318 Pill. 1. Datfr. 3. Antiquity of the Gofpell, noted. Afts Aft. ty. 19. Pre. Tag; @cleeve only the doftrine of Prophets and Apo@les. Ephefans, Chap. Z, VER. 20. had never been. The Church, though it bath all the world againft it, abideth asmount Zion, as the Sunneor Moone , recovering her fclfe glorioufly from all Eclipfes. Thirdly, that he faith, the foundation is layd in the Apoftles and Prophets doëtrine, we fee , that the GoffieIis no other new Gofftell, it buildeth us on no other foundation then the Prophetslayd down from the beginningof the world, Lek. a. 70. The fenfe fame thing floken by allthe ProphetsCroce the world began. And Paul (das a6. az.) faith, hee continuedteaching that which the Prophets had taught fhould come; and therefore this is nonew Gofpell, but one and the fame, Gal. r.7. For the firftpreaching differeth from the laft , not in fubftance, but de- gree; we believe through our Lord Iefus Chrift tobe Paved, even as they; le foss Chrifl.yelltrebly , to day and for ever. A common faith to thec1eel, ofall times, places.Thofe Philofophers of the Epicures and ofthe Stoicks faid,May wenot know, what this new clodlrine whereof thou /3eakefi, ú? So, wherewas your faith (fay the Papifts) before Lu- ther! 'ATe anfwer, inthe writingsofche Prophets, and Apoftles,'and thofe that embraced them. This lettethus fee, there was never but one wayof falvation: The Sunne riling, and at noone,diffcr not for fubftance: Chrift is the ker- nell of bothTeflaments:bloffomeand ripe fruit. The fecond principali thing is this', viz. that whatfoever it to bee believed, it mull have Prophetical) and Apoftolicall Authority; or thus: whatfoever the Church or house of Godbelieveth, it muff be the do- Chineofthe Prophets and Apoftles: the textis plaine; for he doth not fay, Ye arebuildedon men, or on traditionsof men, or on opinions, but on that which the Propheticall and Apoftolicall doôtrine bath re- vealed untoyou. t. Thetruth of this muff be expounded and proved. a. The meafurçofit, viz. how farre we are builded on the Propheticall and Apoftolicall do&rive. 3. Theufe of it. The firft is focleare atruth in the termes propounded, that the Pa- pilts themfelves in word yeeld : For they fay, that whatfoever is a matter ofbeliefe, mull have Apoftolicall Authority; that the Church with the Pope cannot make any article of beliefe new : that no rite muff be admitted contrary toGods word: but hony words andpoyfened hearts often concurre: For between us and them is a maine difference in thefe points. a. That they have a word of Apoftolicall autho- rity unwritten. 2. This which is written , the fenfe which their Church holdeth , is to bee held for the true fenfe of ir. 3. That the Church may determine Comeparticulars to bebelieved, which are not expreffed inScript ure. Ifyou fay, then theyare contrary to Scripture: they anfwer, No;becaufe lookas the particulars of the new Teftament are not contrary to the Old , becaufe wee are bid to heare Chrift , in which aftera fort, all the particulars of Chrifts dobtrine were inclu- ded: So when the Church doth not onely expound , but determine new
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