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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75466	An antidote against bigotry in religion, or, A discourse proving from the testimony of kings, nobles, judges, bishops, deans, doctors, &c. that wise and good men may differ one from another both in doctrine and discipline, and maintain Christian charity amongst themselves / by a True Berean.	True Berean.	1694 (1694)	Wing A3491A; ESTC R43601	60,737	88

the Hand or of the Tongue A Learned Man now amongst us who hath given the World a clear Demonstration of the Excellency of Humane Understanding tells us that the only way to put an end to all Religious Disputes is to hold fast the Form of sound Words deliver'd to us by inspired Writers and express our Creeds in the Language of the Holy Ghost forasmuch as all Christians properly speaking differ but in one thing and that is the true meaning of the Holy Penman All Parties agree in the Text but differ in the Comment And it s our duty like the Noble Bereans not only to search the Scriptures but to try the Spirits of the Expositors that we may not be imposed on by Bigots who call their Glosses Rules of Faith when Aristotle must interpret St. Paul we have Humane Consequences and Conclusions instead of Divine Revelations and by the Help of Phylosophers the Poor Fishermen must speak Metaphysically perhaps if we had never found any other Creeds than what were made by Christ and his Apostles it had been better with Christendom It s great Presumption for any to undertake the wording of Creeds for others and then to represent that Faith as insufficient which is not deliver'd in their Terms and Phrase and to deny those Persons to be Members of Christ who conscientiously refuse to subscribe to any other Draught then their great Lord hath given them Our Heavenly Father hath left us his Last Will and Testament very Plain and Intelligible in all that 's necessary to be known but some of his Foolish Children pretending to explain it have perplext it and thereby some of the Legatees are like to be cheated and some must be sent to a General Council some to a Convocation and some to an Assembly to know the meaning of it when Himself hath told us If we sincerely seek and worship him we shall know the Doctrines whether they be of God When we consider the smallness of the Writings of the Evangelists the shortness of Christs Sermons the fewness of the Epistles writ by the Apostles and the many large Volumes of Commentators and Criticks since we may say the Text is swallowed up●● in the Comment and Truth lies hid rather then revealed Men darken the Divine Councils by Words without Knowledge it 's not enough for some men to know there is a God and that he is one and Holy Just and Good the Observer of their Actions and Rewarder of their Deeds but they must be distinctly informed of his Nature his Purposes and Decrees and of the suitableness of them all to the Line of their Understandings and yet they know not themselves it will not satisfie them that Christ is the Son of God and that he died for the Sins of Men but they must know the secret of the Relation and after what Manner he is the Son of God Whether he be the Cause or Effect of Gods Love What was the Price he paid Whether he were offered to all or some and what the Spirit is Whether it proceed from the Father or the Son Whether it be a Person how it exists and Rail at their Brethren if they don't use the same Words Conformists Acknowledge that there are Good and Worthy Men among the Dissenters from the Church of England BIshop Jewel in Answer to Mr. Harding The thing is indifferent and may be yielded to saith the one Sect The other that they be the Popes rags and may not be worn Saith Jewel the Godly Learned men at whose persons you so rudely scoffe that refuse to go in your Apparel or otherwise to shew themselves like you have age sufficient and can answer for themselves Notwithstanding thus much I may say in their behalf neither do they commend any manner of Apparel as holy nor condemn any manner of Apparel as unholy That is your proper and peculiar Error Mr. Harding to make so deep account of outward shews They may justly say the same Apparel on your parts hath been fouly abused c. Defence of the Apology part 3. chap. 5. Divis 1. p. 325. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Or King James the first Instructions to his Son I do equally Love and Honour the Learned and Grave Men of either of these opinions i. e. for or against Ceremonials which for mine own part I ever held indifferent Again I exhort my Son to be beneficial to the good men of the Ministry praising God that there is a sufficient number of good men of them in this Kingdom i. e. of Scotland and yet are they all known to be against the form of the English Church The Speech of the Bishop of St. Davids Dr. Rudde in the Convocation May 23. 1604 I put a great difference between them that are Schismatical or open disturbers of the state Ecclesiastical established and them that are scrupulous only of some Ceremonies and other circumstances being otherwise Learned Studious Grave and Honest Men and whose labours have been both painful in the Church and profitable to their several Congregations Concerning those Preachers last mentioned I suppose that if upon urging them to the use of Ceremonies and Attire prescribed they should stand out stifly and choose rather to forgo their Livings and exercise of their Ministry and tho I do not justifie their doings therein yet surely there service would be missed at such a time as need shall require them and us to give the right hand of Fellowship one to another and to go Arm in Arm against the common Adversary that so there might be Vis unita fortior c. Also remember that when the Benjamites though for their desert in maintaining of a bad cause were all destroyed saving six hundred and the Men of Israel sware in their fury that none of them would give his daughter to the Benjamites to Wife yet when their hot blood was over they lamented and said there is one Tribe cut off from Israel this day and they used all their wits to the utmost of their Policy to restore that Tribe again In like sort if these our Brethren aforesaid should be deprived of their places for the matters premised I think we should find cause to bend our wits to the uttermost extent of our skill to provide some Cure of Souls for them where they may exercise their Talents verily I know not where to find so many able Preachers within this Realm unprovided for to succeed them Hookers Eccles Pol. Pref. Otherwise i. e. set aside their Errours and Misconceits speaking of the Dissenters right well affected and most Religiously enclined minds Again heartily beseeching you by the meekness of Jesus Christ whom I trust ye love that as ye tender the peace and quietness of the Church If your own Souls hearts and consciences be as I doubt not but they are things most dear and pretious unto you be not blemished with partialities Bishop Halls Apology against the Brownist p. 137 and 138. Sect. 56. Edit 1610 Those men which