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A Collection of Scarce and Valuable Tracts, on the Most Interesting and Entertaining Subjects, Vol. 6: But Chiefly Such as Relate to the History and ... in Print and Manuscript, in the Royal, Co - Softcover

Walter Scott

 
9780259355410: A Collection of Scarce and Valuable Tracts, on the Most Interesting and Entertaining Subjects, Vol. 6: But Chiefly Such as Relate to the History and ... in Print and Manuscript, in the Royal, Co

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Excerpt from A Collection of Scarce and Valuable Tracts, on the Most Interesting and Entertaining Subjects, Vol. 6: But Chiefly Such as Relate to the History and Constitution of These Kingdoms, Selected From an Infinite Number in Print and Manuscript, in the Royal, Cotton, Sion, and Other Public, as Well as Private, Libraries

This word universal must here be taken in a safe sense for, as of doctrine, so say divines of tradition, to make it universal it is not requisite that all Christians should profess it throughout every age for then no doctrine can be styled catholick onuni versal, because there is no doctrine which hath not at some time or other, through weakness of judgment, pride of wit, or self-ends, been drawn into question if not op posed there must be heresies, z and false prophets ever were and will be.s But that tradition is truly termed universal, unto which the fathers, martyrs, and godly men of the christian church have in all ages to this present time borne witness,' both by ex hortations and examples And such is the tradition 'of solemnrzmg our Saviour's birth day; as we have abundantly proved in our fifth section, whereto we refer.

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