lea tationi talceJafrom diferent rel ions,rtnferect. 3 63 fate in.Avlofs chaire,and todoe-after their words though not Matth ¡3. after their workes? In a word,what is it elfe than to pinGods ordinance vpon Mans lleeue, and tomake the preaching of theGofpell, v;which i- the power ofGod rofabation unto éyerr Rom.i.i6. one ?zh, heleeueth,to depend vpon the weake flrength offraile. flefh,either tobe made efl e&uall by his worthineffe,or to be made vaineand vnprofitableby his vnworthincffe ? CHAP. XXIIII. Satan" temptations tom'! nfromftndrieoftnión.t, far,and gions,anfrrered. Nd thus Satan may be anfxered, IA hen he taketh occafion ofdifcrediting the Gofpell andhindring the courfe thereof, byobiec`aing the vvickednefle. and worldly prophancnefle,cr the infirmities and fraile weakneffeof the Minitlers thereof. But if bee cannot thuspreuaile, he leaucth their lines and commeth to their do&rine. Doefl thou not fee (will he fay) that therearc innu- merable feelsand contraryfaútions amongll thofe whopro- feffe Chrifiianitie?TomePapifls,fomeProteflants, Tome Ari- ans,fome Anabaptifls,fome Pelagians,fome Liberti nes,fome Familifls,fomeDonatifls,and many other who all cite and al-. leage Scriptures for the defending of their contrary opini- ons,and confidentlyaffrme that they only haue the truth a-. inongf't them? how therefore canti thou know which is truth and which is faifehood;who interpret 57 fcriptures aright,and whowrefl mifconflrue thé ? or ifthou wert difpofed to be religious, what religion wiltthou profeffe in this great con- fuGon ?to whatChurch wilt thouadioyne thy felfe teeingone is conrra e to another,and thou knowefl not which is in the truth? Ifthou beet+wife therefore keep thy felfe quiet and let all alone,hearken not toany ofthem, or i f thou dofl,beleeue themnot ouer haflily,beofthatreligionwhich wil beft hand with thineaduantage ; or if thoti wilt needs ferue God, fol-. low thine ovine confcience, haue a good intention in that thou doetl, and it is enough; but profeffe not one religion more Satans temp- tations Perlwa. ding vs topro- fee no religao".
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