Church poetry : or, Christian thoughts in old and modern verse . THE CHURCH AND HERORDINANCES. PRIVATE JUDGMENT. George Withers. In my religion, I dare entertain No fancies hatched in mine own weak brain, Nor private spirits ; but am ruled by The Scriptures, and that Church Authority, Which with the ancient Faith doth best agree; But new opinions will not down with me. When I would learn, I never greatly care, So truth they teach me, who my Teachers were ; In points of faith I look not on the Man ; Nor Eeza, Calvin, neither Luther can More things, without just proof, persuade me to Than any ho
Church poetry : or, Christian thoughts in old and modern verse . THE CHURCH AND HERORDINANCES. PRIVATE JUDGMENT. George Withers. In my religion, I dare entertain No fancies hatched in mine own weak brain, Nor private spirits ; but am ruled by The Scriptures, and that Church Authority, Which with the ancient Faith doth best agree; But new opinions will not down with me. When I would learn, I never greatly care, So truth they teach me, who my Teachers were ; In points of faith I look not on the Man ; Nor Eeza, Calvin, neither Luther can More things, without just proof, persuade me to Than any honest parish Clerk can do. 3 THE CHURCH AND HER ORDINANCES. The ancient Fathers (where consent I find)Do make me, without doubting, of their mind ;But where in his opinion any oneOf those great Pillars, I shall find alone,(Except in questions which indifferent are,And such as till his time unmoved were)I shun his doctrine ; for this swayeth me, No man alone in points of faith can be. RELIGION. From Daniels Musophilus. Sacred Religion ; mother of form and fear !
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