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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74906	The rules of dispute, practised by Christ and his apostles, for deciding the controversies of that age, and our rule for the determining of our own. Or, The right use of spiritual weapons, against spiritual wickedness, and the darkness of this world in the Christians warfare against hereticks, schismaticks, Eph. 6.12 with false prophets and deceivers. Herin are also briefly explained, I. The terms set down in scripture, or the grounds of Christian dispute. II. That the form thereof may appear more cleer, you have herein several cases in scripture debated under the same form, and the places whence the arguments are drawn. / By an unworthy witness of the name and Gospel of Christ, John Brayne.	Brayne, John.	1653 (1653)	Thomason E715_12	16,735	28

cases when need so required the whole practise is made use of to set forth the truth by and convince the gainsayers 2 At other times when truth was plain and the enemy silenced there was made use but of a part of the practice onely Nature telling us Frustra fit per plura quod fiere potest per pauciora 3 In these few forecited heads you have the full ground for dispute the Scriptures themselves furnishing you with Arguments God having not left you to Inventions nay to Invent an Argument that is not in the Text God nor Saints allow not of which in less then seven yeers study is easily to be attained If the Spirit teach the Topicks they need not Aristotles instructions 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. 1 Cor. 9.4 5. Whether Paul had not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 authority to require meat and drink of the Church or people he taught both for himself and wife a sister if he had had any without labouring for it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ver. 3. This is my apology to those that judge otherwise In which is the dispute of the Question Paul he Apologizeth and speaks to maintain it others judge the contrary and are against it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Scripture ver 9. out of Deut. 25.4 Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the Corn which he layeth as a ground to prove his Assertion by A Disparatis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ver 9. Doth God take care for Oxen ver 10. or saith he it al●ogether for our sakes The Scripture was obscure for God speaks of Oxen and yet intends altogether the Ministry and therefore needs opening 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ver 10. it was written for us Erge You are not to muzzle our mouths and deny us meat for our labour 2 That he that ploweth should plow in hope which is the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifying that if the Ox was to eat of his labour the plow-man much more of his 3 Ver. 11. If we the Church-Ministry have sown to you spiritual things is it a great matter if we reap your carnal things in which he shews there was nothing but reason that he that soweth should reap the same when they reaped but inferior things the people reaping better from what they sowed by far A Minore ad Majus 4 Ver. 12. If others are partakers of this authority over you are not we rather As in ver 5 6. a Comparatis in the Ore treading out of the Corn was comprehended the Preachers Ministry in plowing the Evangelist Pastor and Teachers Ministry in sowing and in the not muzling of his mouth their reaping or maintenance 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ver. 13. from Deut. 13.1 2 3 4. Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things are fed from the Temple and they that wait at the Altar are partakers with the Altar that is as part of the sacrifice was by fire to be devoured on the Altar so God appointed other part thereof to the Priests Conversion of speech to the Corinthians in the word ye Do ye not know ver 13. Conclusion ver 14. Even so the Lord appointed that those which preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel Ver. 4. the Apostle from Deut. 20.6 and other Scriptures proves the point from mens not planting a Vineyard but they eat the fruit of it nor goe to war on their own charge c. and then confirms his Arguments and reproves the humane arguings of men He proves his Arguments thus Ver. 8. Say I this as a man Signifying that in the judgement or tryal of divine truth we are not to argue from reasons of our own As God so truth is above Reason 1 Noting that there is a great deal of difference between disputes drawn from Reason after the way of men and such as are taken from God and his Word 2 That if the word had not said the same his saying had been neglected Quest 2. Whether there be any Resurrection of the dead or not Matt. 22.23 The Question is disputed the Sadduces deny it ver 23. Christ affirms it ver 29 30. 1 In his affirmation of the point he shews the nature of it a Refutatione res ver 30. 2 He shews the ground of their error ver 29. a Refutatione doctrinae Scripture ver 32. from Exod. 3.6 I am the God of Abraham and of Isaac c. Argument ver 32. God is not the God of the dead but of the living which is excellently cleered Luke 20.58 for all live unto him Effect 1 On the gainsayers the Scripture and Argument stopt their mouths as in ver 34. 2 On the hearers the multitude are astonished at his doctrine ver 33. Now how that Jacob dyed and yet lives to God is above the predicaments Question 3. Matt. 22.42 Whose son is Christ The question disputed ver 42. the Pharisees say He is Davids ver 43. Christ questions it saying How then doth David in spirit call him Lord Scripture Psal 110.1 The Lord said to my Lord ver 44. The Argument is deduced from the Scripture ver 45. If David call him Lord how is he then his son Ab absurde the son usually calls his father Lord not the Father the son Effect No man was able to answer him a word ver 46. Note The Lord raiseth the Argument from Scripture moves the question and silenceth the adversary from it and signifies to us that questions or scruples of Conscience that arise not from Scripture or oppose it they are needless questions and Arguments not deduced thence are ineffectual and unwarrantable in Christian dispute 2 In this Christ trying their Faith proved their ignorance of Christ 3 1 Cor. 11.2 as Paul Be ye followers of me as I am of Christ so we in dispute must follow Christ and the Word not Aristotle and the Heathens We are bound to this rule as to the obedience of any other in the Gospel 4 If the question of the dispute be not grounded on express Scripture it is usually about Customs or humane constitutions and like needless questions to be avoided as genderers of strife and contention 5. Matt. 3.12 His fan is in his hand he will throughly purge his floor 1 The floor is Jesus Christ's which must be purged 2 The Fa●● the Word is that by which it must be purged 3 It purgeth not but as in the hand that is in the way and means that Christ instituted to separate error from truth as dross from gold and unbelievers and deceivers from true professors men that are approved of the truth it self 1 Cor. 11.19 3 Joh. 12. 6 Carnal reason worldly wisdom and learning they are the weapons of spiritual wickedness that is of error heresie and spiritual delusions to deceive by Question 4. From Rom. 9.6 If God in rejecting the unbelieving Jews did not faile of his promise to Abraham Question disputed by some Affirming it ver 19 20. Paul ver 6. denies it