. Christianity as old as the creation, or, The gospel, a republication of the religion of nature. Q. Elizabeths Reign, there were famefew among the inferior Clergy -for 7r:$; t butthen thofe incsrrigiblt Trte-iztLl Men, as they , were, by the direction of the Elinors, sent toprifon , there to lire oa hard labour, till they repentedof their errors: But fince the Court in Charles l*s Reigr*,helpd toopenthe eyes of our Divines,they,no longerblinded by their Articles clearly fee, that thofe plaintexts (and what-a number are muiterd up on bothficej) are all for Free-will; againfl
. Christianity as old as the creation, or, The gospel, a republication of the religion of nature. Q. Elizabeths Reign, there were famefew among the inferior Clergy -for 7r:$; t butthen thofe incsrrigiblt Trte-iztLl Men, as they , were, by the direction of the Elinors, sent toprifon , there to lire oa hard labour, till they repentedof their errors: But fince the Court in Charles l*s Reigr*,helpd toopenthe eyes of our Divines,they,no longerblinded by their Articles clearly fee, that thofe plaintexts (and what-a number are muiterd up on bothficej) are all for Free-will; againfl which, DOW, thereare none but arc lookd on as B. Tho thofe Books, which contain the tradi-tional Religions 0/ other Nations , have , notwirh-flanding all the care taken to prevent it, been mixdwith Fables & monftrous tales 5 yet we Uj, that theScripture, efpecially the New Tcftamenr, tho- thereare ever fo many varions readings, mufr needs be freefrom all errors of ; becaufe that bein^ defjgrjd * C. Bumjts Anfwer to Liwes, about ±ority,t Stryfts. Ann. c. 3(5£?J5i£: ^M^^J^W^E^f^ *,£ 7KE CREATION. Chap. XIII. soor dciignd by Gad for a plain, & unalterable Rule, forthe actions of Mankind, cannot but be fo guarded , as to hinder aey mifhkes of moment. -A. Yooe reasoning,! grant, holds good in rela-tion ro the .Law _ef Nature, which equally obliges ,-•at all times & places, die whole Race of Mankind;?:. hat then that depends not on trie knowledge of anylanguage dead, or living; or on the skill, or honefly - of Tranfcribers, or Translators; but on that, which - as it as apparent to the whole World, fo it is not inthe power of Mortals to alter; ~Siz^ the unchangeableRelation of Things, and the Duties refulting from thence. - -*? _ „ * The Tranfcribers of books (as that learned &%X judicious Critick Daitlc obferves) „ have been guihy„ of innumerable miitakes; & that St. ^erom f (themofl learned of the Fathers) complains, „th
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