A Letter to His Grace Edward Lord Arch-Bishop of Tuam, in Answer to His Charitable Address: To All Who Are of the Communion of the Church of Rome (Classic Reprint)

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I'nt'r oduction ah: 17. It. Fays, the Bereans were more ble than thofe a} Thefi'alonica, who received the word with all Readinefinfiarching the Scrip. Tare: daily whet/oer tho/2 things were fo. But then, this was both as to the jaw: and Bereant before they were Baptized. Or made Profeffion o of the Faith of Chrill: But it ts no where faid in Scripture, that the Faithful lhould fearch the Scriptures. (0 as that it might be lawful for them to recede from the Faith, if upon their own Examinazionor Judgment of it, they did nor find it agreeable to their Reafon. On the contrary, we find. That when the yews, who had received the Faith of Chrtfi, did u on their own private Interpretation of the aw of Mojet, endeavour to oblige the Gentiles con. Verted to Chriflianity to be Circumcifed, and that the Apoflles and Priefts or Elders afi'em bled in Council, did decree and determin the contrary, with a (fifteen efl Spiritai Sanfio 8 habit. I! Feared good to the Holy Gho/i and to w. Ads 15. 28. They were fo far from al lowing either j'e'ws or Gentile; to examin their Decree, that they delivered the fame to them to keep. That is to be executed or obfcrved, as it is exprefsly recorded by St. Luke, Aft; r 6. 4.1n1 conformity to this Rule of the Holy Ghofl. And; Oi'the Apollles, and Elders; their tuccefl'ors the Bifliops and Doétors of the Church in Council; afiembled. Have in all Ages. Fram (1 their D trees, when any Difpute arofe concerning Mat ters of Faith and obliged the Faithful, (not to examin their Decrees but) to receive and keep them on Pain of Anathema or Cur/e. Thus the Bifhops and Doctors aflémbled in the Council of Nzce in the Year 325. Decreed.

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