Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n
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A54036
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Reason regulate[d], or, Brief reflections upon a l[ate] treatise of human-reason by T.P.
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T. P.
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1675
(1675)
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Wing P117; ESTC R25516
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24,178
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humour_n to_o cure_v which_o there_o be_v no_o medicine_n more_o effectual_a or_o balsam_n more_o sovereign_a than_o our_o mutual_a and_o cordial_a prayer_n for_o one_o another_o but_o to_o pursue_v our_o author_n as_o for_o those_o man_n say_v he_o who_o accuse_v we_o of_o pride_n and_o vanity_n for_o attribute_v so_o much_o to_o our_o own_o reason_n make_v presumption_n and_o self-flattery_n the_o fountain_n of_o this_o opinion_n it_o be_v a_o scandal_n so_o false_a and_o so_o ridiculous_a that_o without_o much_o humility_n i_o shall_v disdain_v to_o answer_v it_o and_o true_o in_o my_o opinion_n i_o have_v not_o hear_v a_o loud_a sound_n of_o pride_n than_o in_o that_o very_a expression_n but_o let_v this_o pass_n with_o his_o subsequent_a soft_a argument_n for_o the_o civility_n and_o gentleness_n of_o his_o religion_n which_o permit_v every_o man_n to_o have_v his_o full_a swing_n or_o career_n i_o be_o come_v to_o master_n hob_n for_o who_o though_o it_o be_v not_o my_o business_n nor_o design_n to_o be_v advocate_n nor_o in_o the_o least_o to_o diminish_v this_o author_n merit_n who_o in_o some_o part_n of_o his_o discourse_n against_o he_o and_o elsewhere_o show_v great_a fertility_n of_o wit_n and_o pregnancy_n of_o rhetoric_n yet_o i_o can_v but_o think_v master_n hobs_n argument_n much_o more_o conduce_v to_o order_n and_o uniformity_n than_o his_o unreasonably-rational_a or_o chimaerical_a method_n which_o slight_v all_o ecclesiastical_a tribunal_n authorise_v every_o particular_a person_n in_o spiritual_n to_o be_v his_o own_o judge_n and_o pastor_n and_o make_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n stand_v for_o mere_a cipher_n which_o be_v direct_o against_o the_o institution_n doctrine_n and_o design_n of_o christ_n himself_n but_o that_o humane_a reason_n which_o exalt_v itself_o above_o this_o divine_a jurisdiction_n be_v it_o never_o so_o full_a of_o flourish_v and_o astonishment_n be_v but_o a_o glorious_a nothing_o he_o be_v very_o apt_a to_o mistake_v concern_v the_o roman_a church_n for_o although_o indeed_o her_o public_a liturgy_n the_o mass_n be_v universal_o say_v in_o the_o latin_a tongue_n yet_o all_o preach_a and_o catechise_v be_v perform_v in_o the_o language_n of_o each_o respective_a country_n and_o all_o her_o member_n without_o any_o restraint_n say_v their_o prayer_n in_o their_o own_o native_a language_n i_o be_o not_o at_o all_o satisfy_v with_o his_o endeavour_v to_o distinguish_v between_o right_a reason_n and_o that_o which_o be_v falsty_n esteem_v so_o for_o if_o in_o all_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o difficulty_n every_o man_n reason_n must_v be_v his_o rule_n and_o every_o man_n rule_n must_v be_v his_o reason_n without_o adhere_v or_o submit_v to_o any_o other_o superior_a regulation_n or_o judge_n or_o captivate_a his_o understanding_n as_o scripture_n require_v in_o obsequium_fw-la fidei_fw-la if_o this_o rule_n i_o say_v can_v be_v think_v regular_a and_o safe_a than_o i_o think_v this_o author_n need_v not_o to_o despair_v of_o bring_v man_n by_o degree_n to_o believe_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v in_o so_o rational_a or_o credible_a which_o be_v not_o evident_o so_o to_o who_o it_o be_v propose_v especial_o since_o he_o have_v already_o affirm_v which_o be_v pretty_a well_o towards_o it_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v dangerous_o erroneous_a that_o a_o man_n firm_o believe_v but_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v more_o illogical_a and_o distant_a from_o reason_n unless_o it_o be_v this_o which_o per_fw-la consequens_fw-la follow_v every_o orthodox_n divine_a be_v a_o rational_a man_n ergo_fw-la every_o rational_a man_n be_v a_o orthodox_n divine_a and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v teach_v but_o to_o teach_v himself_o contrary_n to_o which_o matth._n 28.19_o 20._o our_o bless_a saviour_n command_v his_o disciple_n to_o go_v preach_v teach_v and_o baptise_v all_o nation_n but_o i_o never_o read_v that_o they_o send_v the_o scripture_n alone_o to_o the_o unconvert_v that_o they_o may_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o their_o own_o reason_n examine_v and_o frame_v out_o the_o true_a religion_n but_o withal_o go_v themselves_o or_o send_v expositor_n without_o which_o i_o never_o hear_v of_o turk_n or_o jew_n that_o ever_o change_v his_o alcoran_n or_o talmud_n for_o the_o christian_a bible_n which_o evident_o demonstrate_v against_o this_o author_n that_o reason_n alone_o can_v be_v no_o competent_a mean_n or_o security_n either_o of_o become_v or_o remain_v a_o good_a christian_n all_o man_n therefore_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v instruct_v we_o be_v teach_v and_o they_o be_v ttaught_a the_o same_o who_o teach_v we_o and_o their_o master_n have_v teacher_n and_o those_o teacher_n master_n till_o we_o come_v gradual_o to_o the_o supreme_a the_o original_a guide_n of_o the_o present_a church_n which_o also_o receive_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o former_a and_o so_o orderly_o downward_o till_o we_o come_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o at_o last_o to_o our_o ne_n plus_fw-la ultra_fw-la our_o saviour_n christ_n himself_n so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o contradiction_n but_o a_o certain_a truth_n that_o there_o be_v no_o go_v to_o christ_n but_o from_o christ_n à _fw-la jesv_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la that_o humane_a reason_n then_o which_o unlincke_v itself_o from_o this_o divine_a and_o infallible_a concatenation_n fly_v giddy_o about_o and_o can_v no_o more_o natural_o settle_v or_o fix_v than_o a_o feather_n in_o the_o wind_n and_o that_o a_o man_n who_o stubborn_o step_v aside_o from_o this_o universal_a this_o general_n track_n will_v not_o only_o lose_v his_o way_n but_o his_o reason_n and_o himself_o too_o but_o now_o to_o another_o matter_n henry_n the_o eight_o do_v certain_o more_o than_o seem_v as_o this_o author_n say_v to_o leave_v the_o pope_n because_o he_o will_v not_o consent_v to_o his_o libidinous_a desire_n and_o assume_v therefore_o the_o supremacy_n that_o he_o may_v give_v himself_o leave_v to_o marry_o or_o repudiate_v what_o wife_n he_o fancy_v or_o dislike_v but_o although_o abbey_n monastery_n and_o religious-house_n be_v thereupon_o demolish_v and_o the_o profit_n and_o revenue_n convert_v to_o secular_a uses_n i_o can_v think_v he_o get_v any_o great_a advantage_n by_o the_o bargain_n either_o to_o body_n or_o soul_n who_o die_v with_o a_o perdidimus_fw-la omnia_fw-la in_o his_o mouth_n and_o find_v by_o woeful_a experience_n that_o in_o the_o end_n there_o be_v nothing_o get_v by_o reform_v but_o to_o leave_v this_o digression_n the_o author_n desire_v those_o who_o will_v have_v his_o understanding_n captivate_v to_o convince_v he_o first_o by_o they_o that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o and_o not_o to_o think_v to_o enslave_v his_o reason_n till_o they_o first_o overcome_v it_o which_o when_o they_o have_v do_v than_o they_o will_v lose_v what_o they_o contend_v for_o for_o by_o our_o reason_n be_v guide_v conquer_a and_o enslave_v they_o be_v become_v guide_n conqueror_n and_o master_n so_o that_o it_o will_v appear_v at_o last_o impossible_a for_o human_a reason_n to_o lose_v anything_o in_o one_o place_n without_o gain_v as_o much_o in_o some_o other_o thus_o he_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v in_o the_o first_o place_n if_o scripture_n be_v reason_n our_o understanding_n ought_v to_o be_v captivate_v to_o the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o next_o i_o will_v not_o have_v he_o think_v we_o so_o unreasonable_a as_o to_o deprive_v man_n total_o of_o the_o use_n of_o their_o reason_n by_o no_o mean_n but_o to_o check_v and_o keep_v it_o within_o its_o proper_a sphere_n and_o in_o this_o we_o abridge_v he_o of_o no_o liberty_n which_o we_o allow_v ourselves_o but_o humane_a reason_n must_v have_v a_o large_a mixture_n of_o divinity_n in_o it_o to_o be_v so_o adorable_a as_o this_o author_n seem_v to_o make_v it_o i_o grant_v it_o be_v very_o precious_a and_o prizable_a in_o be_v give_v though_o not_o magisterial_o to_o rule_v to_o guide_v we_o to_o those_o that_o can_v infallible_o do_v it_o and_o thus_o i_o confess_v we_o be_v rule_v by_o reason_n though_o not_o in_o all_o thing_n by_o our_o own_o for_o all_o the_o difficulty_n and_o obscurity_n of_o scripture_n without_o the_o church_n light_n be_v no_o more_o interpretable_a or_o discoverable_a by_o private_a reason_n than_o our_o eye_n can_v see_v object_n without_o daylight_n or_o a_o candle_n and_o yet_o neither_o our_o reason_n nor_o our_o eye_n be_v give_v we_o in_o vain_a but_o he_o that_o in_o spiritual_a affair_n which_o so_o near_o concern_v bis_fw-la soul_n assign_v no_o visible_a no_o external_n rule_n or_o standard_n to_o measure_v reason_n by_o nor_o any_o general_a touchstone_n to_o try_v true_a from_o false_a adulterate_v from_o currant_n coin_n that_o man_n i_o say_v for_o all_o his_o pretend_a light_n within_o fish_n in_o the_o dark_a with_o they_o that_o labour_v all_o night_n and_o catch_v nothing_o or_o build_v his_o superstructure_n before_o he_o lay_v