the Epifile to the Galatians. Chap. i . Eungelicallfiripturet .;Agaitre, he f ith, that he mug ° not teach any.more,or anyother thing, then that which is in theApofIIc,who/e .words hem i1 expound. The fecond anfwer is,that to preach otherwire,is to preach S , contrary.Becaufe (as they fay) precepts anddoEtrines, may be dammed ifthey be diucrfe, and not contrary. As the Gofpell ofIohn, and theApocalyps,wcrewritten after this epiflie to the Galatians, which arc dicers to it, though notcontrarie: the like they fayofthe canons ofcouncells : and that Paul , Rom. i o r 6. r 8. put [ zq' e ] befrde,for contrarie . I anfwer thus : The propofition(7raepae)- tranflated befide or otherwife , frgnifieth . thus muchproperly: and we are not to depart from the pro- per fgniftcationofthewords, vuleflë we be forced by the text. And the place in the Romans in hisproper and full fenfe, mull 5 be turned thus:Obferate theauthartofef fences,befdes the dolirine whichyehaueiearned.And Pauls minde, is, that they (hould be obfcrued, that teach any other dicers, or diflinet doE}rine, though it be not directly contrarie. The Gal-pelf of Iohn and the Apocalyps, written afterward , propound not anydicers 20 ' doEtrine,pertaining to the faluation of the foule, butone and the:famcinfubflance,with that whichPaul wrotc.Thc Canons of Councels,arotraditic,uus touching order and comelincf'e,& they prefcribenot any thing, as neceflarie to iuflification, and faluation.Againe,the Embaflàdour that fpeakes any thingbe- 5 fide his commiflïon,isas well infault , as hethat fpeakes the-c6- trarie:though-not fo much. The fecondpoint is., the punif`nment [Let hint beftccurfdj Hereare three things to be confidered. The firfl, what is it to beaccurfed?AnfGod hath giuen to the Church, thepower of 3° building,and it hath+degr'ees,.4dmonition,Sufpencion from the Sacraments,Excßmmunication,Anatberna. And this lafl is a cen- fure oriudgement of the Church , whereby it pronounceth a man feuered fromChrift , and adiuged to eternall perdition, Rom9. ç, t .Cor. t 6.22. Andhe is here fàid to be accurfed,that 35 (lands fubiea to this cenfure.The fecondpart is,who are tobe accurfed?Anfwer.Hainous offendours , arid dcfperate perlons, ofwholeamendment,there is no hope. And therefore this iud ment is feldome pronounced upon any. We finde but one ex- ample in the newe Teflament: Paul accurfèd Alexander the Copper-frnith, ïTim.4. r4. And the Church afterwardaccur., D "i fed 2g. Debono vidu- oNen aliud quid amplías?
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