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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20474	A probleme propounded by Francis Dillingham, in which is plainely shewed, that the holy scriptures haue met with popish arguments and opinions.	Dillingham, Francis, d. 1625.	1616 (1616)	STC 6887; ESTC S117462	12,729	50

A PROBLEME PROPOVNDED by Francis Dillingham in which is plainely shewed that the holy scriptures haue met with Popish Arguments and opinions Iohn 5.39 Search the Scriptures for in them yee thinke to haue eternall life LONDON Imprinted by WILLIAM IONES and are to be sold by ED. WEAVER TO THE MOST REverend Father in God George by the Divine providence Archbishoppe of Canterbury Primate and Metropolitan of England and one of his Maiesties most Honorable privie Councell Grace and peace THE Apostolicall times from the Apostolicall doctrine Most Reverend haue incited me to write this Probleme It may seeme strange to some that future heresyes should be thus preuented but howsoeuer it seeme strange to some it is not strange to the enlightened and sanctified for first he that knewe what was to come endited the holy scriptures he I say that knoweth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Quae sunt et erunt quaeque ante fuere Secondly in those tymes in which the holy Scriptures were written there were the same wits the same corruption the same enemy of mankind namly the diuell which are in our tymes therefore no maruell if there be the same opinions The heathen philosopher said that the same opinions in philosophy were renewed and so it is in diuinity the Anabaptists haue renewed the opinions of the Enthusiastes the Libertines defend Pelagius his opinions and haue not the Vbiquitaryes also brought Eutyches his opinion againe vpon the stage Cut off Hydras heads and more will springe vp I will not answer this pointe in any more words It remayneth then that I craue pardon for that I haue troubled your Grace with so small a Treatise but your Lord-shipe knoweth that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 If therefore Bene be in this booke and Well be in this worke it is certaine that much is in the same But this I leaue to your Grace to iudge of as I doe allso to the Church of God The spirits of the Prophets are subiect to the Prophets The Lord of Lordes multiply his graces vpon you to the good of his Church and your euerlasting Saluation Your Graces in all duty FRANCIS DILLINGHAM A Probleme propounded by Francis Dillingham in which is plainely shewed that the holy Scriptures haue met with popish arguments and opinions Of reading the holy Scriptures THe papistes will not haue the lay people to reade the Scriptures because they may take hurt by reading of them Bellarmine lib 2. de verbo dei cap. 15. the wordes of Bellarmine are these quid quod populus non solum non caperet fructum ex scripturis sed etiam caperet detrimentum acciperet enim facillime occasionem errandi tum in doctrina fidei tum in praeceptis morum The people not only receiue no good out of the Scriptures but hurt for they would easily take an occasion to erre both in the doctrine of faith as well as in the doctrine of manners Let vs see how the Scriptures meete with this sottish obiection Revel chap 22. v. 10. And he sayd unto me seale not the words of this prophesie for the time is at hand Now some men might say the vniust will abuse this prophesie S. Iohn answereth he that is uniust let him be uniust still and he that is filthy let him be filthy still Hence it is playne that the cavill of Papistes is met withall who thus dispute they which will abuse the scripture must not read the same the lay people will abuse the scripture ergo they must not reade the same S. Iohn answereth by a distinction some will abuse it some will not He that is filthy let him be filthy he that is holy let him be holy still But I desire to know of the Papist if the learned also will not abuse the scripture it cannot be denyed it is but bad arguinge from the abuse of a thing to take away the lawfull use of the same Many abuse meate and drinke to surfetting drunkennes yea the Sunne and Moone to Idolatry must these thinges therefore be taken away Images are abused to Idolatrie yet will not the Papists take them away which is a shamefull thing Nocturne vigils were abused being but the deuise of men therefore they were takē away I wish the Papists would doe so with Images which are mens inventions and not take away the reading of the Scriptures which is Gods ordinance A second obiection answered A Second obiection against reading of the Scriptures is taken from the darknes and obscuritie of the same thus doe the Papists argue The Scriptures are obscure therfore the lay people ought not to read them This argument is answered by the Apostle 2. Cor 4. chap 3. v. If our gospell be then hid it is hid to them that are lost in whom the God of this world hath blinded the mindes that is of the infidels that the light of the glorious Gospell should not shine vnto them Thus standeth the obiection Many heare the gospell yet are they not enlightned therby therfore the doctrine is not so cleare as thou Paul makest it Paul answereth the fault is not in the Gospell but in men thēselues the Deuill who blindeth their mindes Excellently writeth Picus Mirandula Scriptura affibilitate parvos nutrit altitudine superbos irridet profunditate attentes terret veritate magnos pascit the Scripture doth nourish those that are smale by affability it scorneth the proud by the loftines by the depth it terrifieth those that are atteent and by truth it feedeth great ones Of prayer in an vnknowne tongue THe Papists teach and practise prayer in an vnknowne tongue The Apostle hath prevented this error 1. Cor. 14. chap. v. 15. what is it then I will pray with the spirit but I will pray with the vnderstanding also I will sing with the spirit but I will sing with the vnderstanding also The obiection answered is this Is it not therfore lawful to pray with the spirit S. Paul answereth it is lawfull if it be vnderstood Now by spirit as every man knoweth is ment a strange tongue which the spirit did endite So then the Apostle hath plainly prevented the cauill for praying in a strange and vnknowne tongue directly affirming that men must not so pray except they vnderstand the tongue Of workes of Congruitie that is deserving of Congruitie HO every one that thirsteth saith Esa 55. v. 1. come yee to the waters and yee that haue no silver come bye and eate come I say bye wine and milke without siluer and without money All that are a thirst are here called to the waters that is to Gods graces Now they might say we haue no merrits or desertes ye that haue no silver saith the Lord come bye and eate I say bye wine milke without silver and without money Touching this text thus writeth Bellarmine lib. 5. de insti ca. 5. Wine milke signifie not everlasting glorie but the grace of this life we doe confesse that the grace of God is not