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A77100 Paideia Thriamous. The triumph of learning over ignorance, and of truth over faleshood. Being an answer to foure quæries. Whether there be any need of universities? Who is to be accounted an hæretick? Whether it be lawfull to use coventicles? Whether a lay-man may preach? VVhich were lately proposed by a zelot, in the parish church at Swacie neere Cambridge, after the second sermon, October 3. 1652. Since that enlarged by the answerer, R.B. B.D. and fellow of Trin. Col. Camb. R. B. (Robert Boreman), d. 1675. 1652 (1652) Wing B3760; Thomason E681_10; ESTC R206793 32,371 43

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scripture_n we_o shall_v find_v a_o flat_a prohibition_n to_o the_o contrary_a as_o heb._n 10.24,25_o let_v we_o consider_v one_o another_o to_o provoke_v to_o love_n and_o good_a work_n not_o forsake_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o congregation_n as_o the_o manner_n of_o some_o be_v but_o let_v we_o exhort_v one_o another_o etc._n etc._n upon_o which_o place_n estius_n a_o moderate_a and_o learned_a interpreter_n have_v this_o gloss_n qui_fw-la conventibus_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la etc._n etc._n loc_n qui_fw-la conventibus_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la per_fw-la fastum_fw-la &_o superbiam_fw-la seize_v subtrahunt_fw-la proximi_fw-la sunt_fw-la graviori_fw-la ruirae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o loc_n they_o that_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o the_o public_a congregation_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o a_o unavoidable_a and_o fearful_a ruin_n for_o that_o thereby_o they_o make_v a_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n the_o do_v whereof_o be_v most_o dangerous_a and_o displease_v to_o god_n and_o engender_v sect_n so_o estius_n on_o the_o text_n whereby_o they_o do_v worse_o by_o christ_n then_o the_o persecute_v jew_n they_o divide_v his_o seamelesse_a coat_n and_o give_v a_o occasion_n to_o the_o adversary_n of_o rejoice_v and_o triumph_v over_o the_o church_n therefore_o ignatius_n in_o his_o epistle_n smyrnenses_n ignat._n in_o ep_n ad_fw-la ephes_n &_o smyrnenses_n exhort_v and_o that_o with_o much_o earnestness_n the_o christian_n to_o frequent_v the_o church_n to_o be_v often_o present_a and_o seldom_o absent_a from_o the_o meeting_n of_o god_n people_n there_o lest_o that_o by_o their_o continue_a absence_n they_o fall_v at_o length_n from_o the_o faith_n have_v first_o lose_v their_o love_n to_o god_n and_o his_o saint_n which_o love_n be_v common_o child_n by_o the_o cold_a breath_n of_o conventicle_n where_o hatred_n and_o malice_n against_o those_o of_o a_o contrary_a judgement_n with_o sedition_n be_v common_o hatch_v and_o foment_v as_o have_v be_v find_v by_o sad_a experience_n in_o this_o sinful_a nation_n i_o may_v here_o accumulate_v the_o testimony_n of_o other_o interpreter_n upon_o this_o place_n to_o confirm_v this_o truth_n concern_v the_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o conventicle_n cornelius_n à_fw-la lapide_fw-la write_v thus_o upon_o this_o text_n much_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n the_o apostle_n say_v he_o by_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intelligit_fw-la caetus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la &_o conventus_fw-la fidelium_fw-la ad_fw-la sacram_fw-la synaxim_n &_o ad_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la precesque_fw-la publicas_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n e._n he_o understand_v the_o meeting_n of_o the_o church_n in_o public_a prayer_n in_o receive_v of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n and_o to_o hear_v the_o word_n hos_fw-la ergo_fw-la conventus_fw-la apostolus_fw-la vult_fw-la frequentari_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o the_o apostle_n will_v have_v these_o public_a meeting_n frequent_v that_o so_o man_n and_o woman_n may_v make_v a_o clear_a and_o open_a profession_n of_o their_o faith_n which_o be_v a_o great_a mean_n to_o beget_v mutual_a lap_n illi_fw-la publici_fw-la cat●…_n &_o mutui_fw-la congressus_fw-la mire_n fovent_fw-la fidem_fw-la &_o charitatem_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o secessu_fw-la &_o seperatione_fw-la diuturniori_fw-la languessit_fw-la etc._n etc._n cornel._n a_o lap_n love_n and_o affection_n in_o those_o who_o agree_v in_o the_o same_o faith_n with_o we_o by_o this_o open_a profession_n we_o likewise_o encourage_v and_o incite_v other_o to_o profess_v the_o same_o faith_n to_o worship_v the_o same_o god_n in_o that_o manner_n and_o after_o that_o way_n as_o it_o be_v do_v by_o we_o who_o hereby_o show_v ourselves_o to_o be_v a_o example_n of_o good_a work_n and_o example_n we_o know_v be_v more_o prevalent_a than_o word_n or_o precept_n they_o have_v a_o great_a influence_n upon_o man_n practice_n in_o a_o way_n of_o conformity_n and_o obedience_n beside_o the_o forename_a ignatius_n among_o the_o father_n chrysostome_n theodoret_n theophylact_fw-mi and_o oecumenius_n interpret_v this_o text_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n with_o à_fw-la lapide_fw-la and_o estius_fw-la who_o indeed_o light_n their_o candle_n at_o those_o bright_a burn_a taper_n who_o god_n do_v set_v up_o for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n to_o enlighten_v it_o and_o to_o direct_v it_o in_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n and_o 10.16_o and_o luke_n 10.16_o he_o that_o despise_v they_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n despise_v god_n who_o send_v they_o the_o second_o scripture_n proof_n against_o private_a meeting_n as_o before_o be_v define_v be_v this_o mat._n 24._o 24.26_o mat._n 24.26_o wherefore_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v unto_o you_o behold_v he_o be_v in_o the_o desert_n go_v not_o forth_o behold_v he_o be_v in_o the_o secret_a place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d believe_v it_o not_o most_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n therefore_o now_o despise_v because_o they_o be_v enemy_n to_o heresy_n as_o origen_n augustine_n and_o other_o interpret_v this_o place_n of_o the_o private_a corner_n of_o schismatic_n and_o heretic_n