Papifts  indeed,  who  have  laid  it  down  for  a  principle,  thac
a  contradidion  to  the  doftrine  of  the  £hurck;  known  to  be
fo>  and  continued  in  after  admonition^Qih  infallibly  make  a

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man  an  Haretic^  arc  very  clear,  uniform*  and  fecied  in
that,  which  they  have  ma  Je  thcgrgnnj,  '**rr*nt,  and  foun-
dation  of  jliyitg  millions  of  men,  prof?jjlt£  th^  na:ne  of
Chrift :  bac  for  al  other  Chriftitvs  who  ackno-vleige  an
infrttbitttyfaibt  rule^  bat  ni  infallibility  in  <**/,  for  the
difcovjryof  them*f6of  that  rule  (thougl  exceed  ing  clear
and  perfpicuous  in  things  neccflVy)  for  them  I  fay,  tttdtr-
ftandini  and  keeping  dole  to  their  own  principle  sy  it  is  a
raoft  difficult  thing  to  determine  of  htrefj  •  wich  an  afu-
raxcei  that  they  arelo  out  of  dtnger  of  erring,  in  that  de
termination^  as  to  nuke  it  a  grtund  of  rigorous  proceedings  %
againft  thote,  of  whom  they  hav?  Ib  concluded.  Soaie
things  indeed,  are(or/f4'-/;in  the  Scripture  laid  down  and
determined^  that  to  gjtteftio*  or  deny  them,  belpeaks  a  (pi-
rit  fcif-condemned,  in  that  which  he  do:h  profefe  :  cait
twice  two,  makes  foure  •  that  he  than  runneth t  movttb,
are  not  things  more  evid  wrtoreafon,  then  many  things  in
the  Scripture  wz  to  every  captivated  under  ft  andin^  :  a  wil-
fulldeviariox  in  fuch,  merits  no  chanty.  But  generally,
err  ours  are  about  things  hard  to  be  underftood,  noc  (o  clear
ly  appearing,  and  concerning  which  it  is  very  difficult  to
paflj  chetentcnceof  Htrefy.  N  )  J^geQk  hxrdy,ii  ice  the
Apotttesdaics,  bac  hath  been  obnoxious  to  errour  m  thac
judgement;  and  thole,  who  have  been /0nvW?/?,  to  a(-
lume  z  judicature t  and  power  of  dilcerning,  between  truth
and  err  our,  (o  as  to  have  others  regulated  thereby ,  have
erred  moft  fouly.  OF<?/^,  it  was  generally  conceived  to
be  in  councells.  Now  I  (hould  acknowledge  my  Iclf  obliged
to  any  man  that  would  direct  m*  co  councdl,  (ince  tnat,
A3. 15.  which  I  may  not  be  forced  from  che  Wird  co  alfcrc,
that  it  (in  iome  thing  or  other)  went  aftray.
