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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47321	A rational, compendious way to convince, without any dispute, all persons whatsoever, dissenting from the true religion. By J.K.	Keynes, John, 1625?-1697.	1674 (1674)	Wing K393; ESTC R200380	33,446	158

suppose that it is true That there is something better than another this being an evident Truth assented unto by all rational men and whoever denies that there is something better than another must necessarily deny himself to be better than an ass or a block For if he be better then there is something better than another And certainly whoever comes to deny himself to be better than an Ass or a Block is either a mad-man or a fool and consequently unworthy to be discoursed with any further Now if there be something better than another there is something the best of all Things For one thing is better then another because it comes nearer that which is the best of all things And how can it come nearer that which is not It is a common Maxim amongst Philosophers Supremum in unoquoque genere est mensura reliquorum in eodem genere The best and greatest in each kind is the measure of the rest in the same kind For one thing is said to be better than another in such a kind because it comes nearer that which is the best A Duke is better in Dignity than an Earl because he comes nearer the King who is the best man of the Kingdom in Dignity So that unless in each kind there be admitted something that is the best there can be no rule nor measure whereby one Thing may be judged better than another in such a kind Wherefore if it be true that there is something better than another there must be something the best of all Things and if so then there is a True God For the very notion of a true God is Ens Optimum Maximum the Best and Greatest of all Things as all even Atheists do confess as we suppose for unless we agree about the notion of God there can be no Dispute between us Yea what is the Best of all Things that exist is also the best of all Things that are possible For nothing possible can exist or be produced but by virtue of something that does exist and nothing can produce what is better than it self Nemo dat quod non habet No body gives what he has not I conclude therefore that if it be true as certainly it is that there is something better than another there is a true God II. If there be a True God I prove that there is some True Religion For if there be a True God we ought to worship him in what manner he will be worshipped by us and obey him in what matters he will be obeyed by us Subjects ought to reverence and obey their Sovereign and Servants their Masters in what manner and in what matters they require and if there be a true God the Best and greatest of all things Ens optimum Maximum certainly he is King of Kings and Lord of Lords and Supreme Governour of the Vniverse and we are his Subjects and Servants as no Body who grants a True God can deny We ought therefore to respect and obey God Yea what is to be respected or who is to be obeyed if God be not the Best of All things the universal Monarch If we ought to worship God in what manner he will be worshipped by us and obey him in what matters he will be obeyed by us there must be some Doctrine teaching us in what manner God will be worshipped by us and in what matters he will be obeyed by us For how can we worship or obey God if we neither know in what manner we are to worship him nor in what matters we are to obey him For whether God will assign by Himself the particular manner of the worship to be given to him or will leave the assignation thereof to men and he must necessarily do either the one or the other we must obey his will and to obey it we must know it And how can we know it unless there be some Doctrine that teaches it If there be some Doctrine teaching us in what manner God will be worshiped by us and in what matters he will be obeyed by us there must be some true Religion For by a true Religion we understand according to the common notion thereof a Doctrine that teaches men in what manner God will be worship'd by them and in what matters he will be obeyed by them Wherefore I conclude that if there be a True God as has been proved there is some True Religion III. If there be some True Religion I prove that there is some true revealed Religion For if there be some true Religion there is some Doctrine teaching us in what manner God will be worship'd by us and in what matters he will be obeyed by us for this is the notion of a true Religion as we have seen If there be some such Doctrine it must be revealed unto us by God For how can we know Gods will unless he reveal it unto us either immediately by himself or mediately by others commissioned by him Natural Religion or the Light of nature teaches us only in general That we are to worship God in what manner he will be worship'd by us and that we are to obey him in what matters he will be obeyed by us But it does not tell us as is manifest the particular manner wherewith he requires we would worship him nor the particular matters wherein he requires we should obey him which doubtless may be very different And of what concern is it that we know we are to worship and obey God if we neither know how we are to worship him nor in what we we are to obey him Yea should God be pleased to leave to every one the choice of the manner wherein he is to worship him yet since this would certainly be a very particular manner of worship not intimated unto us by the Law of Nature God must reveal it God therefore must reveal unto us in what particular manner he will be worshipped by us and in what particular matters he will be obeyed by us And if so then there is some true revealed Religion which is nothing else but a Doctrine teaching men in what particular manner God will be worshipped by them and in what particular matters he will be obeyed by them revealed by God Wherefore I conclude that if there be some True Religion as has been proved that there is there is some true revealed Religion IV. If there be some true revealed Religion I prove that Christian Religion is true For if there be some true Revealed Religion certainly That among all Religions that pretend to be revealed by God must be true which can evidently shew that it has been miraculously propagated For a miraculous propagation cannot be effected without true and real Miracles and True and Real Miracles are Gods Broad Seal and manifest proofs of the Truth in whose Confirmation they are wrought and a certain kind of Divine Revelation Because God can speak as well by works as by words All professors of revealed

Religions either pretend to produce true and real Miracles in confirmation of their respective Religions or at least would be glad if they could produce them Yea even Atheists openly profess that could they be convinced of a true and real Miracle done in Confirmation of a Truth they should think themselves bound to submit unto it Wherefore a true and real Miracle according to the unanimous consent of men is a pregnant proof of the Thing in whose confirmation it is wrought If that Religion among all that pretend to be revealed by God be True which can evidently shew that it has been miraculously propagated certainly that must be true which can evidently shew that though it contains several mysteries far above the reach of Humane Reason and divers severities very contrary to humane inclination yet has been propagated over a great part of the world without the help of Arms or humane Enticements by men of themselves very unfit for so great a work overcoming other Religions established in the world which preached liberty and pleasures For the propagation of such a Religion and in such a manner to use St. Augustin's argument Lib. 22. De Civitat Dei cap. 5. either was effected with Miracles or without them If with them then it was miraculously propagated which is what we pretend If without them what greater Miracle than this viz. that such a Religion should be propagated in such a manner and that without any Miracle If such a Religion propagated in the manner aforesaid be true then certainly Christian Religion is true For it is evident as even the enemies of Christianity do confess that Christian Religion has been propagated over a great part of the world that it contains several Mysteries as the Trinity Incarnation Resurrection and others far above the reach of humane reason and diverse severities as to embrace crosses to love our enemies to mortifie our passions and others very contrary to humane inclination that it overcame Paganism established in the world which preached liberty and pleasures and finally that being such it was propagated without the help of Arms or humane Enticements by the Apostles and other Apostolical men very unfit of themselves for so great a work All this I say is granted even by the enemies of Christianity and is manifest from Authentick History and constant Tradition and should our Adversaries deny any of the forementioned circumstances they may be proved against them out of the same Topicks and with the same Evidence as other ancient matters of Fact which to deny or question even to them would seem a madness Wherefore I conclude that if there be some true revealed Religion as has been proved Christian Religion is true V. If Christian Religion be true I prove that Catholique Religion is true By Catholique Religion I understand Roman Catholique as will appear by my proofs and there is no other Catholique Religion but the Roman If Christian Religion be true it may solidly be proved against the enemies thereof as we have proved it already and as all professors of Christianity do grant Otherwise why should they preach it if they cannot prove it If Christian Religion may be solidly proved a Religion that has the same proofs as Christianity has or any of them that are Solid must needs be true For it is impossible that there should be any solid or real proof of a Falsity according to that Principle Ex vero tantum non sequitur falsum From Truth alone no Falsity can be deduced If a Religion that has the same proofs as Christianity has be true then Catholique Religion is true for it has the same proofs as Christianity which will manifestly appear if one reflects upon the grounds whereby Christians do commonly shew the truth of Christianity against her enemies And because our Adversaries in this point do profess themselves to be Christians we ask them why they are or what rational inducement they have to be Christians or which comes to the same what solid proof can they produce to shew the Truth of Christianity against the enemies thereof advertising them that it cannot be a solid proof of the Truth of Christianity that which agrees to Judaism Paganism or Mahometism which we as Christians believe to be false Religions And how can we perswade our selves that Christian Religion is true if we have no better proofs for it than are for a Religion which we firmly believe to be false And let 's suppose That our Adversaries chuse the reason above-mentioned of the miraculous propagation of Christianity which is a common solid and evident proof the same would be should they produce any other solid proof of Christianity For it may be easily applied to Catholique Religion Now if the truth of Christian Religion be solidly proved because it was propagated in the manner above insinuated the Truth also of Catholique Religion is solidly proved by the like propagation For the Roman Catholique Religion as even our Adversaries do confess who blame her upon that account does contain besides the general principles of Christianity before-mentioned very hard mysteries above the reach of humane reason as for instance Transubstantiation which thwarts as they say all Sense and Reason and very hard Precepts and Counsels contrary to humane inclination as Vows Fasts Consession Prohibition for Priests to Marry c. Moreover the Roman Catholique Religion even as containing such Doctrines as our Adversaries stile errors and corruptions has been propagated over a great part of the world without the help of Arms or humane Enticements by men who were commonly Strangers and very unfit of themselves to reclaim as they did so vast a multitude of people from Paganism established among them which preached Liberty and Pleasures to Christian and Catholique Religion which preaches Mortification and Severities So St. Augustin the Monk converted England and St. Xaverius divers Nations among the Indians and several others have done the like in other Countries who were Roman Catholiques and preached the Roman Catholique Religion All which is granted by most of our Adversaries and against such as shall deny any of the above-mentioned circumstances they may be made as manifest out of Authentique History and Tradition as we or they can make manifest against Pagans the like circumstances in the propagation of Christian Religion and whatever exception they make against this proof or others commonly alledged for Catholick Religion was or might be made by the enemies of Christianity against the like proofs alledged for Christian Religion and certainly there cannot be a solid exception made against a Truth and what they would answer the enemies of Christianity in that case if they answer solidly we answer the same Now to use St. Augustins Argument the propagation of the Roman Catholique Religion in the manner aforesaid either was done with Miracles or without them If with them then it was miraculously propagated and consequently is true if without them what greater Miracle than this viz. That such