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Dr. Stillingfleet's principles of Protestancy cleared, confuted, and retorted And the infallibility of the Roman-Catholick Church asserted; and that the same church alone is the whole Catholick church. In a letter from a Catholick gentleman to a Protestant knight.
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Warner, John, 1628-1692.
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Wing W911; ESTC R219411
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absolute_a impossibility_n of_o the_o contrary_a so_o that_o dr._n stillingfleet_n must_v confess_v it_o be_v possible_a his_o faith_n may_v be_v false_a and_o the_o scripture_n a_o fable_n though_o he_o be_v moral_o certain_a in_o the_o high_a degree_n it_o be_v not_o so_o hence_o follow_v against_o the_o 28._o proposition_n that_o a_o christian_a have_v no_o more_o than_o moral_a certainty_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n that_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n his_o faith_n can_v be_v resolve_v into_o the_o veracity_n of_o god_n as_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o believe_v because_o the_o veracity_n of_o god_n exclude_v all_o fallacy_n and_o possibility_n of_o falsehood_n and_o include_v not_o only_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o moral_n but_o of_o metaphysical_a certainty_n and_o by_o consequence_n every_o assent_n of_o faith_n ground_v thereupon_o and_o reduce_v thereunto_o must_v be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n the_o 29._o proposition_n confine_n god_n revelation_n to_o scripture_n only_o without_o proof_n or_o pretext_n for_o so_o bold_a a_o assertion_n as_o we_o have_v manifest_v in_o confute_v the_o 14._o proposition_n proposition_n xxx_o there_o can_v be_v no_o better_a way_n to_o prevent_v man_n mistake_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n which_o man_n be_v fallible_a be_v subject_a to_o than_o the_o consider_v the_o consequence_n of_o mistake_v in_o a_o matter_n wherein_o their_o salvation_n be_v concern_v and_o there_o can_v be_v no_o sufficient_a reason_n give_v why_o that_o may_v not_o serve_v in_o matter_n of_o faith_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v make_v use_n of_o as_o the_o mean_n to_o keep_v man_n from_o sin_n in_o their_o life_n unless_o any_o imagine_v that_o error_n in_o opinion_n be_v more_o dangerous_a to_o man_n soul_n then_o a_o vicious_a life_n be_v and_o therefore_o that_o god_n be_v bind_v to_o take_v more_o care_n to_o prevent_v the_o one_o than_o the_o other_o this_o 30._o and_o last_o proposition_n do_v not_o agree_v 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understand_v the_o scripture_n that_o either_o they_o shall_v not_o err_v or_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v damn_v for_o it_o from_o whence_o it_o follow_v 1._o that_o scripture_n be_v obscure_a even_o in_o matter_n necessary_a for_o salvation_n contrary_a to_o the_o 15._o proposition_n 2._o that_o they_o need_v not_o fear_v be_v damn_v and_o therefore_o need_v not_o be_v concern_v for_o err_v which_o be_v contrary_a to_o this_o 30._o proposition_n and_o indeed_o to_o all_o christianity_n whereof_o st._n paul_n say_v it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o principle_n that_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n and_o that_o faith_n be_v the_o substance_n and_o foundation_n of_o religion_n and_o hope_n of_o salvation_n in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o error_n in_o opinion_n be_v for_o more_o dangerous_a than_o a_o vicious_a life_n be_v both_o because_o here_o ie_fw-fr be_v the_o worst_a of_o vice_n and_o because_o it_o be_v more_o difficult_a to_o recover_v true_a faith_n once_o lose_v then_o to_o repent_v of_o any_o other_o sin_n you_o have_v see_v d._n stillingfleetsârincâples_n ârincâples_z clear_v and_o confute_v now_o you_o shall_v see_v they_o retort_v against_o himself_o in_o his_o own_o conclusion_n conclusion_n i._n there_o be_v no_o necessity_n at_o all_o or_o use_v of_o a_o infallible_a society_n of_o man_n to_o assure_v man_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o may_v be_v certain_a of_o without_o it_o and_o can_v have_v any_o great_a assurance_n suppose_v such_o infallibility_n to_o be_v in_o they_o conclusion_n ii_o the_o infallibility_n of_o that_o society_n of_o man_n who_o call_v themselves_o the_o catholic_n church_n must_v be_v examine_v by_o the_o same_o faculty_n a_o man_n the_o same_o rule_n of_o trial_n the_o same_o motive_n by_o which_o the_o infallibility_n of_o any_o divine_a revelation_n be_v conclusion_n iii_o the_o less_o convince_a the_o miracle_n the_o more_o doubtful_a the_o mark_n the_o 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be_v retort_v in_o the_o 30._o proposition_n against_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o dr._n stillingfleet_n undertake_v to_o maintain_v because_o if_o a_o infallible_a church_n be_v superfluous_a much_o more_o superfluous_a must_v the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v that_o be_v confess_o fallible_a nay_o it_o must_v be_v dangerous_a because_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n which_o confirm_v it_o and_o by_o the_o benefice_n and_o revenue_n that_o enrich_v it_o man_n may_v be_v induce_v to_o follow_v false_a doctrine_n whereunto_o as_o a_o fallible_a church_n it_o may_v lead_v they_o the_o 2._o conclusion_n deprive_v the_o church_n and_o state_n of_o england_n of_o all_o hope_n of_o peace_n and_o quiet_a because_o if_o a_o church_n pretend_v with_o good_a ground_n to_o infallibility_n must_v be_v judge_v and_o censure_v by_o every_o private_a man_n ãâã_d and_o discretion_n much_o more_o a_o church_n that_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v fallible_a and_o yet_o both_o reason_n and_o 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