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re
/ÏMtions
to
era
¡rorn
dièrent
religions
ahf
Bred.
finde inany
doubts and
difliculties,
and
diuers
places
which
fcemeto tiuour
and diuers oppof:te
opinions and religions?
how then mutt
«e
quit our
felues
out
of
thislaberinth ofarn-
biguitie
and doubttitlneffe,fceing
it
is
prcitidicial
to
appeale
to
the
iudgement
ofeithcr
fa..(Ition?
I anfwere,
that
in
thefe
daics
the
meanes
of
kno«ledge
are
not fofcant,but that they
may
inioy
them
ÿ
labor
for
thern;for either they may
obtain
the
vie
of
the
Scriptures in
their
ovvne
language
where
they
dwcll,or
elfe in
fore
other
place
by
remouing their
habitati-
on;
and though they
cannot
reade,yetit
is
no hard matter
to
learue,to thole who
will
vfe
paires
and
diligence,or
at leafl
to get
the
helpe
ofothers
to
ftrpplie
their
want and
defe6I
in
this
behalfe.
But let
it'
bee
granted that
we
were abandoned
of
all
thefe
meanes, or
that
vfïng
them, there
were fome
doubt
remaining
of
which
wee
cannot be
refolued
;
are wee
:therefore
deflitute
of
helpe,
and
forfaken
of
all
meanes,
whereby
we
might
attaine
vnto the knowledge
of
the truth?
No,furelie. For,
if
when
all
other
!canes
faile
vs,
we
haue
our.recourfe vnto
God
by.earnefl
'and
ef}e
&uall
prayee,in-
flantly;crauing
his holy fpirit
to guide and
dire&
vs,we haue
a
merciful' promife
that
he
will
heare
our requefl
and
grant
14"C
1I'13.
vnto
vs
his
holy
1pirit,
as
it
is
Luke
"11.13.
and
that
thereby
he
wil illuminate
the blind
eies
of
our vnderffanding,inligh_
ten
our
minds
with
the
knowledge
of
the
truth,and
take
a-
way
from
vs
all
preiudice
ofopinion
and foreflalled
iudge.
ment,fo
as
we
!hall
difcerne
truth
from
falfehood and
Gods
tohti
a6.i
r,
true religion,from
errors and lies,fe6ts
and
heretics.
For
this
r;Cor.
f
/iritoftruthwill
leade
vi
into
ailtruth,
as
it
is
Ioha6.r33.
He
f
archeth
all
thinç
s,euen
the
deepe
things
o
f
God
;
and
to
this end
the
recei.le
him,that
we may know
the things
which
are
giuen
vn-
to
vs
of
G
od,
as
it
is;j.Cor.a.roa
2.
'He
is
that
precious
eye
-
falue,wherewith being anointed wee
fee,
who before were
licuel.;
r8,
blind,Reuel.3.18.And:if
once wee haue receiued thi-sanoin-
H
ting,tireeneedenot
that
any man
fl.óuld teach
vs,
for
thin
anoin-
d,Io.n
s.17.
.
ring
teacbeth
vs all
things,as
it
T
Job.
z.2
7.
Though
there-
forewe
were
abandoned ofall
other
meanes
yet
let
not
Sa-
tan
per!' ade
vs::to
negle& all
religion,
becau
}e
wee cannot
.:
íif
exne
the true
-religion
from.that which
is falfe
:
for
if
we
,e.arncflllr