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A34966 Dr. Stillingfleets principles giving an account of the faith of Protestants / considered by N.O. Cressy, Serenus, 1605-1674. 1671 (1671) Wing C6892; ESTC R31310 47,845 118

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will_n 72._o of_o god_n but_o what_o be_v by_o the_o catholic_n church_n declare_v to_o be_v so_o and_o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n be_v take_v from_o her_o council_n and_o in_o concill_n dissent_v from_o the_o more_o universal_a and_o general_n the_o constant_a way_n of_o the_o church_n judgement_n this_o church_n catholic_n as_o to_o such_o council_n and_o court_n ecclesiastical_a have_v never_o be_v sever_v from_o the_o roman_a and_o s._n peter_n chair_n and_o this_o may_v suffice_v to_o show_v the_o weakness_n of_o those_o principle_n on_o which_o the_o faith_n of_o protestant_n stand_n and_o the_o validity_n of_o those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n from_o which_o it_o follow_v that_o if_o there_o be_v no_o wilful_a ignorance_n nor_o sinful_a passion_n nor_o strength_n of_o prejudice_n and_o secular_a interest_n in_o our_o countryman_n yet_o it_o must_v be_v at_o least_o much_o neglect_n of_o examine_v thing_n which_o most_o concern_v they_o and_o divert_v their_o thought_n upon_o other_o employment_n or_o converse_v with_o such_o author_n and_o teacher_n as_o confirm_v to_o they_o those_o opinion_n in_o which_o they_o be_v educate_v and_o the_o like_a that_o detain_v they_o still_o in_o a_o communion_n divide_v and_o this_o not_o very_o long_o since_o from_o the_o catholic_n as_o to_o the_o doctor_n impute_v only_o to_o 73._o ignorance_n sinful_a passion_n etc._n etc._n that_o any_o forsake_v the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o his_o former_a principle_n do_v no_o more_o support_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n then_o of_o any_o other_o protestant_n sect_n condemn_v by_o it_o all_o which_o sect_n for_o the_o doctrine_n they_o hold_v and_o controversy_n they_o maintain_v with_o other_o equal_o appeal_v to_o the_o clearness_n of_o the_o infallible_a scripture_n sufficient_o intelligible_a unto_o their_o sincere_a endeavour_n and_o decline_v as_o fallible_a all_o other_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n so_o wolketius_fw-la for_o the_o socinian_o as_o the_o doctor_n vera_fw-la for_o the_o church_n of_o england_n say_v quae_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la etc._n etc._n those_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v 7._o establish_v touch_v faith_n in_o christ_n be_v manifest_a in_o the_o scripture_n and_o again_o deus_fw-la qui_fw-la religionem_fw-la christianam_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n have_v determine_v that_o christian_a religion_n shall_v continue_v till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n have_v take_v care_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v always_o extant_a such_o a_o mean_a by_o which_o it_o may_v be_v certain_o know_v as_o far_o as_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n but_o no_o such_o mean_a be_v extant_a except_o the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n crellius_n another_o socinian_n say_v hac_fw-la sententia_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o doctrine_n by_o which_o praefat._n christ_n divinity_n be_v deny_v be_v support_v by_o very_a many_o and_o the_o most_o evident_a testimony_n of_o holy_a scripture_n it_o be_v needless_a to_o cite_v more_o from_o whence_o be_v manifest_a that_o such_o principle_n as_o here_o appear_v only_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o religion_n establish_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n make_v the_o same_o apology_n for_o all_o those_o other_o protestant_a party_n and_o most_o blasphemous_a sect_n disclaim_v by_o it_o the_o doctor_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n omit_v that_o by_o which_o the_o former_a learned_a defender_n of_o his_o church_n usual_o have_v justify_v it_o against_o they_o namely_o the_o church_n of_o england_n adhere_v to_o the_o traditional_a exposition_n and_o sense_n of_o scripture_n receive_v from_o the_o primitive_a church_n this_o i_o say_v he_o omit_v perhaps_o because_o it_o may_v be_v think_v to_o relish_v a_o little_a of_o church-infallibility_a neither_o do_v the_o principle_n here_o lay_v down_o afford_v any_o effectual_a way_n or_o mean_n in_o this_o church_n of_o suppress_v or_o convict_v any_o schism_n sect_n or_o heresy_n or_o reduce_v they_o either_o to_o submission_n of_o judgement_n or_o silence_n for_o where_o both_o side_n contend_v scripture_n clear_a for_o themselves_o the_o clearness_n of_o such_o scripture_n how_o great_a soever_o on_o one_o side_n can_v be_v make_v no_o instrument_n of_o conviction_n to_o the_o other_o here_o therefore_o all_o thing_n must_v be_v prosecute_v further_a than_o scripture_n to_o a_o dic_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la tell_v the_o church_n and_o so_o to_o a_o si_fw-la autem_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la non_fw-la audierit_fw-la but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a and_o publican_n 7._o if_o then_o it_o be_v the_o church_n authority_n that_o must_v rectify_v such_o diversity_n of_o opinion_n one_o will_v think_v that_o this_o aught_o to_o have_v be_v first_o establish_v instead_o of_o leave_v every_o fancy_n to_o perspicuity_n of_o scripture_n for_o the_o attain_n unity_n and_o peace_n in_o the_o point_v controvert_v and_o the_o prudent_a may_v consider_v whether_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v not_o much_o debilitate_a and_o bring_v into_o contempt_n and_o daily_o like_a to_o wane_v more_o and_o more_o by_o this_o new-taken-up_a way_n of_o its_o defence_n where_o he_o think_v himself_o its_o best_a advocate_n and_o defender_n of_o its_o cause_n who_o do_v most_o endeavour_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o defect_n and_o fayling_n of_o all_o such_o ecclesiastical_a society_n prelate_n and_o council_n and_o best_a prove_v no_o scripture-promises_a make_v to_o they_o nay_o where_o to_o the_o end_n to_o evacuate_v the_o infallibility_n of_o any_o society_n or_o church_n in_o necessary_n be_v set_v up_o a_o counter-lay-infallibility_a of_o private_a man_n if_o only_o sincere_a endeavourer_n of_o understanding_n holy_a writ_n in_o all_o the_o same_o necessary_n this_o be_v do_v which_o cause_v still_o more_o sect_n instead_o of_o that_o which_o if_o do_v will_v cure_v they_o namely_o the_o recommend_v especial_o to_o the_o illiterate_a and_o less_o intelligent_a common_a sort_n of_o people_n humility_n obedience_n submission_n of_o judgement_n to_o their_o spiritual_a pastor_n and_o governor_n who_o our_o lord_n have_v ordain_v by_o due_a succession_n to_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n on_o purpose_n to_o expound_v the_o scripture_n and_o out_o of_o these_o to_o teach_v they_o all_o necessary_n for_o their_o salvation_n and_o to_o heep_n they_o stable_n and_o fix_v from_o be_v toss_v to_o and_o fro_o with_o every_o wind_n of_o doctrine_n that_o capricious_a fancy_n may_v imagine_v there_o or_o malicious_a pretend_v inform_v they_o that_o they_o be_v to_o learn_v of_o these_o pastor_n the_o true_a sense_n of_o god_n word_n according_a to_o former_a church-tradition_n to_o follow_v their_o faith_n and_o to_o rest_v in_o their_o judgement_n last_o not_o to_o usurp_v their_o office_n and_o become_v their_o own_o guide_n inasmuch_o as_o the_o same_o divine_a order_n that_o appoint_v the_o other_o to_o guide_n enjoin_v they_o to_o be_v guide_v and_o suppose_v these_o guide_n shall_v err_v too_o better_a it_o be_v that_o all_o err_v one_o error_n which_o be_v the_o error_n of_o their_o guide_n for_o there_o will_v be_v at_o least_o some_o unity_n and_o peace_n in_o that_o some_o excuse_n for_o inferior_n yea_o also_o in_o probability_n more_o verisimilitude_n then_o that_o every_o one_o shall_v err_v a_o several_a and_o his_o own_o error_n to_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o peace_n and_o a_o great_a deviation_n from_o truth_n but_o whilst_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o little_o speak_v of_o it_o be_v no_o great_a wonder_n if_o under_o the_o protection_n of_o such_o contrary_a maxim_n spread_v abroad_o which_o be_v first_o make_v more_o current_a and_o common_a by_o m_n r_o chillingworth_n force_v to_o it_o as_o the_o last_o refuge_n leave_v to_o shelter_v he_o from_o obedience_n to_o a_o just_a church-authority_n the_o broacher_n of_o new_a sect_n and_o
extravagant_a fancy_n in_o religion_n the_o contemner_n of_o church-authority_n and_o of_o the_o clergy_n who_o first_o contemn_v and_o vilify_v themselves_o do_v daily_o in_o these_o part_n so_o exceed_o multiply_v and_o increase_v sed_fw-la tu_fw-la pastor_n bone_n reduc_fw-la in_o ovile_n tuum_fw-la istas_fw-la oves_fw-la perditas_fw-la ut_fw-la audiant_fw-la vocem_fw-la tuam_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la fiat_fw-la unum_fw-la ovile_n &_o unus_fw-la pastor_n amen_n errata_fw-la pref_o p_o 6._o l._n 1._o his_fw-la l._n he_o l._n 2._o must_n l._n much_o l._n 20._o d._n not_o p._n 35._o l._n 31._o te_fw-la l._n be_v p._n 48._o l._n 23._o incnr_n l._n incur_v p._n 78._o by_o dispute_n l._n by-disputes_a p._n 81._o l._n 12._o consideration_n l._n consid_n p._n 99_o l._n 29._o heep_n l._n keep_v p._n 100_o l._n 14._o of_o l._n of_o courteous_a reader_n because_o the_o necessity_n of_o make_v use_n of_o a_o foreign_a press_n have_v so_o multiple_v the_o errata_fw-la of_o this_o small_a piece_n either_o in_o word_n or_o point_v as_o to_o render_v several_a place_n of_o it_o hardly_o intelligible_a you_o be_v desire_v to_o amend_v with_o your_o pen_n at_o least_o those_o grosser_n fault_n that_o be_v distinguish_v here_o with_o a_o star_n and_o where_o else_o the_o sense_n may_v seem_v obscure_a to_o repair_v to_o this_o table_n preface_n pag._n 21._o marg._n read_v see_v p._n 69._o *_o ibid._n l._n 6._o r._n can_v think_v ibid._n l._n 9_o r._n be_v a_o p._n 4._o l._n 11._o r._n and_o unmoveable_a p._n 6._o l._n 2._o r._n much_o book_n pag._n 1._o l._n 2._o r._n principle_n give_v p_o 2._o l._n 11._o marg._n §_o 1._o p._n 4._o l._n 6._o marg._n §_o 2._o p._n 6._o l._n 10._o marg._n §_o 3._o *_o l._n 17._o r._n and_o all_o l._n 25._o r._n controvert_v p._n 7._o l._n 13._o r._n or_o society_n l._n 22._o marg._n §_o 4._o *_o p._n 9_o l._n 23._o marg._n §_o 5._o p._n 11._o l._n 24._o marg._n deut._n 17._o 8._o 2_o chron._n 19_o 10._o p._n 15._o l._n 28._o r._n christian_n p._n 18._o l._n 20._o marg._n tillot_v rule_n of_o faith_n p._n 113._o ibid._n l._n 27._o marg._n deal_n tillot_v p._n 113._o p._n 20._o l._n 30_o deal_n *_o l._n 31._o r._n sense_n *_o p._n 21._o l._n 6._o r._n repentance_n of_o it_o l._n 19_o r._n present_a much_o major_a part_n of_o christianity_n profess_v l._n 20._o r._n this_o scripture_n *_o p._n 23._o l._n 13._o r._n or_o p._n 25._o l._n 9_o r._n judgement_n 2_o chr._n 19_o 10._o *_o p._n 32._o l._n 21._o r._n any_o can_v *_o p._n 33._o l._n 6._o r._n take_v in_o her_o sense_n *_o l._n 10._o r._n catholic_n church_n l._n 11._o r._n that_o be_v in_o l._n 13._o r._n page_n l._n 18._o r._n salvation_n and_o *_o l._n 31._o r._n therefore_o such_o p._n 35._o l._n 32._o r._n be_v *_o p._n 36._o l._n 13._o r._n infallible_a the_o infallibility_n in_o question_n sure_o l._n 15._o r._n fundamental_o &_o marg._n see_v rat._n *_o l._n 26._o r._n not_o as_o liable_a p._n 38._o l._n 2._o r._n necessary_a the_o *_o p._n 39_o l._n 16_o r._n too_o these_o successor_n p._n 40._o l._n 10._o r._n and_o the_o protestant_n allow_v l._n 28._o render_v such_o their_o p._n 41._o l._n 4._o r._n account_n *_o l._n 9_o marg._n r._n ibid._n p._n 512._o p._n 42._o l._n 16._o r._n scripture_n l._n 23._o marg._n r._n matt._n 18._o 17._o p._n 45._o l._n 9_o r._n in_o some_o matter_n *_o l._n 12._o r._n council_n but_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o state_v such_o by_o any_o clear_a decision_n p._n 48._o l._n 2._o r._n guide_v their_o l._n 16._o r._n be_v not_o if_o p._n 51._o l._n 8._o r._n infallible_o certain_a *_o p._n 55._o l._n 17._o r._n matter_n at_o all_o *_o p._n 56._o l._n 20._o r._n revelation_n as_o to_o the_o *_o p._n 57_o l._n 4._o deal_n their_o l._n 13._o r._n consideration_n *_o p._n 58._o l._n 7._o r._n establish_v there_o to_o *_o p._n 68_o l._n 24._o r._n as_o for_o the_o other_o the_o protestant_n *_o p._n 70._o l._n 4._o r._n as_o because_o i_o p._n 73._o l._n 13._o r._n so_o there_o *_o l._n 21._o marg._n see_v before_o §_o 27._o *_o l._n 28._o r._n contrary_a to_o it_o p._n 74._o l._n 20._o deal_n that_o *_o p._n 75._o l._n 15._o r._n external_n p._n 77._o l._n 4._o deal_n in_o the_o *_o l._n 30._o r._n when_o know_v *_o p._n 78._o l._n 1._o r._n digress_v l._n 2._o r._n book_n of_o l._n 13._o r._n church_n l._n 16._o r._n else_o p._n 79._o l._n 18._o r._n and_o so_o separate_v p._n 80._o l._n 13._o r._n bond_n of_o peace_n *_o p._n 81._o l._n 6._o deal_n though_o *_o p._n 86._o l._n 6._o r._n she_o decide_v *_o p._n 86._o l._n 11._o see_v below_o *_o l._n ult_n r._n know_v these_o truth_n p._n 87._o l._n 12._o r._n have_v bark_v *_o l._n 29._o r._n as_o if_o in_o p._n 89._o l._n 3._o r._n evidence_n in_o *_o l._n 22._o r._n more_o to_o be_v necessary_a *_o p._n 96._o l._n 23._o r._n converse_v only_o with_o p._n 97._o l._n 6._o r._n protestant_a sect_n l._n 17._o r._n volkelius_n marg._n r._n uno_fw-la deo_fw-la *_o p._n 98._o l._n 13._o r._n omit_v p._n 100_o l._n 3._o r._n judgement_n last_o l._n 28._o r._n increase_n sed_fw-la sed_o p._n 86._o l._n 11._o after_o the_o church_n r._n nor_o have_v st._n augustin_n any_o reason_n to_o presume_v as_o he_o do_v ib._n c._n 4._o that_o st._n cyprian_a will_v have_v correct_v his_o opinion_n concern_v this_o point_n or_o to_o charge_v the_o donatist_n with_o heresy_n for_o dissent_v from_o it_o after_o the_o determination_n of_o such_o a_o council_n nor_o have_v the_o second_o general_n council_n any_o just_a ground_n to_o put_v it_o in_o the_o creed_n credo_fw-la unum_fw-la baptisma_fw-la in_o remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la if_o such_o universal_a council_n in_o their_o state_v matter_n of_o faith_n be_v errable_a and_o amendable_a errata_fw-la in_o the_o discourse_n concern_v devotion_n those_o of_o mispointing_a be_v mostwhat_o omit_v the_o principal_a errata_fw-la note_v with_o a_o star_n the_o reader_n be_v desire_v to_o correct_v with_o his_o pen._n page_n line_n 21._o marg_n read_v 8._o 26._o p_o 6_o l._n 27_o r._n become_v a_o *_o p_o 9_o l._n 24_o r._n long-continued_a *_o p_o 10_o l._n 10_o r._n thus_o *_o l._n 16_o r._n thus_o *_o l._n 22_o r._n 2._o it_o p_o 11_o l._n 9_o r._n abscondi_fw-la p_o 13_o l._n 24._o marg_n r._n act._n 16._o 6_o 7_o 9_o 20._o 22_o 23._o 8._o 19_o 19_o 21._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 18_o 4_o 14._o p_o 15_o l._n 17._o r._n hysterical_a p_o 18_o l._n 25_o r._n this_o inhabitation_n p_o 19_o l_o 5_o r._n and_o phil._n 3._o p_o 21_o l._n 2._o r_o where_o *_o after_o p_o 24._o ●l_n 20._o marg_n r._n s._n thom._n 1._o q._n 1_o art_n 8._o l._n penult_n r._n 5._o but_o there_o p_o 25_o l_o 22_o r._n spirit_n pretend_v p_o 26_o l._n 21_o r._n see_v l._n 22_o r._n 2._o 6._o p_o 28_o l._n 2_o r._n sin_n especial_o *_o p_o 29_o l._n 30_o r._n those_o *_o p_o 30_o l._n 25_o r._n and_o it_o if_o p_o 31_o l._n 17_o r._n counsel_n *_o p_o 32_o l._n 18_o r._n leave_v we_o *_o p_o 34_o l._n 27_o r._n inconsiderable_a *_o p_o 38_o l._n 5_o r._n 6._o have_v *_o p_o 39_o l._n 26_o r._n also_o frequent_o return_v *_o p_o 40_o l._n 17_o r._n and_o roving_n about_o p_o 41_o l._n 21_o r._n thereof_o treat_v 3_o p_o 42_o l._n 24_o r._n they_o happen_v to_o fall_v p_o 43_o l._n 1_o r._n work_n in_o we_o p_o 45_o l._n 22_o r._n leave_v sometime_o *_o l._n 32_o r._n a●olatiomentis_fw-la p_o 46_o l._n 16_o r._n primary_n p_o 48_o l_o 16_o r._n mundanis_fw-la *_o p_o 50_o l._n 21_o r._n si_fw-mi cui_fw-la p_o 51_o l._n 3_o r._n cant_v p_o 52_o l._n 31_o r._n meae_fw-la suble●_n ah_o we_o *_o p_o 53_o l._n 33_o r._n vicunque_fw-la p_o 55_o l._n 13_o r._n peccatis_fw-la *_o l._n 21_o r._n quia_fw-la si_fw-la l._n 34_o r._n immerito_fw-la *_o p_o 56_o l._n 17_o r._n elsewhere_o *_o fortasse_fw-la ne_fw-la *_o l._n 22_o r._n praecesserat_fw-la l._n 23._o r._n esse_fw-la l._n 26_o r._n sanctuarium_fw-la dei_fw-la si_fw-la l._n 31_o r._n quidem_fw-la hic_fw-la *_o p_o 58_o l._n 16_o r._n ellae_fw-la bullienti_fw-la substraxeris_fw-la p_o 61_o l._n 27_o r._n cogit_fw-la nec_fw-la cogitur_fw-la *_o p_o 62_o l._n 25_o r._n unexperienced_a *_o p_o 63_o l._n 10_o r._n understand_v *_o p_o 66_o l._n 21_o r._n as_o they_o be_v ib._n apprehend_v l._n 31_o r._n christi_fw-la and_o *_o p_o 67_o l._n 4_o r._n such_o person_n as_o l._n 23_o r._n virtute_fw-la *_o l._n 28_o r._n retractation_n p_o 69_o l._n 22_o r._n cand_n *_o p_o 70_o l._n 17_o r._n because_o to_o