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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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