366 Tentations talen from ili. erent relrgions.,:2nf. eyed. fcripture to alleage, but feeing euery heretike is as readie to quote fcripture, for the vpl,olding and defendingof his he- reie,as theprofeffors ofGods truth for the maintenice.ther- ,of; all the queflion is, «hof interpretation is tobe receiued as good,andwhole to be reic&ed as falfe and erroneous ? To this I anfwere,that though there be fore places in the fcrip- ture hard and fomew-hat doubtfull, and therefore themore eafie to bee wrefled vnto awrong fenfe, yet are there others cleere and euident, for the confuting ofall feels, herefs, and errors whatfoeuer : & therforewe muff expound thofeplaces which are darke and ambiguous, by thofe which are perfpi- cuous andmanife(L.For example,ifwewould.knowwhether hoperie be the true religionor no,wee muff examine the do- arines thereofbyGodsword, not making choice of thofe places which feeme anyway hard and doubtfull,but ofthofe which are cleere and manifefi ; and fowee Mall , finie that their doaritiesare as contrarie to Gods trueth, as light to darknef'fe. For whereas they teach that we are able to fulfill the law,and to merit heauen,the f ripturesaffirme thecleane" parr contrarie,narely,that in many thingwefinneall,latn.3.2. and 1111a i, I ©. whofeuerJ?all keepe thewhole law andyetfaileth in onepoint,is oolitic ofall, Iarn.2. i o. that t&eere.is no man lchofinnethnot, z Kinx.8.45. i.:King.8.46. that.inGodsfight none that linsethcanbe iufitifed, l'fai.Iq ;:. Pfaltn.143..2. that,mhen wee haute domed thofe things that are commandedvs we are vnprofctable f ruants, andhaue done but Luk.17.10. ourdutie, and therefore merit nothing,Luk.t7.10. So whereas they teach that wee muff pray toSaintsandAngels, becaufe theymake interceffion for vs,theApoflle flatly excludeth all other from this office, but Chriffalone. i.Tim.2.5. there is I'itxtx f one mediatourbetween Godandman. Where as they teachthat marriage is vnlawfull for fore menat all times, and fore meates vnlawfull for all men at fometimes, the holyGhoft telleth vsplainly that this is erroneousanda doctrineo fdtuels; =.Tim.4.1.3.4 and that emerycreatureofGodis ,good,andnothing ought to bee refufed, "i frtbe receiuedwith thanegluing, I .Tim,4.1.3.4.And that martia-e vs honorable for all men, and the bed vndefiled, Heber ; 4. Heb. r 3.4. That to auoidc fornication emery man múfl prisehis z.Cor.74. wife,andemery womanherownehwfoand, I.Cor.7:2: And that better
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