites or almost any thing So others cry out when we would commend some truths to them as the Macedonians of old 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 where do you find any such thing in the Scripture Shew me it in so many words tell not me of inferences and consequences when if they will reject any thing upon this ground they may reject the Scripture it self Doubtless There are many among the Papists wiser men than to believe many of the dotages of the Church of Rome but that admitting things upon the Authority of the Church whatever is recommended to them thereby that is by the Pope or a Council must be believed how repugnant soever it be either to sense or reason Thirdly Let us take heed of depending upon the authority of men however eminent for Learning and Godliness these indeed have a great advantage for finding out Truth and they may be of much use to us for informing us thereof but it is one thing to teach and another thing to dictate Debetur consulenti reverentia cum non debetur fides affirmanti If a man tell me what he believes and upon what ground he believes it if his ground be an in artificial Argument or if it be a clear divine testimony he makes his own knowledge mine and I know it as well as he but if a man dictate a thing only to me and tell me it is truth I must not believe it presently because he saith it And though we are to have a reverent esteem of the judgment of those that are learned and godly yet it is no sin for us to suspend our assent thereto till we see more reason for it than meerly because it is their judgement for God doth many times leave such men for our trial Deut. 13.1 c. and the devill makes choice of such Instruments for his own credit quarit diabolus ab iis ornari as one saith and he could get even into Peter Mat. 16.23 The Man of God 1 King 13.7 withstood the offer of Jeroboam but was seduced by the old Prophet ver 18. Those that have not been prevailed with by all the Arguments of learned men have been easily misled by such as have been of great esteem for godliness How much hurt was done by Tertullian and Origen men famous for Learning and Piety we may see in Vincentius Lerinensis c. 23 24. So Priscillian being a man of quick parts great reading much fluency of speech of a noble family free from covetousness yet as free from lavish profuseness drew multitudes of all sorts after him Sulpitius Severus Lib. 2. And as for learned men it is true which one observes of them that they ordinarily judge of the truth and waies of God according to that kind of Learning which they most excell in reducing every thing to the trial of that which they addict themselves to the study of like the Musician that being asked what the soul was defined it Harmony So amongst those that addict themselves to the search of Antiquity many times that complaint of Tertullian is true De