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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

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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