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Scripture security for conscience. Reconciling the safety of truth with the safety of persons. By an honest counterplot to keep off the execution of an expected ordinance. With a Scripture catechisme very usefull in these times. For advancing unity. Suppressing errour. Stating present controversies. Vindicating the covenanted reformation.
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not the love of the truth that they might be saved for this cause God shall send them strong delusions that they should beleeve a lie that they all might be damned who beleeved not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousnesse 2 Thes 2.10 11 12. Q. 27 What use must we make hereof A. Ye therefore beloved seeing ye know these things before beware lest ye also being led away with the errour of the wicked fall from your own stedfastnesse but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 2 Pet. 3.17 18. Q. 28 Is there any hope that the errors shall be crusht A. The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly Rom. 16.20 Q. 29 How is that likely while they carry on their errors with such plausible pretences A But they shall proceed no further for their folly shall be manifest to all men 2 Tim. 3.9 Q. 30 In the meane while may not these men be connived at A. There are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers whose mouths must bee stopped who subvert whole houses teaching things which they ought not Tit. 1.10 11. Q. 31 May the civill Magistrate meddle with those that endeavour to seduce others into errors in matter of Religion A. If thou do that which is evil be afraid for he beareth not the sword in vain for he is the Minister of God a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evill Rom. 13.4 Q 32 But though seducing be an evill work may it not be good Christian policy for those in authority to refrain from these men and let them alone A. I have a few things against thee because thou sufferest that woman Jezabel which calleth her self a prophetesse to teach and to reduce my servants Rev. 2.20 Q 33 Some would have a Toleration of all Religions What Scripture have you which shewes that this ought not to be in time of the Gospel A. It shall come to passe in that day saith the Lord of Hosts that I will cut off the names of the Idols out of the land and they shall no more be remembred and also I will cause the Prophets and the unclean spirit to passe out of the Land Zech. 13.2 Q. 34 In case the false Prophets will neither depart nor desist what course may be taken with them by the civill power A. It shall come to passe that when any shall yet prophecy then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him thou shalt not live for thou speakest lies in the name of the Lord and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophecyeth Zech. 13.3 Q. 35 Will not this way of suppressing false-teachers increase and harden them rather then remedy that evill A. And it shall come to passe in that day that the Prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision when he hath prophesied neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive Zech. 13.4 Q. 36 Is this restraining of false-teachers by civill punishment to be accounted persecution or friendship A. And one shall say unto him what are these wounds in thine hands then he shall answer those with which I was wounded in the house of my freinds Zech. 13.6 Q. 37 It seemes you would fain have some course taken to be rid of them what spirit doth that savour of A. I would they were even cut off which trouble you Gal. 5.12 Q. 38 Some will not be perswaded that the Magistrate may punish for sins against the first Table can you show that idolatrous practises are punishable by a civill power A. If I beheld the Sunne when it shined or the Moon walking in brightnesse and mine heart hath been secretly entised or my mouth hath kissed my hand this also were an iniquity to be punished by the Judge for I should have denied the God that is above Joh 31.26 27 28. Q. 39 What course is to be taken with blasphemers A. He that blasphemeth the name of the Lord he shall surely be put to death and all the congregation shall certainly stone him as well the stranger as he that is born in the Land when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord shall be put to death Lev. 24.16 Q. 40 In these times wherein errours are so rise what is the Ministers charge A. Holding fast the faithfull word as he hath beene taught that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and convince the gain-sayers Tit. 1.9 Q. 41 Do Ministers well to stir up the people to withstand the errours of the times A. It was needfull for me to write unto you and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the Saints Jude 3. Q. 42 Is it warrantable publikely to brand the names of Hereticks and Seducers that so men may be shye of tehm A. Their word will eat as doth a Canker of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus who concerning the truth have erred saying that the Resurrection is past already and overthrow the faith of some 2 Tim. 2.17 18. Q. 43 Till some course be taken for their suppression what course must I take to keep out of the way of errour A. Now I beseech you brethren mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned and avoid them Rom. 16.17 Q. 44 Besides shunning their company what else must we do A. Beloved beleeve not every spirit but try the spirits whether they are of God because many false prophets are gone out into the world 1 John 4.1 Q. 45 You would have us very suspicious in these times what generall ground have you whom to suspect as unsound A. They went out from us but they were not of us for if they had been of us they would no doubt have continued with us but they went out that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us 1 John 2.19 Q. 46 Many which separate cry down your ministery for Antichristian and speak much of the spirit what can you say about them A. Beloved remember ye the words which were spoken before of the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ how that they told you there should be mockers in the last time who should walk after their own ungodly lusts these be they who separate themselves sensuall having not the spirit Jude 17 18 19. Q. 47 They have been very earnest with me to forsake your ministers what is their designe in that A. They zealously affect you but not well yea they would exclude you that you might affect them Gal. 4.17 Q. 48 How can you justifie against them your ministery of the Church of England A. The seal of my Apostleship are ye in the Lord. 1 Cor. 9.2 Q. 49 Is then the ordinary conversion of souls a demonstrative argument of a right ministery A How shall they beleeve in him of whom they have not heard and how shall they hear without a preacher
to seducing spirits and doctrines of Devils 1 Tim. 4.1 Q. 2 What think you of the ringleaders and teachers of such doctrines A. These resist the truth men of corrupt minds reprobate concerning the faith 2 Tim. 3.8 Q. 3 But may we not think them sincere seeing they professe much holinesse A. Having a form of godlinesse but denying the power thereof 2 Tim. 3.5 Q. 4 But so far as we can judge they are the redeemed of God how then can you think so hardly of them and their doctrines A. There shall be false teachers among you who privily shall bring in damnable heresies even denying the Lord that bought them 2 Pet. 2.1 Q. 5 But if they and their opinions were so grosse would they be followed by so many professors A. Many shall follow their pernicious wayes by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evill spoken of 2. Pet. 2.2 Q. 6 But the teachers are some of them knowing men and would they think you teach notorious falsehoods A. Speaking lies in hypocrisie having their conscience scared with a hot iron 1 Tim. 4.2 Q. 7 Those which you count the seducers amongst us cry out upon Antichrist and do not they then stand for the truth A. It is the last time and as ye have heard that Antichrist shall come even now are there many Antichrists whereby we know that it is the last time 1 John 2.18 Q. 8 But is it not strange that you should count these Antichrists who seeme rather Angels of light and Apostles A. Such are false Apostles deceitfull workers transforming themselves into the Apostles of Christ and no marvell for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the Ministers of righteousnesse 2 Cor. 11.13 14 15. Q. 9 But these men alledge Scripture for what they urge and can you say then that they follow the Devill as his ministers A. Then the Devill taketh him up into the holy city and setteth him on a pinacle of the Temple and saith unto him If thou be the Son of God cast thy self down for it is written He shall give his Angels charge concerning thee and in their hands they shall bear thee up lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone Mat. 4.5 6. Q. 10 Those whom you count the ministers of Satan do they not serve God according to their light A. They that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ but their own belly Rom. 16.18 Q. 11 You seem to imply that their hearts are corrupt as well as their judgements what corruption makes them seducers A. Through covetousnesse shall they with feighned words make merchandise of you 2 Pet. 2 3. Q. 12 But all of them seeme not to be covetous what corruption then sways the rest A. If any man teach otherwise and consent not to wholsome words even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to the Doctrine which is according to godlinesse he is proud knowing nothing but doting about questions and strifes of words whereof commeth envy strife railings evill surmisings perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth 1 Tim. 6.3 4 5. Q. 13 What is one maine part of their ambition A. Of your own selves shall men arise speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after them Act 20.30 Q. 14 Is the want of Learning in some of their teachers any cause of wresting the Scriptures A. In which are some things hard to be understood which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest as they do also the other Scriptures 2 Pet. 3.16 Q. 15 Do not the affecting of new notions and other lusts in the hearers make them ready to embrace seducing teachers A. The time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers having itching ears and they shall turn away their ears from the truth and shall be turned unto fables 2 Tim. 4 3.4 Q. 16 Do not also the weaknesse and shallownesse of the bearers together with other corruptions make them apt to be seduced by such men A. Of this sort are they which creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins led away with divers lusts ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth 2 Tim. 3.6 7. Q. 17 Do the false teachers use sleights to inveigle such persons A. That we henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men and cunning craftinesse whereby they lie in wait to deceive Ephes 4.14 Q. 18 Are not some honest-meaning persons seduced by their craft A. They deceive the hearts of the simple Rom. 16.18 Q. 19 How come they to seduce them A. By good words and fair speeches Rom. 16.18 Q. 20 If those whom you call seducers use such good language is there not good hopes of them A. Evill men and seducers shall grow worse and worse deceiving and being deceived 2 Tim. 3.13 Q. 21 How ought we to carry our selves towards the maintainers of heresie and how may we esteeme of them A. A man that is an Heretick after the first and second admonition reject knowing that he that is such is subverted and sinneth being condemned of himself Tit. 3 10 11. Q. 22 You seem to hate their wayes that hold out the errors of the times doth such an affection become Christians A. This thou hast that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans which I also hate Rev. 2.6 Q. 23 You not only distaste the errours but those also that teach them where is your warrant for that A. I know thy works and thy labour and thy patience and how thou canst not bear them which are evill thou hast tried them which say they are apostles and are not and hast found them lyars Rev. 2.2 Q. 24 Is it likely that if these courses were so dangerous God would suffer so many teachers to stand for them and prevail so A. There came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord and said I will perswade him and the Lord said unto him Wherewith and he said I will go forth and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his Prophets and he said Thou shalt perswade him and prevail also go forth and do so now therefore behold the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy Prophets 1 King 22.21 22 23. Q. 25 Seeing it appears that God gives Satan a power to prevail in the mouths of seducers what doth God intend thereby towards such as walk closely with him is it likely that they shall be seduced A. There must be also heresies among you that they which are approved may be made manifest among you 1 Cor. 11.19 Q. 26 What is Gods aime therein towards false-hearted professors are not they in great danger to miscarry A. Because they received