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i.Cor II.19.
i.Titra
4.1.
s.Pet.s.
I.
Z.Cora
i.79.
3
64
rogations
taken
from
different
religions,anfvered.
more than another,till
thou
fecfl
thofe who
are learned agree
amongfi
tñemfelues, for
vntill then thou
canfl
haue
no
affu-
rance
that thou
profeffefl
the
truth.For
anfwering
of-which
tentation
wee are
to
know,that
the
Scriptures haue
foretold
veto
vs
that there fhouldbe
fects,diKifons,hereeer
&
f
f
tea
-
chers,er,e
2
unto
the end
of
the world;as
appcareth
i.Cor.
i
z
.i9.
I.Tim.4.i.
z.Pet.2.1.
And the
experience
of
all
times
both
vnder the Law,and
vnder
the Gofpell,may
fufficiently
teach
vs
that
wherefoeuer the
truth
ofGod
is
pubiifhed and prea-
ched, there it
is
oppofed by innumerable
fe6laries and here
-
tikes, which by
the malice and fubtiltie
ofSatan,
are
flirted
vp
to impugne
and difcredit
the true religion
:
and therefore
if
Satan
can flill keepe
vs
blindfolded
in
i?íiorance
and.
e-
flraine
vs
from
the
confefíìon
and
profef on ()four
faith,till
there be
a
generallvnitie
and agreement
in
the
true
religion,
without
all
oppofition or gainfaying,
then
he
hath attained
his
delire
;
for
fo
(hall we
neuer ioyne
our
felues
in the
com-
munion
of
the Saints,
nor bee true members
of
the
Church,
profefling and
praóifing
the religion
of
Iefus
Chrifl,
f
ein
g
the
diuell will
not
ceafe
to
flirre
vp
his wicked inflruments,
falfe prophets,
feSaries and
heretikes,
to the
end
they may
oppugne
and
contradia
the truth
when
it
is finccrely
prea-
ched,and
make
it
fruitleffe in
the hearts
of
vnbeleeuers;
Pee-
ing
alto our Sauiour
hath
taught
vs
that
his
Church
is
but
a
little
flocke,which
is
aflaulted and grieuoufly vexed,not only
with Lions, Tigers
and
open enemies,
but
alfo
with
Foxes,
and Wolues
in
fheepes
clothing,and
fecret enemies,v
ho
vn-
der the fhew and
profeflion
of
religion,
feeke
to vndermine
and
bring
it
to
ruine. And
the Apofile allo
hath forewarned
vs
that
there
nofft
be hereffer
anion(
vs,
that
they who
are
oppre-
ssed
might
be
knowne,i
.Cor.i i.19.Though
therefore
there
be
many
fe&s,
and
herefies,
many
falfe
religions,
and
but
one
truth,this
mull
not
make
vs
to
neglea
all,till there be
an
vni-
uerfall
agreement, for
as
well
may wee
reconcile
light
and
darknes,the
children
ofGod
with the
children
ofthe
diuell,
grace and naturali
corruption,
truth
and error,as the
true re-
ligion with
thofe which
are
falfe,or
the
profeflors
ofthe
one
withthe
profeffors
of
the
other.
Thofe