AIM 542 I e z Pet.z.t. r Ioh.4.t. f Icr.2; 16. 8 41ic.a4 t. .4uguß. de Ge- nefr cuqr.Ma- nich. 2 a Cora t..3. CxAr.S. .sisExofitio votrthefirft VER.2 I. Neccf iitie of the dutie Scriptures prefFe by Reafons, irfl, Ihewing vs the common lot of the Church to bee epe iered with fal¡eteacher,. By leremie the Lord com- plaint's him of falle prophets, f that psahli/bed the vi/ion, of their owne braise; by tiPeRh , of l-ome g saying in the /'irit, but lying falJly. P A V L, of falfe apogles,deceitfuli wor k.rf,tran forming themfelues into the .4pofizles of Chrif . faint John, of Anrichrifls, many petty Antichnfls, e- ven then gone out into the world. In after - times, flowed into the Church, a firearm of Heretiques; All Ages groned vnder the burtlicn of them ; till at length roie vp that graund Antichrifl, framing vs a faith, made vp of nothing, but fragments and (craps of ancient Heretics. And haue not our owne eyes fcene fprung vp, permerfe men teaching peruerfe things ? I would I might nor fay peruerting the faith offome; through want of prudence hereprefcribed, and skill to trie the Spirits. Saint Paul giucs reafon of that prouident, whether appointment, or permifli on of God ; that.,the approved amongfiz vs may be knowne. Saint Auflin 4fcrued another benefit. hence enfuing,would God it had place amongfl vs: Vr cam in- fultant nod is, &interrogant nos ea qua nefcrmus, vel frc excutia»sus pigritiano, C diminas Scriptures nofe cupia- mus: how-euer, this prudence it fhould force upon vs,to confider our /1ieps, and nor, as the Foolein SALomoN,to glue credence to emery thing, publifhed vnder the name of Truth. Secondly, Euen the moll holy and moll vprighr in heart, are but in part enlightened ; that though it may be fuppofed they would not wittingly mitts -lcade vs, yet through remaints of ignorance, the mother of errour, they may taint our judgements, and h corrupt our minds from the . /mplicirieo f the Goffl elf. Prophets and Apoftles oncly excepted, there fcarce euer was Teacher in the Church, fo venerable for learning or fanf}itic, but had his errours, as nzues, obferued in him. Saint Auguffine reckoned
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