3 6$. re/ÏMtions to era ¡rorndièrent religions ahf Bred. finde inany doubts and difliculties, and diuers places which fcemeto tiuour and diuers oppof:teopinions and religions? how then mutt «equit our felues out ofthislaberinth ofarn- biguitie and doubttitlneffe,fceing it is prcitidicial toappeale to the iudgement ofeithcr fa..(Ition? I anfwere, that in thefe daics themeanes ofkno«ledge are not fofcant,but that they may inioy themÿ laborfor thern;for either they mayobtain thevie ofthe Scriptures in their ovvne languagewhere they dwcll,or elfe in fore other place byremouing theirhabitati- on; and though theycannot reade,yetit is no hard matter to learue,to thole whowill vfe paires anddiligence,orat leafl to get thehelpe ofothers to ftrpplie their want anddefe6I in thisbehalfe. But let it' bee granted that we were abandoned ofall thefe meanes, or that vfïng them, there were fome doubt remainingofwhichwee cannot be refolued ; are wee :therefore deflitute of helpe, and forfaken ofall meanes, wherebywe might attainevnto the knowledge ofthe truth? No,furelie. For, ifwhen all other !canes faile vs, we haue our.recourfe vnto God by.earnefl 'and ef}e&uall prayee,in- flantly;crauing his holy fpiritto guide anddire&vs,we haue amerciful' promife that he will heareour requefl andgrant 14"C 1I'13. vnto vs hisholy 1pirit, asit is Luke "11.13. and that thereby he wil illuminate the blind eies ofour vnderffanding,inligh_ tenourminds with the knowledge of the truth,and takea- way fromvs all preiudice ofopinion and foreflalled iudge. ment,fo as we !hall difcerne truth from falfehood andGods tohti a6.i r, true religion,from errors and lies,fe6ts andheretics. For this r;Cor. f /iritoftruthwill leadevi intoailtruth, as it is Ioha6.r33. He f archethallthinçs,euen thedeepe things o fGod ; and to this end the recei.lehim,that we may know the thingswhicharegiuen vn- tovs ofGod, as it is;j.Cor.a.roa2. 'He is that precious eye- falue,wherewith being anointed wee fee, who before were licuel.; r8, blind,Reuel.3.18.And:ifonce wee haue receiued thi-sanoin- H ting,tireeneedenot that any manfl.óuld teachvs, for thin anoin- d,Io.n s.17. . ring teacbethvs allthings,as it T Job. z.27. Though there- forewe wereabandoned ofall other meanes yetlet not Sa- tanper!' ade vs::to negle& all religion, becau}e wee cannot .: íifexne the true -religion from.that which is falfe : for ifwe ,e.arncflllr
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