Selected quad for the lemma: tradition_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
tradition_n	church_n	doctrine_n	unwritten_a	1,841	5	12.2029	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43607	Syntagma theologicum, or, A treatise wherein is concisely comprehended, the body of divinity, and the fundamentals of religion orderly discussed whereunto are added certain divine discourses, wherein are handled these following heads, viz. 1. The express character of Christ our redeemer, 2. Gloria in altissimis, or the angelical anthem, 3. The necessity of Christ's passion and resurrection, 4. The blessed ambassador, or, The best sent into the basest, 5. S. Paul's apology, 6. Holy fear, the fence of the soul, 7. Ordini quisque suo, or, The excellent order, 8. The royal remembrancer, or, Promises put in suit, 9. The watchman's watch-word, 10. Scala Jacobi, or, S. James his ladder, 11. Decus sanctorum, or, The saints dignity, 12. Warrantable separation, without breach of union / by Henry Hibbert ...	Hibbert, Henry, 1601 or 2-1678.; Hibbert, Henry, 1601 or 2-1678. Exercitationes theologiae.	1662 (1662)	Wing H1793; ESTC R2845	709,920	522

23 24. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Percolantes culic●m camelum antem absorbentes Pro ve●bialis haec est sententia in eos qui in rebus minimis sunt superslitiosi intermi magna ne●ligunt The world encompassed by him p. 81. neither ever goes without an Erra Pater in his pocket when he lies on his death-bed no● sin troubleth him so much as that he once are flesh on a Friday no repentance can ●expiate that the rest need none He never dreams without an interpretation without a prediction and if the event answer not his exposition he expounds it according to the event Old wives and starres are his counsellers he weares Paracelsian characters for the tooth-ach and a little hallowed wax is his antidote for evils he goes about to have the Crosse still of his right hand c. Superstition will needs obtrude upon Christ Will-worship whether he will or no as the people would once have taken him by force and made him a King John 6.15 Or as the Lycaonians would needs have stollen a sacrifice upon Paul and Barnabas Acts 14. And the Salvages of Nova-Albion upon Sir Francis Drake and his company at their parting with them Superstition is very pleasing to nature and suitable to sense and carnal reason being usually very pompous and costly I have read of a Lady in Paris who when she saw the bravery of a Procession to a Saint she cried out O how fine is our religion beyond that of the Huguenots they have a mean and beggarly Religion but ours is full of solemnity and bravery c. Superstition is for most part not liberal only but prodigal Mic. 5.7 And no wonder when as good works are by Bellarmine said to be Mercatura regni caelestis the price and purchase of heaven It is said of Lycurg●● the Lacedemoni●n that he made a Law that no man should be at very great charge for a sacrifice lest he should grow weary of Gods service yet when the famous carver Phidias advised the Athenians to make the statue of Minerva rather of Marble than Ivory 1. Because more durable this passed with allowance 2. Because lesse chargable at the mention hereof with infinite indignation they commanded him silence Pliny tells us of Alexander the great that when as being yet a youth he cast great store of frankincense upon the Altar and his School-master told him he must not be so liberal till he had subdued the frankincense countreyes When once he had conquered Arabia he sent his School-master a ship full of frankincense largely ex●orring him to worship the gods therewith That mans nature is very forward to superstitious worship willing to take more pains to follow the inventions of man than to keep the institutions of God appears Jerusalem where they ought to have worshipped was neerer unto most of the Israelites than either Dan or Bethel were for Bethel was in the utmost bounds of the South and Dan in the utmost bounds of the North and yet thither would they go to worship the calves And it is further observed by some that the Israelites grew so Zealous in a short time in that abomination that they who dwelt neer Bethel did disdain to worship at Bethel to serve God at their own doors and therefore they would go to Dan and they that dwelt at or neer Dan would go to Bethal to worship Thus the blind votaries among the Papists at this day will needs go a Pilgrimage to the remotest places to Jerusalem and visit the sepulchre c. These long journeys are but a step to them and hard penances they glory in The nature of man will carry him two miles at his own bidding rather than one at Gods How may this shame godly men for their sloth in doing the will of God when they hear how industrious evill men are in doing their own Yea how may it shame them that they should take lesse pains to keep a righteous law than many do to satisfy a filthy lust Diligence is good about that which is good it is good to be zealously affected always in a good matter but Zeal and diligence misplaced how evil are they It is better to creep in a good way than to run in a bad way Even idlenesse is better than such diligence But to be sure Sathan will never check their diligence who are doing his work nor take them off from their pace who are going or galloping his way In vain do they worship me Mat. 15.9 teaching for doctrines the commandments of men Who hath required this at your hand Isa 1.12 I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious Act. 17 22. Read Mic. 6.6 7. Col. 2.23 Tradition Additio ad scripturam fit tripliciter in quo additum est 1. Contrarium et est erroris 2● Diversum et est praesumptionis 3. Consonum et est sidel is instructionis It is Humane Mat. 15.2 Divine 1 Cor. 11.2 2 Thes 2.15 and 3 6. A divine ordinance or tradition is a doctrine first delivered from God and written down afterwards for the use of the Church This we are bound to beleeve absolutely An humane ordinance is not written in the Word but delivered from man to man A tradition thus taken is either good or evil according to the subject-matter and intention of men And therefore this is to be beleeved conditionally as it agreeth with the Word The Pharisees had many traditions and unwritten verities pretended to be invented and prescribed them by their Elders that by the observation thereof they might be the better enabled to keep Gods commandements These they stiled complections or perfections because thereby they conceited that the written Law was made more compleat and perfect The like say the Papists of their traditions These whether true or false are delivered by Word 2 Thes 2.15 Writing 2 Thes 2.2 And many errours have come in by wresting and writhing mens writings L. 1. de Tri● c. 3. to another meaning than ever they were intended Thus 2 Pet. 3.16 So Austin was served and he foresaw it I beleeve faith he that some of my readers will imagine Me sensisse quod non sensi aut non sensisse quod sensi That I was in many things of another mind than ever I was indeed And it fell out accordingly for as Baronius witnesseth after Austins death there arose up divers Baron Annal. Tom. 6. Qui ex ejus scriptis male perceptis complures evexerunt errores who by mistaking of what he had written brought in many pernicious errors and avouched him for their Author Why do you transgresse the commandment of God by your tradition Mat. 15.3 2 Thes 2.15 Hold the traditions which ye have been taught whether by word or our Epistle Read Mat. 15.6 Mark 7.3 5 8 9 13. Col. 2.8 .1 Pet. 1.18 Gal. 1.14 2 Thes 2.2 Holy things and places Non revocari possunt ad communem usum quae in sacris usurpantur