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Scripture security for conscience. Reconciling the safety of truth with the safety of persons. By an honest counterplot to keep off the execution of an expected ordinance. With a Scripture catechisme very usefull in these times. For advancing unity. Suppressing errour. Stating present controversies. Vindicating the covenanted reformation.
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to seducing spirits and doctrines of Devils 1 Tim. 4.1 Q. 2 What think you of the ringleaders and teachers of such doctrines A. These resist the truth men of corrupt minds reprobate concerning the faith 2 Tim. 3.8 Q. 3 But may we not think them sincere seeing they professe much holinesse A. Having a form of godlinesse but denying the power thereof 2 Tim. 3.5 Q. 4 But so far as we can judge they are the redeemed of God how then can you think so hardly of them and their doctrines A. There shall be false teachers among you who privily shall bring in damnable heresies even denying the Lord that bought them 2 Pet. 2.1 Q. 5 But if they and their opinions were so grosse would they be followed by so many professors A. Many shall follow their pernicious wayes by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evill spoken of 2. Pet. 2.2 Q. 6 But the teachers are some of them knowing men and would they think you teach notorious falsehoods A. Speaking lies in hypocrisie having their conscience scared with a hot iron 1 Tim. 4.2 Q. 7 Those which you count the seducers amongst us cry out upon Antichrist and do not they then stand for the truth A. It is the last time and as ye have heard that Antichrist shall come even now are there many Antichrists whereby we know that it is the last time 1 John 2.18 Q. 8 But is it not strange that you should count these Antichrists who seeme rather Angels of light and Apostles A. Such are false Apostles deceitfull workers transforming themselves into the Apostles of Christ and no marvell for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the Ministers of righteousnesse 2 Cor. 11.13 14 15. Q. 9 But these men alledge Scripture for what they urge and can you say then that they follow the Devill as his ministers A. Then the Devill taketh him up into the holy city and setteth him on a pinacle of the Temple and saith unto him If thou be the Son of God cast thy self down for it is written He shall give his Angels charge concerning thee and in their hands they shall bear thee up lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone Mat. 4.5 6. Q. 10 Those whom you count the ministers of Satan do they not serve God according to their light A. They that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ but their own belly Rom. 16.18 Q. 11 You seem to imply that their hearts are corrupt as well as their judgements what corruption makes them seducers A. Through covetousnesse shall they with feighned words make merchandise of you 2 Pet. 2 3. Q. 12 But all of them seeme not to be covetous what corruption then sways the rest A. If any man teach otherwise and consent not to wholsome words even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to the Doctrine which is according to godlinesse he is proud knowing nothing but doting about questions and strifes of words whereof commeth envy strife railings evill surmisings perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth 1 Tim. 6.3 4 5. Q. 13 What is one maine part of their ambition A. Of your own selves shall men arise speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after them Act 20.30 Q. 14 Is the want of Learning in some of their teachers any cause of wresting the Scriptures A. In which are some things hard to be understood which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest as they do also the other Scriptures 2 Pet. 3.16 Q. 15 Do not the affecting of new notions and other lusts in the hearers make them ready to embrace seducing teachers A. The time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers having itching ears and they shall turn away their ears from the truth and shall be turned unto fables 2 Tim. 4 3.4 Q. 16 Do not also the weaknesse and shallownesse of the bearers together with other corruptions make them apt to be seduced by such men A. Of this sort are they which creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins led away with divers lusts ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth 2 Tim. 3.6 7. Q. 17 Do the false teachers use sleights to inveigle such persons A. That we henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men and cunning craftinesse whereby they lie in wait to deceive Ephes 4.14 Q. 18 Are not some honest-meaning persons seduced by their craft A. They deceive the hearts of the simple Rom. 16.18 Q. 19 How come they to seduce them A. By good words and fair speeches Rom. 16.18 Q. 20 If those whom you call seducers use such good language is there not good hopes of them A. Evill men and seducers shall grow worse and worse deceiving and being deceived 2 Tim. 3.13 Q. 21 How ought we to carry our selves towards the maintainers of heresie and how may we esteeme of them A. A man that is an Heretick after the first and second admonition reject knowing that he that is such is subverted and sinneth being condemned of himself Tit. 3 10 11. Q. 22 You seem to hate their wayes that hold out the errors of the times doth such an affection become Christians A. This thou hast that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans which I also hate Rev. 2.6 Q. 23 You not only distaste the errours but those also that teach them where is your warrant for that A. I know thy works and thy labour and thy patience and how thou canst not bear them which are evill thou hast tried them which say they are apostles and are not and hast found them lyars Rev. 2.2 Q. 24 Is it likely that if these courses were so dangerous God would suffer so many teachers to stand for them and prevail so A. There came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord and said I will perswade him and the Lord said unto him Wherewith and he said I will go forth and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his Prophets and he said Thou shalt perswade him and prevail also go forth and do so now therefore behold the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy Prophets 1 King 22.21 22 23. Q. 25 Seeing it appears that God gives Satan a power to prevail in the mouths of seducers what doth God intend thereby towards such as walk closely with him is it likely that they shall be seduced A. There must be also heresies among you that they which are approved may be made manifest among you 1 Cor. 11.19 Q. 26 What is Gods aime therein towards false-hearted professors are not they in great danger to miscarry A. Because they received
SCRIPTURE SECURITY FOR CONSCIENCE Reconciling the safety of truth with the safety of persons By an honest Counterplot to keep off the execution of an expected Ordinance With a Scripture CATECHISME Very usefull in these Times For Advancing Unity Suppressing Errour Stating present Controversies Vindicating the Covenanted Reformation 2 COR. 11.3 I fear lest by any means at the Serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ LONDON Printed by T. R. and E. M. for John Bellamie at the three golden Lions in Cornhill neer the Royall Exchange 1646. SCRIPTURE SECURITY FOR CONSCIENCE Reconciling the safety of truth with the safety of persons By an honest Counterplot to keep off the execution of an expected Ordinance ROM 13.3 4. Rulers are not a terror to good works but to the evill Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power do that which is good and thou shalt have praise of the same for he is the minister of God to thee for good 1 COR. 3.11 14 15. Other foundation can no man lay then that is laid If any mans work abide which he hath built thereon he shall receive a reward If any mans works shall be burnt he shall suffer losse but he himselfe shall be saved yet so as by fire LONDON Printed by T. R. and E. M. for John Bellamie at the three golden Lions in Cornhill neer the Royall Exchange 1646. To the honest Reader CHristian Reader having met with a Paper walking in publike intituled an Ordinance c. for the preventing of the growing and spreading of Heresies a Copie whereof is hereto annexed I conceived that I might without offence so farre take notice of it in publike as to lay the weights of the words in view that those who are skilled in the ballance of the Sanctuary and have their sences exercised to discerne the things that differ may more readily see which way the Scales should turne The good God guide the hands of Authority and the hearts of people to those wayes which are first pure and then peaceable that those Plants which are of Gods planting may be cherisht and those which are not may be rooted up The love which I bear to truth and the service I owe to those that are willing to take paines to finde it hath made me take this familiar way of Catechisme to help them which that they may reap the benefit of I must earnestly intreat them in the perusall of the alleadged Scriptures to take notice not only of the words but also of the scope of the holy Ghost in them without which they will fall short of that satisfaction which they might attain You may make experiment how advantagious this course is if you turne to the question concerning Rebaptizing and finde that in the Scripture there cited Acts 19. which place hath much exercised the judgement of the learned the scope of the Apostle Paul is to show that the Disciples who were long before baptized though still they were so unable to make confession of their faith as that they had not so much as heard whether there were any holy Ghost nor could well tell unto what they were baptized yet ought not to be baptized againe for as much as they were baptized in the name of Jesus which he makes good to them from the Doctrine of John the Baptist who taught repentance and faith in Christ One thing more I must acquaint you with which is that divers particulars which might be here expected I have purposely omitted having already spoken to them in another Treatise intituled A Scripture Catechism for the times to which I referre you for satisfaction desiring you to improve your Talent in the same designe with me which is to build the safety of persons on the foundation of truth I shall conclude with the encouraging conclusion of the Apostle James Brethren if any of you do erre from the truth and one convert him let him know that he which converteth the sinner from the errour of his way shall save a soule from death and shall hide a multitude of sins SCRIPTURE SECURITY FOR CONSCIENCE The first ranke of Doctione Q. 1 IS God present in all places A. Whether shall I go from thy presence If I ascend up into Heaven thou art there If I make my bed in Hell behold thou art there If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the Sea even there shall thine hand lead me Psalme 139.7 8 9 10. Q. 2 Is there a God A. He that Cometh to God must beleeve that he is Hebr. 11.6 Q. 3 Is God on in three persons A. There are three that bear record in Heaven the Father the Word and the holy Ghost and these three are one 1 John 5.7 Q. 4 Doth God know all things A. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight but all things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do Hebr. 4.13 Q. 5 Is God almighty A. With God all things are possible Matth. 19.26 Q. 6 Is God perfectly holy A. Holy holy holy is the Lord of Hosts the whole earth is full of his glory Isa 6.3 Q. 7 Is God eternall A. Before the mountains were brought forth or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God Psal 90.2 Q. 8 Is Christ God coequall with the Father A. Christ Jesus being in the forme of God thought it no robbery to be equall with God Phil. 2.5 6. Q. 9 Is Christ a man A. There is one Mediator between God and men the man Christ Jesus 1 Tim. 2.5 Q. 10 Are the Godhead and manhood of Christ severall natures A. Thou being a man makest thy selfe God John 10.33 Q. 11 Is the manhood of Christ pure unspotted of sin A. Such an high-Priest became us who is holy harmlesse undefiled separate from sinners Hebr. 7.26 Q. 12 Did Christ dye A. It is Christ that died Rom. 8.34 Q. 13 Did Christ rise from the dead A. The Angel answered and said unto the woman fear not ye for I know ye seek that Jesus that was crucified he is not here he is risen Mat. 28.5 6. Q. 14 Is Christ ascended into Heaven bodily A. This same Jesus which is taken up from you into Heaven shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into Heaven Acts 1.11 Q. 15 Is Christs death meritorious in behalf of beleevers A. The redemption that is in Jesus Christ whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his bloud Rom. 3.24 25. Q. 16 Is Christ the Son of God A. We know that the Son of God is come and hath given us an understanding that we may know him that is true and we are in him that is true even in his Son Jesus Christ 1 John 5 20. Q. 17 Is the holy Ghost God A. Why hath Satan filled thy heart