The Pa E FA c 1 to the whole Epifile. --~--------------------------~~--------------~ eft importAnce i~ Religion. DHt in Chri.ft there llre no dead anll .[.tplefs branches; Faith is not an .idle Grace; Where ever it is., it fruClifteth ingood 'i\J(Jork-J. To evinft all this to you , I have chafen to e.xplflin this epifl:le; the Apoftle Wr"te it Hpon the [~tme reafon, to wit, to prevent or check their mifprijions who cryed upnaked .- appre~nfions for Fai1h, 1111d abarren profeffion for trueReligion; fuch ;mrelenting lumps offin and IH.ft, were there ev1n in the Primitive times, gilded with thefpe.ci"us name ofChriftians. ' The Epiflle in oHr Tranjlation beareth Title thm, The Epifrle General Qf] ames;in the Greek_ Id.x.rJ#-& 1J1; ci,.os-oll.-& 6-m,-oll.n x.GC.-S-oll.lx.~.,. T he Cacholick, or General Epifile of Jarms thi, Apofile; for the c!Mri~g ofwh:ch, before 1 enter upon the body ofthe EpijUe, give. me /ef!,ve to premife thefc queflion.r. 1. Whether this Epifllc be of divine Authority? 2•. Concerning the [ubordi~ate Author or inftrument James, What James this w.u? 3• What WIU the time of~riti14[, it ! 4. The perfons, to whom it W.u Written? 5. What is the occafion, matter, andkope of it? , 6. The reafon ofthat term in the Title Catholid< or Generall ?-– I. C~ncerning the divine Authority of this Epi}Jle, I de[J.rc tQJi[cufs it 'With reverence and trembling; ~tis dange·rous to loofon foundation ftones; I fhor&ld wholly have omitt~d this part of my Work_, hut that the difference is fo famous; a1fJd to conceal k_.now/4 ~tdver{aries; i.r an a~·gument offear and diflruft; The:Lord grant: thst the cure be not turnedin~o a fnare,. and that vain mmmay not un{cttle themfelves by Wh¥Atis intc.nded_for an e/fabbfoment. Thlflt · Which gave occafton to .doubt ofth;s EpifU~, 'W.u fome pajfAges in, Jerome audEufebius, inwhich they feem, at leaft by reporting the· fenfe of others, to infringe the Authority t~Jit;lfoall iJve you the · pafage.r, and then fhewyon What little reafon, there is, why they · t liufeh lib. fhould ju..flleJames out ofthe Canon. ·The pa/{ag~> ifEufebius.run– hifi.Ecclef. neth thm, e ~ Td_ l(!' if IrliGr<l~oV_, ~ n 'JI'f~Tilr?if 6'1n>o1-..~'l, .JV ;YOfAd.,G• •.ol a. ..., ' ' " • ' • a. ., .o.' • l · "' tap. 7..3_~ twt'r.JV K,(;(...,;Oll.lltQJV fWGUM .')ISIGU J IHOI' r.J~ VO'IFi\ltTGU f/.l'f' • V>;J'QN\tl )¥19 -~·~ , , "' • , • ' "' "' .. o.~ "' 1\ ' ~ • , <rfJ ?1"1Lli.GU, «.VTI1~ £[.(.JII1[.(.0VWrfdl) r..J~ 11c:1·~ 'TII~ Ae)IOt"l"ll~ l-&41'd.' [.(Id.~ 'fl GC.!/~ ~ '' _'ll'.r .o.' a. ... • '' ,.,.~ ' 111 ~ y~ , f So Dr H~om- Tn~ -& rrt! ~ 'TY' Myop.l'f'ruv )(,''""'oll.tx.ruv op.,~ ~ · IQ"[.(.S11 'J!j TGC.u Id.~ py "~" 11.•1.. ner rendrerh -rruv C.,.'ifli.Hs-oM CM.l(,Jt1Jr1fcu~,&c. That i.r,And thefe thingsconcerning t1~1u .claure Jarms,whofe Epillle that is reported to be, which is the firfi among kiov p.~v r~~ the EpifUes called univerfall; f yet we are to I.Ulderfiand that the vct~we,:r.cu. fame is not v:oid of fuf!'ition ;. for many of the Ancients make.n9 .. ·- · - - - -· --- --- mentimt
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