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A74906	The rules of dispute, practised by Christ and his apostles, for deciding the controversies of that age, and our rule for the determining of our own. Or, The right use of spiritual weapons, against spiritual wickedness, and the darkness of this world in the Christians warfare against hereticks, schismaticks, Eph. 6.12 with false prophets and deceivers. Herin are also briefly explained, I. The terms set down in scripture, or the grounds of Christian dispute. II. That the form thereof may appear more cleer, you have herein several cases in scripture debated under the same form, and the places whence the arguments are drawn. / By an unworthy witness of the name and Gospel of Christ, John Brayne.	Brayne, John.	1653 (1653)	Thomason E715_12	16,735	28

published fourteen days before that discourse may be had with the men professing or opposing the same 1 That so none may be surprized 2 That none may pretend delays 3 That truth may have a door opened to it to appear among men 4 That order be observed in the debate and such onely to speak as are delegated by men of the differing judgements or Churches 5 That Notaries of both sides be appointed to write the Arguments c. of both sides and on examination to print them 6 That such things that are not thought sufficiently determined on its day appointed be deferred for future time to be appointed 1 That the poynts to be next debated be not delayed 2 That the things concealed may be the more premeditated and in the ensuing discourse cleered and each party may say what they can for themselves and practice or against that they judge unlawfully practised by others For the Tearms of the grounds of Christian Dispute 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifieth the Question about which the difference ariseth Joh. ● 25 Act. 25.20 1 Tim. 6.4 2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in which is comprehended both the Affirmation and the Negation of the Question the Opponent and Defendant 1 Cor. 1.20 Act. 9.29 15.1 2. 28.29 3 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Act 17.2 19.9 ●0 1 Some Scripture from the Old or New-Testament is to be produced that serves either to deny or maintain the poynt in controversie 2 From which Scripture is to arise Dialexis reasoning by Argument to assert or gainsay the thing it is brought to maintain either Negatively or Affirmatively 3 Whence men are confined to what the Scriptures say of the Argument and are not left so to invention to object what he please nor shall the mind herein want matter to exercise his invention withal but abundantly assisteth it against the delusions of men 4 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Act. 17. ● That is in dispute if there arise any difference about the letter or sense of the Scripture propounded that is first to be cleered in its sense and opened Under this word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is comprehended 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 An interpretation or ope●ing of the true sense of the letter if difference arise therefrom 1 Cor. 12.10 2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which relates to an opening of the sense of the Text and context that are before and after which is more signified in the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in which is intended a through opening of the Scriptures 3 That these are both herein intended appears In that that which Christ calls Luke 24.32 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that in verse 27. he is said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to interpret the Scriptures By these means the deceitful handling of the truth by men of corrupt mindes are easily to be enquired into as Satans corrupt handling Psal 91.11 in Matt 4.6 leaving out part of the truth and Evahs adding to and her taking from the truth Gen. 3.3 compared with cap. 2.17 5 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an apposing or adding of other Scriptures to the former for proof of what is affirmed or denyed concerning the position Act. 17 3. that so under two or three witnesses every thing may be confirmed 1 Cor. 2.13 1 The Scriptures rightly applyed and compared like faithful witnesses agree in the same thing or they are misapplyed 2 As many Scriptures as relate thereunto they all have diversly matter in them to demonstrate the truth by so that what is not found in one is to the full to be seen in the other 3 This work is not to be judged grievous for though of all truths none is so much spoke of as that that describes the Messiah in the book of God yet Christ Luke 24.27 began at Mose and all the Prophets and expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself 4 Until the Script●res are faithfully and throughly searched men can never be satisfied nor reconciled in their differing judgements nor can the mouths of unruly deceivers be stopped Tit. 1.10 11. 5. If men impertinently alledge Scriptures and pervert their sence they are the men 1 Pet. ● ●6 that wrest and rack the Scripture as Christ was on the Cross in which they manifest 1 either their ignorance and inability to manage the spiritual war of Christ 2 Or their fallaciousness and dishonesty who as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses so these the truth who are men of corrupt mindes 2 Tim. 3.8 3 There sensibly appears in him also a weakness of his cause 4 The letter and sense of the Scripture being cleered the Arguments strongly prove themselves to every cap●●ity by which Amphibol●gies with all the intricateness and knotty tearms and rules of vain Philosophy and wisdom of men prove their declared ●nmity against God ●am 3.15 The Conclusion deduced from the premises is That Truth in it self is sufficient to cleer it self and con●ince the enmity and error of its enemies without the device of Aristotle The second general that appertains to the dispute concerns the hearers 1 Who having heard the Scriptures searched according to its true method who having their understanding rightly fitted thereby they come to be enabled to judge the truth of the question by the help of the Word Joh. 7.24 and is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Act 17.11 a searching or rather a reconsidering of the Scriptures that is examining the Scriptures and the Arguments whether naturally deduced thence or not by which they may come to know who was for truth and who against it in the dispute So that it is the Scriptures are the main things concern the disputants to prove by and the people in their Consciences to be satisfied by as being the foundation of Faith and the rule and measure of things Isa 8.20 To the Law and to the Testimony if they speak not according to this word it is because there is no light in them Rom. 10.17 Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God 2 To further this the Apostle usually at the end of disputes converted his speech to the hearers and so Christ in that dispute he had with the Pharisees about the Tradition of the Elders Matt. 7.5 14 15. 3 Academicks are disputers of the world not the Church Peripateticks and their wisdom is of the world who in the days of Paul flourished who were in that time corruptors enemies and the alone contemners of the grace and glory of the Gospel 4 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Order being observed according to 1 Cor. 14.30 31.40 truth will have preserved to it its strength and freedom which by the subtilty and sophistry of mens deceitful ways and wit is weakned and captivated and men contending for truth denyed this are disarmed and the people as Samoson have their eys put out and made grinde in the Mills of error and ignorance 5 In disputes laid down in Scripture these two generals are observable 1 That in some

THE Rules of Dispute practised by CHRIST and his APOSTLES For deciding the controversies of that Age and our Rule for the determining of our own Or The right use of spiritual weapons against spiritual wickedness and the darkness of this world in the Christians warfare against Hereticks Schismaticks Eph. 6.12 with false Prophets and deceivers Herein are also briefly contained and explained I. The Terms set down in Scripture or the grounds of Christian Dispute II. That the form thereof may appear more cleer you have herein several cases in Scripture debated under the same form and the places whence the Arguments are drawn By an unworthy witness of the Name and Gospel of Christ JOHN BRAYNE Tertul. advers Haeres Quid ergo Athenis Hierosolymis quid Academiae Ecclesiae quid Haereticis Christianis est Donatus in Hist Affricae p. 208. Dialecticas disputationes non convenire Christianae religioni Augustinum nil aliud esse quam contentiosum dis●utatorem qui ●ugiendus aut cavendus magis quam refellendus revincendusque esset Lev. 18.3 Ye shall not walk according to the customs of them I have brought you from Lactantius de Justitia lib. 5. cap. 3. Quis possit indoctus inter se apta cohaerentia fingere quum Philosophorum Plate Aristo●eles Epicurus Zenon ipsi sibi repu●nantia contraria dixerint haec enim est mendaciorum natura ut Cohaerere non ●ossint illo um viz. Apostolorum traditio quia vera est quadra● undique ac sibi tot● consentit 1 Cor 15.32 Paul speaks of dispute at Ephesus London Printed for Richard Moon at the seven Stars neer the great north door of Pauls 1653. The Rules for Disputes practised by Christ and his Apostles THe exerience I have had of the admiration the wise and unwise have been taken up with humane and natural learning and the indignity and contempt God and his wisdom have and do daily suffer amongst us thereby invited me to undertake the writing on this subject 1 Say the learned The advance of learning and Universities in the Nations was that by which they came to be civilized and reduced into order and frame of good policy and government 2 Learning slighted Religion decayed it being revived by Erasmus Luther Melancthon and others Religion came to be restored 3 Say the vulgar Can men that have not Arts and Sciences men that never were at the University be as good preachers as those that studied seven yeers therein or as such as are Doctors Batchelors Masters c. 1 The learned know That Gods word taught a people civilizeth them by a more stronger conviction and cleerer light then Natures Law and power can do yea it doth not onely civilize but sanctifie a people 2 It was not University-learning in Luthers days undeceived the Nations but the knowledge of the Scriptures Lombard Aquinas Scotus and their Disciples hindered the truth then and now also 3 As Universities ci●ilize or benefit a Nation so they corrupted and hindred the Church and truth of God Athens the mother of them gave little entertainment to truth when preached to them Dam●● and a f●w others onely believed therein so that indeed and truth Academical learning or Philosophy falsly so called is no friend to Christ or his truth nor no help to a Nations happiness before God nor no fit instrument for Gods work Christ chose not men so qualified 4 As for Tongue since the gift thereof failed God hath sanctified the study of them so as they serve to reveale the truth of God which is not accounted among Academical learning 5 Hence God as by Jeremy may complain of us that we have left the fountain of living waters God and his truth and digged to our sel●es broken Cisterns of humane and heathenish wit which will hold no water 6 It was the written truth of God Christ prayed to sanctifie men by Joh 17.17 and no other wisdom nay the wisdom of the world that is of natural wise men is enmity with God So that that is fulfilled i● us is mentioned by Paul 1 Cor. 1.21 after that in the wisdom of God that is of the word the world by wisdom that is of their own knew not God so that indeed Academical learning befits a Saint no better then Sauls Armour did D●vi● 1 Sam. 17.39 40 51. which is that Goliah defied the Hoasts or Church of God was over come by the shepherds sling and stones out of the Brook or Arguments out of Scripture deduced in the plain way of Truth Conclusion of this is briefly thus That as there is a rule in the Word to walk by to talk by to love to teach by to rule to submit by so there is in the Word a rule to dispute by and convince gainsayers from which should men recede in the tryal of controversies they should no less sin against the Gospel then those that would not live by it and must deny 2 Tim. 3.16 17. and say The word is not sufficient to make perfect the man of God Tertul. speaking of Aristotle the Disputen of the world his Disciples and learning in his book against heresies says Qui illis instit●●t dialecticam Artificem struendi destruends versipellem in sententiis c●actam in conjecturis duram in argument is operariam contentione molestam etiam sibi ipsi omnia retract antem ne quid omnino tract ●verit Hui● illae fabulae geneologia indeterminabiles quaestiones infructuosae sermones serpentes velut cancer a quibus nos Apostolus refraenans nominatim philosophiam inanem seductienem contestatus caveri oportere scribens ad Colossenses cap. 2. ver 8. Ibid. Fuerat Athenis istam saptentiam humanam adfecta●ricem in●er●●lla●●icem veritatis c. And it is not to be pretermitted that with the fall of the Truth and true Church was erected the University of Boront about the yeer 430 by the Po●e Cardinals Bishops Emperour and Senate of Rome Of which see my book of Fallen Churches restored pag. 47. Now that Disputes ought to be managed according to the institution of the Lord and not the way and wisdom of men besides this that Christ prayed for the sanctification of it to its end viz. that error might be subverted by it the Apostle further confirms it 1 Cor. 1.25 saying that The foolishness of God is wiser then men and the weakness of God is stronger then men in which onely it will be given men to overcome error and in ●o way else To prepare the several differences among us for debate and procure unity 1 Let the general heads in matters of Faith wherein all agree be first declared 2 That the most material points in which we dissent he first debated and the rest in their order 3 That the question be rightly stated and agreed on of points as they are to be debated 4 That these Questions and the day and time in which they are to be debated with the place be