C I-I A P.2. Epiftle to the The fdenim. V E a.I. tiffodus ? Whither it bee Sacramentaliter, and fpiri- tualiter onely , or Aldo fubfiantie ; Whither by Tranfubfiantiation or Confubfiantiation, What matters it to difpute ? Who, but fooles, are not indifferent to refolue ? Oh foolifh , yet holy Martyrs , that to this errour oppofed euen to the fhedding of bloud. In the Article of Iuflification; fo all bee refolued to Chriff ; what folly is it to tumble our felues in inqui- ring after the manner of Application, or efficacie of his meritorious Paffion ? Whither by it imputed to vs wee hand iufl in GODS fight ; or , Whither it auaile by procuring to vs the gift of Charity, and other infuf d vertues,to formalIize vs internally to Iuflice, in Chaos antignam coafundsmsrr: for ought I fee, the more implicite our Faith is, the better : A few maine ge- neralls let vs hold; for di[linancffe in knowledge and Faith, though vouchfafed vs in the meanes, let that be referred to ourfcientia obletans. But i. Haue wee forgotten who Paid ; though kee- ping the foundation wee may bee faued, yet by b building hay orfubble wee fuffer IoJJ"e ? So farce impaire the fulne% of our reward ? 2. Are thefe inferiour truths a- mong{} the things rettealed ? Then they c belong to vs; wofully vnthankfull hee who ouer- flights them. 3. Such wantonneffe in 'playing with pretious truth , occa, fions the Lord to permit vs to grofl'er errors. 4. The error heere mentioned ouerthrowes not the maine, yet with what earneflneffe Both Taut Caution a- gain({ it ?
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