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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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Wing K12; Wing K13; Thomason E1188_2; ESTC R204917
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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