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A02349	A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word.	Guild, William, 1586-1657.	1627 (1627)	STC 12479; ESTC S118648	69,651	225

Controversies of Religion CHAP. I. OF SCRIPTVRE 〈…〉 I. That the Apocrypha are not Canonicke Scripture or of Divine authoritie to confirme points of fayth 1. Authoritie of Scripture LVKE 24.27 And beginning at Moses all the Prophets hee expounded vnto them in al the Scriptures the ●…inges concerning himselfe Not● then That our Saviour compre●…ndeth all the Scripture of the olde Te●…ment in Moses and the Prophets of ●…hom Malachi was the last as 2. Esdras 40. is cleare and therefore Esdras ●…o maketh mention of him as last and the rest of the Apocrypha books that ●…re written after him are no part of ●…ine Scripture Act. 26.22 Having then obtained helpe of GOD I continue t●… this day witnessing both to sma●… and great saying none othe●… things than those which Moses an●… the Prophets did say should com●… Marke then that Paul also compr●…hendeth all divine Scripture in the wr●… of Moses and the Prophets allanerlie 〈…〉 alleadged none other thing for confirm●…tion of his Doctrine but the foresay●… Scripture and therefore did not a●…knowledge any other apocryphal boo●… to bee of divine authoritie or fit f●… that purpose Rom. 3.2 Vnto them to w●… the Iewes were committ●… the Oracles of GOD. Note the●… That seeing the Apocrypha books w●… not committed to them nor ever●…knowledged by them as divine inspy●… Scripture as the Papistes themselu●… confesse Bellar. lib. 1. de Purg. cap. 〈…〉 § ad primum Therefore it followe●… that they are not the Oracles of Go●… nor of divine authoritie 2. Tim. 3.16 All Scriptu●… is given by divine inspiration Note then That the abridgement 〈…〉 lie of another mans worke and an hu●…ane Historie done by great paynes ●…uch as the Apocrypha bookes of the ●…achabees are cōfessed to be 2. Machab. 〈…〉 23. is no part therefore of canonicke ●…cripture Againe 2. Pet. 1. 21. For ●…he prophecie came not in olde tyme ●…y the will of man but the holie ●…en of God spake as they were mo●…ed by the holy Ghost Remarke then againe That Scripture was no private taske vndertaken by the ●…ill of man as the Apocryphall booke of ●…he Machabees is formerlie acknowled●…ed And againe seeing that the holie ●…pirit spake by them therefore it followeth that that Booke cannot be of the ●…pirits inspiration wherein the Author ●…howeth if hee hath done slenderlie and ●…eanlie it is all he could attaine vnto as 〈…〉 Machab. 15.38 hee freelie confes●…th for this were blasphemouslie dero●…atorie to the holie Ghost and to the au●…oritie of holie Scripture And no lesse derogatorie is that place ●…f Ecclesiasticus 31.21 against both the ●…odestie of the holie Ghost and gravitie ●…f Scripture which sayeth to him that ●…ath eaten immoderatelie If thou hast ●…ene forced to eate goe foorth and spew it out and thou shalt haue rest there-after I omit sundrie contradictions Trueth where-of the Spirit of Tr●… could not bee Author as Tobit 5. 〈…〉 where the good Angell is made to 〈…〉 which is onlie proper to Satan and 〈…〉 evill angels and against Heb. 1.14 t●… hee sayeth that hee was of a carnall p●… creation whose nature are onelie to 〈…〉 created spirits 2. Witnessing of Antiquitie THE Church indeede readeth th●… Bookes sayeth sainct Ierome 〈…〉 receiveth them not amongst Canon●… Scripture Ierom. praef in Proverb Wh●… remarke that Ierome setteth not do●… there his owne private opinion but generall tenet of the whole Church in time And therfore his testimonie ac●…ding to Cardinall Peron's wordes in●… Epistle Observatione quinta is a s●…cient evidence of the fayth of the Ca●…licke Church at that time where 〈…〉 sayeth that when the Fathers speake●… as private Doctors but as witnesse●… those thinges which the Church did 〈…〉 believed in their time affirming that s●… a thing was the Fayth or practise of 〈…〉 who le Church then their testimon●… sufficient to declare the vnanim com●… of the whole Church In like man●… also with Ierome doeth sainct Greg●… acknowledge them not Canonicall Greg. 〈…〉 9. Moral in Iob cap. 17. Nor doeth 〈…〉 ancient Councell of Laodicea Can. 〈…〉 account them anie wayes as such 3. Confession of Partie ●…Nd because they are doubtsome they 〈…〉 are not numbered in the Canon of ●…pture sayeth Cardinall Hugo de S. ●…ro in his Prologue on Iosua The ●…e likewise sayeth Cajetan and Hugo S. Victore 〈…〉 That the Scripture contayneth all things which are necessarie to salvation to know without Popish Traditions 1. Authoritie of Scripture ●…SALME 19.7 The Law of 〈…〉 the LORD is perfect conver●… the Soule The Testimonie of 〈…〉 LORD is sure making wise the ●…ple ●…ote then That Gods worde is called ●…ect and Sure as sainct Peter also cal●… it 2. Pet. 1.19 in opposition to ●…ecessitie and nature of Traditions ●…ch are both needlesse and vnsure ●…h 15.9 2. Thess 2.2 Proverb 30.6 Adde thou not to his word lest hee reprou●… thee and thou bee found a liar Note then That they are pronounce●… liars who accuse Gods worde of impe●…fection and therefore would adde the●… vnto vnwritten Traditions in matters 〈…〉 salvation 2. Tim. 3.15.16.17 An●… that from a child thou hast known●… the Scriptures which are able t●… make thee wise vnto salvatio●… through fayth which is in Chri●… Iesus Note then If the Scriptures alone b●… able to make vs wise vnto salvatio●… which is all we neede wherefore ser●… Traditions Againe vers 16.17 A●… Scripture is given by inspiration 〈…〉 God and is profitable for doctrin●… reproofe correction and instructi●… in righteousnesse that the man 〈…〉 God may bee perfect throug●… lie furnished vnto all goo●… works Note then This is all that we can seek●… what needeth therefore Traditions Iam. 1.21 Receiue with meeknesse the ingrafted word which is able to saue your Soules Note then That it alone is able to doe all that which wee can require So Act. 20.32 it is sayde to bee able to build vs vp by grace heere and to bring vs to the inhe●…itance of glorie heereafter and further we cannot wish for Gal. 3.15 Brethren I speake to you after the manner of men tho ●…t be but a mans testament yet if it ●…ee confirmed no man disannulleth nor addeth thereto Note then That it is farre greater impietie to adde to Christs owne Testament confirmed by His Blood The examples also of the Apostles ●…roue this for as for doctrine of Sainct Paul it is written thus Act. 28.23 That when they had appointed him a day ●…here came many to his lodging to whom hee ●…xpounded and testified the Kingdome of GOD perswading them concerning IESVS ●…oth out of the Law of Moses and out of the Prophets And Act. 26.22 Saying ●…one other things than those things which ●…he Prophets and Moses did say should come As hee then teached nothing but that which was contained in Scripture before him so neither should Pastors now teach but what is contained in Scripture before them Therefore Gal. 1.8 H●e is accursed altho an Angell that teacheth beside that And in disputing it is

A COMPEND Of the Controversies of RELIGION Wherin TRUETH is confirmed and Errour convinced By Authoritie of Scripture Witnessing of Antiquitie and Confession of Partie Most necessarie for all in this Backe-slyding Age. By W. G. Minister of God's Word Hieron lib. 1. adv Pelag. Non enim de Adversario victoriam sed contra mendacium quarimus veritatem ABERDENE Printed by Edward Raban 1627. TO THE RIGHT NOBLE MOST worthie of all Honour and truelie Religious The Countesse of EINZIE Ladie GORDON c. MADAME THE sedulitie of the emissaries of that Apostaticke Church of Rome who like the Pharisees of olde did compasse Sea and Land to make a proselyte to them-selues should teach vs who are Teachers of the Trueth to bee ashamed to bee lesse ●…iligent in a better Cause and for a better Master These are busilie dispersing their Manuels and sowing their Pople and Tares lyke that wicked Adversarie secretlie in the LORD'S Field to draw men from the Trueth and why then should no wee bee busie by Voyce and Writ also in sowing the good Seed of th●… Word to keepe Men with the Trueth This hath moved mee to pen thi●… COMPEND OF CONTROVERSIES which the simplest may vnderstand clearly the busiest-employe●… may peruse frequentlie and the weakest memorie may retaine easilie for it is not vnknowne to anie how our greater Bookes of Controversies penned by their graue and godlie Authors are neglected for the most part and thought a tedious Taske once to reade over but as for this each on●… who hath but the least care to know or byde by the Trueth may count i●… but an easie exercise there-by to recreate them-selues at anie occasiona●… vacancie And therefore I haue here in put GOD'S Sword chiefelie i●… Man's hand to maintaine GOD'S Cause and contented with the most selected places onlie in each head of Doctrine which for the solide securing of the Conscience in the knowledge of the Trueth and powerfull convincing of seducing Errour as the Gleanings of Ephraim were better than the Vintage of Abiezer so are these few smooth Stones taken out of the Brooke of the Booke of GOD more fit for the little Davids of the LORD'S People to sling against the fore-head of bragging and blaspemous Errour than Saul's vnwealdie Armour or the wearisome weight of cunning forged reasons and hudge heape of humane testimonies And yet lest that Antiquitie where-of Babel's brood causeleslie braggeth should seeme al-together eyther neglected by vs or not to make for vs I haue joyned some testimonies of Fathers that are clearest for vnderstanding shortest for memorie most punctuall for convincing and a few of manie to avoyde tediousnesse Where-vnto is at last added for the full triumph of Trueth the cleare Confession of our Adversare Partie that so out of his owne mouth the wicked servant may bee condemned and it may be seene what is the force of prevailing Trueth even our Enemies being Iudges And so in summe that there is no point of Papall doctrine but that First it is against Scripture Secondlie contrarie to the fayth of the primitiue Church and Last taught and acknowledged with vs by the Doctors in the Romane Church it selfe farre other-wyse than the Iesuits now anie-where professe such is their bragging of Vnitie or rather the confusion of the speach of those builders of Babell Which paines of mine heere-in for the profit of others I haue hūbly dedicated to your religious honour whome all the godlie who knoweth you as a Patterne of zeale and constancie affecteth dearlie praysetb truelie admireth justlie honoureth deservedlie prayeth for earnestlie and thanketh the LORD for his rare Graces bestowed vpon you vnfeignedlie to the great good of his Church and your eternall glorie Where-with also mine heartliest apprecations shal joyntlie concurre that the bountifull hand of that good GOD whome in the zeale of His Trueth ye haue constantlie followed may beape vpon your honour your most noble and heroicke Husband and that happie off-spring of those hopefull Oliue Plants which the Lord hath givē vnto you all the blessings what-so-ever that either Heaven can afford or mortalitie may bee capable of Your Honours most humblie devoted WILLIAM GVILD TO THE READER COurteous Reader for shortnesse sake and thine ease I haue of manie places of Scripture adduced these onlie that are most plaine pithie and pertinent and succinctlie so touched the same that I haue left to thy judicious attention the further pondering of the same and that out of them thou may see that Fayth as Sainct Iude sayth which was once delivered to the Saincts and which we should earnestlie contend for as also as Tertullian sayth prescrip adv haeret c. 32. That the doctrine of the Adversaries beeing compared with the Apostolicke by the diversitie and contrarietie of it there-vnto doeth pronounce that it hath for its Author neither an Apostle nor anie apostolicall man VVhich for a short instance their doctrine concerning the Word prohibiting people the vse or knowledge of Scripture contrarie to Col. 3.16 and concerning the Sacrament their depriving them of the Cup contrarie to 1. Cor. 11.28 and concerning publicke Service and Prayers ●…heir having the same in an vnknowne tongue contrarie to 1. Cor. 14. against all subterfuges doth most clearlie evince As for the Testimonies of Fathers keeping the nature of a Compend I haue ●…yke-wyse alleadged of a number a few of the fittest where-as as Augustine sayde to the Pelagians lib. 2. de nupt concupisc c. 29. If I would haue collected all it would haue beene too long a worke and I would seeme perhaps to ●…aue had lesse confidence in the Cano●…icke Authorities o● to haue equallie mat●…hed that which is ad pugnam or victorie ●…nd that which is fittest ad pompam or ●…iumph together And last of all I haue brought our Adver●…ries owne Confessions and so as is said ●…ai 19.2 I haue set the Egyptian a●…inst the Egyptian that by their owne grand ●…hampion Bellarmine the true verdict ●…ay passe on their Religion who sayth That 〈…〉 is a most sure note of false doctrine ●…at hereticall Authors agree not amōgst ●…em-selues Bell. lib. 4. de Eccles c. ●…0 § adde In all which I haue had that care of agree●…ent of each Text Testimonie with their Originall that I dare appeale the knowledge and conscience of the most malicious Gaine-sayer of the Trueth there-of and for facilitating thy paines I haue by a diverse Letter from the rest pointed at those words where-in as Sampson's strength lay in his hayre the force of each testimonie consisteth Ayming singlie the Lord knoweth that as Ierome sayd to the Pelagians the Trueth may onlie triumph and Veritie may haue victorie And beseeching God so to blesse thy perusall heereof to His glorie thy good that His grace may bee found effectuall to thy conversion if thou bee contrarie mynded or to thy further establishing and confirmation if thou be alreadie a Chylde of the Trueth Thine in CHRIST IESUS W. Guild A COMPEND OF THE