A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word.

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A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word.
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Guild, William, 1586-1657.
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Aberdene :: Printed by Edward Raban,
1627.
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Church of Scotland -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Church of Scotland -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800.
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"A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A02349.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 19, 2024.

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〈…〉〈…〉. 4. That Images are not fit Bookes for instruction of the people, but onelie Gods VVord preached.
1. Authoritie of Scripture.
IErem. 10.8. But they are altogether brutish and foolish: be stocke is a doctrine of vanitie.
Verse 15. They are vanitie, & •…•…he worke of errours: in the tyme •…•…f their visitatiō, they shal perish.

Note then, That that which is the •…•…orke of errour, cannot bee the teacher •…•…f trueth.

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Zech. 10.2. For the Idoles haue spoken vanitie, and the di∣viners haue seene a lie, &c.
Habak. 2.18. What profi∣teth the graven Image, that the maker hath graven it, the molten Image, and a teacher of lies? &c.

The Papist would say, that it profi∣teth to bee a booke to the Laicks, but Gods Mouth sayeth, that it is a teacher of lies, a doctrine of vanitie, and a worke of errours. Now lies, and vanitie, and errour, is no good instruction.

g O foolish Gala∣tians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the trueth, before whose eyes Iesus Christ hath beene evidentlie set foorth, crucified amongst you?

Note then, That the preaching of Christs trueth, and the knowledge there∣of in the word, is recommended as the vivest picture of Christ, and the most precious and hallowed crucifixe that we can set before our eyes daylie, or lay vp in our breast.

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Two pointes of do∣ctrine,* 1.1 where-by the Scripture pointeth out clearelie the Aposta∣ticke Church of false and impure worship∣pers.

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