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A42204
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Grotius, his arguments for the truth of Christian religion rendred into plain English verse.; De veritate religionis Christianae. English
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Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645.; Virgil. Bucolica. 4. English.
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what one Party for their Rule have chose Others would shun if 't were but to oppose Indeed some Christians did those Books disown X. Answer to the Objection in that divers Books were rejected by some Which were against their darling notions known Either who out of hatred to the Jews Their God and Law did with reproaches use Or fearing Evils Christians were to bear Themselves deceitfully did Jews declare But by all Christians these abandon'd were While as they were by the Apostles taught No differences unkind Divisi'ons wrought So they did not from Piety withdraw These who adult'rate thus the Christi'an Law May meet Conviction in what 's said above Where that there is (a) Lib. 1. Sect. 1. one Deity we prove Who into being (b) Lib. 1. §. 6. the Creation spake Nay ev'n the Books they for authentick take Shew that the Hebrew God did all things make He was by Moses represented (c) Exod. 33.19 good But is thro' Jesus better understood The other sort of Men we will confute Where we against the real Jews dispute In the mean while this wonderful may seem That with these Men St. Paul has no esteem More Churches no Apostle did erect And those stupendous Works he did effect Were then by Christians publickly maintain'd When they might be discover'd if they feign'd If it be granted Miracles he wrought What colourable ground can then be brought We should his heavenly Visions disbelieve Or what he says he did from Christ receive But if on Christs he did so much attend That he would nothing teach him to offend Durst he have ventur'd with a lie t' impose His Doctrine most condemn'd who can oppose Where from their Ritu'al Jews discharg'd he shows Nothing but Truth its self could this procure He (d) Phil. 3.5 Circumcision did before endure (e) Acts 16.3 Some voluntary Proofs in him they saw Of def'rence pay'd unto the Jewish Law And to more (f) 2 Cor. 12.10 hardships did for Christ aspire Than did the Rigor of that Law require These things by no means pleasing to the Ear He did to all his Followers declare Instead of one the Jews no more afford To keep all days for (g) 1 Tim. 5.5 Sabbaths to the Lord (h) 2 Cor. 6.4 5. Instead of some small charge did them befal To bear with equal Mind the loss of all And for the Blood of Beasts they us'd to slay Our own an Offering to our God to pay Nay he affirms that hands with him were joyn'd By (i) Gal. 2.9 Peter John and James all of one Mind Had it been false he durst not this proclaim When they might have deny'd it to his shame Excepting then those we before observ'd Who scarce to bear the Christi'an Name deserv'd The manifest consent of all beside Who with these Books as sacred have comply'd Joyn'd to the Miracles their Writers wrought And God's (k) Sect. 9. peculiar care of such things taught Should be enough to quiet doubting Minds When for all Histories of other kinds Which are not of such Proofs as these possest No man will their Authority contest Unless some Reason do against them weigh Which none that well considers here can say If any say these Books such things contain XI Answer to the Objection that these Books seem to contain things impossible Which as impossible no Credit gain It soon appears that the Objection's vain W'have shown above the Pow'r of the most High In things that carry no (l) Lib. 2. Sect. 7. Repugnancy Tho they by far all humane reach exceed Such are the things that Admiration breed Those hidden Vertues Nature never knew And after Death seeing the Moon 's renew Nor is there greater weight in what they move XII Or things contrary to Reason Who somethings there would against Reason prove More Wit or Learning can such Men pretend Than did from the first times these Books defend What e're we with right Reason shew'd t' agree In lively Characters you there will see That God (m) Lib. 1. §. 1. exists and is in Essence (n) Sect. 2. one Possest of all (o) Sect. 3 4 5. Perfection ever known Pow'r Wisdom Goodness Life beyond degree That the whole (p) Lib. 1. §. 6. Universe he causâ—d to be That he alone (q) Ib. Sect. 10. preserves things what they are But (r) Sect. 11. chiefly Man his more immediate care That he both (s) Lib. 2. Sect. 14. can and will fully reward Those who him only as their End regard That we our (t) Ib. Sect. 16. loose Desires should bridle in That all the race of Mortals are of (u) Lib. 1. §. 6. kin From whence an Argument of force does prove That we should one another truly love Reason's a Guide deceitful very weak If to know any thing beyond we seek Or of God's Nature or his Soveraign Will What lew'd Dissentions all the Schools did fill While best Philosophers betray'd their want of Skill Nor need this be a wonder since we find They little understood of humane Mind And how can the Supream then be defin'd The Prudent know that it much danger brings To search into the purposes of Kings And that the search however would be vain But what Conjecture can expect t' attain To what th' Almighty freely does ordain That 't is not to be known Plato did hold Unless an Oracle that secret told But then no Oracle that ever was Had proofs so clear as the new Cov'enant has Nor ever yet did Man attempt to prove That any Revelati'on from above Did of God's Nature or his Will make known What is repugnant to what there is shown Some things of middle nature we may view Which of themselves claim'd no obedience due Or else in which no turpitude did stand Which before Christ had licence or command These Books for want of such are no less full Since later Laws may former disanul But some their doubts concerning them declare XIII Answer to an Objection that some things in these Books are inconsistent with each other Upon the disagreeing senses there Yet this should credit add with them that find How they for Faith and Doctrine are conjoyn'd So as in other Writings ne're was seen Amongst the Learn'd that ever yet have been Whether you Jews or Greeks or Romans name In ev'ry Science Men of greatest Fame Of ev'ry Sect some Men will disagree This we in Zenophon and Plato see Men from themselves are often diff'rent known Either forgetting what before had gone Or being doubtful what to fix upon But all those Writings which we Sacred call About those things to no division fall Which do the Rules of Faith and Life contain Or how Christ liv'd dy'd and liv'd again And they agree entirely in the main Indeed in circumstances of no weight We sometimes find occasion of debate But many things which lie from us conceal'd Might all these seeming diff'rences have