The Works of W. Chillingworth, M.A. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1844 Excerpt: ... lieving it alone we were at liberty to deny all other points of scripture? I answer, it was never alleged to any such purpose; but only as a sufficient, or rather more than a sufficient summary of those points of faith which were of necessity to be believed actually and explicitly; and that only of such which were merely and purely eredenda and not agenda. 17. To the fourth, drawn as a corollary from the former: whether this be not to say, that, of persons contrary in belief, one part only can be saved 1 I answer, by no means: for they may differ about points not contained in scripture: they may diffei abortt the sense of some ambiguous text of scripture: they may differ about some doctrines, for and against which scriptures may be alleged with so great probability, as may justly excuse either part from heresy, and a self-condemning obstinacy. And, therefore, though D. Potter do not take it ill, that you believe your selves may be saved in your religion, yet notwithstanding all that hath yet been pretended to the contrary, he may justly condemn you, and that out of your own principles, of uncharitable presumption for affirming, as you do, that no man can be saved out of it CHAPTER II. What is that means, whereby the revealed truths of God are conveyed to our understanding, and which must determine controversies in faith and religion? "Or our estimation, respect, and reverence to holy scripture, even protestants themselves do in fact give testimony, while they possess it from us, and take it upon the integrity of our custody. No cause imaginable could avert our will from giving the function of supreme and sole judge to holy writ, if both the thing were not impossible in itself, and if both reason and experience did not convince our understanding, that, by th...