A glasse for the times by which according to the Scriptures, you may clearly behold the true ministers of Christ,: how farre differing from false teachers. With a briefe collection of the errors of our times, and their authors names. Drawn from their own writings. Also proofes of Scripture by way of confutation of them, by sundry able ministers. / Collected by T.C. a friend to truth.

A collection of the Errours of our Times.

Together with the Authors names, drawne from their owne writings.

To which is added proofes of Scripture by way of Confutation of them, by sundry able Ministers.

THe errour of Laurence Clarkson cited in Londons Testimony. pag. 5. That the Scriptures in the true Manuscript is but humane, and so not able to discover a Divine God. Confutation, Exod. 31.18.32.16. Iohn 5.39. Rom. 3.2.

Errour of J. G.

• 1 That no writing whatsoever, whether Trans∣lation or Originalls, are the foundation of Christian Religion. Ioh. 5 46, 47.
• 2 To believe the Scriptures in English to bee Gods Word, is no foundation of Christian Religion, Confuta. Acts 18.28.

Errour of Iohn Bidle.

• 1 To take God otherwise then personally, is to mistake him. Confut. Deut. 6.4. Esa. 45.6.
• 2 To distinguish between Essence and Person in God, is a wicked distinction. Heb. 1.3. Ioh. 10.3.
• 3 That the Holy Ghost is a created Spirit among the Angels, and no more omnipresent then the devill, and worshipping the Holy Ghost is not allowed in Gods word. Ioh. 3.5. Acts 13.28. Rom. 15, 16.

Errour in Divine light in the booke of Comfort for Believers.

• 1 That the Father and the Spirit suffered in the Son. Confu. Iohn 1.14.3.16. That more then the Elect shall be saved. Acts 13.48. Rom. 11.5.7.
• 2 That God hath more hand in mens sinfulnesse then they them∣selves, and is the authour of his peoples sinfulnesse. Psal. 5.4. Hab. 1.13. Heb. 10.30.38.

Errour of Paul Best, cited in Lond. Test.

• 1 That God the Father is God essentially, the Son visentiall; and
• 2 The Holy Ghost potenti∣ally.

• Confut. Acts 5.3, 4. Job 33.4.
• 3 That Christ is a mighty God, but not Almighty; John 4.42. Matth. 2.21.
• 4 That he is not truly and properly God; 2 Timoth. 1.10. Tit. 2.13.
• 5 That the better part of Christs person is man. Esa. 45.21, 22.
• 6 That to make Christ coequal with the Father, is to make a false Christ.

Error, In the fulnesse of Gods love by L.S.

• 1 That if the love of God be limited to a few, its far from infinite. confut. Eph. 2.4. C. 3.8.
• 2 That it is not sutable to God to pick and chuse among men to shew mercy. Rom. 9.20, 21.
• 3 That the reprobate condition of men and Angells shall bee re∣gained. Confu. Rom. 9.22. Matth. 25.41.

Errour, in mans mortality, written by R. O. Cit. in Lond. Test.

• 1 That the soule of Christ was in the Grave. Mat. 27.50. Acts 13.29.
• 2 That Christ ascended into the Son. Heb. 1.3. 1 Pet. 3.22.
• 3 That whole man is a compound wholly mortall; Gen. 2.7. Mat. 10.28.
• 4 That the going of the soule into Hell is a meer fiction. Confutat. Matth. 22.32. 2 Cor. 5.4.
• 5. That the soule is mortall, and sleeps with the body.

Errour of P. Hobson, Cit. in Lond. Testim.

• 1 That Christ was pur∣chased by love. Confu. Heb. 2.12.
• 2 That Christ did not purchase love for us. 1 Pet. 1.18, 19.

Errour of H. Hammond, Cited in Londons Test. That Christ Jesus was given to satisfie for all the sinnes of all mankinde. Confut. Heb. 2.14. Philip 2.8. Gal. 3.13.

Errour of J. S. Cited in Londons Testim.

• 1 That the Father is a Sabbath commanded to Christians. Confuta. John 20.19.26. Acts 20.7.
• 2 That every day is a Sabbath to Christians.
• 3 That none ought to give Baptism, because they cannot give the Holy Ghost with it. Matth. 3.11. John 1.33. Acts 19.4.

Errour of M. Web, Cited in the Testimony of London Min.

• 1 That Johns Baptisine ended at Christs; Confutat. Matth. 3.11.
• 2 That there must be another institution of Baptisme, or else it is of no weight. Acts 19.4. Ioh 1.33. Matth. 28 19.

Errour of M. Bacon in the Testimony of London Ministers.

• 1 That Baptisme is a shadow of Christ; and must goe out, as the substance

• comes in. Confut. 1 Pet. 3.21. Rom. 4.11. Col. 2.12. Rom. 6.4.
• 2 That the baptisme of Infants is a great delusion, and of as dan∣gerous consequence, as any the man of sin brought into the world. Rom. 11.15, 16, 17. Marke 10.14.

Errour of S. Gorton and R. Williams.

• 1 That it is forswearing to sweare at all; Confut. Ier. 4.1.2.
• 2 That it is unlawfull to call a wicked man to sweare, or pray. Matth. 5.39.

Errour of E. Avery, Cited by the London Ministers. That there is no resurrection of the naturall body, but onely mysticall. That the bodies of flesh belonging to the Saints shall be annihilated, and that the soul is God. That hell is a non-entity. That no soules are yet in hell. That all torments of men and devills are yet to come, that Beasts shall rise againe. That divells shall bee tormented in the bo∣dies of the wicked. Confutat. Iohn 5.29. Iob 19.25, 26, 27. 1 Cor. 15.12.13. 1 Iohn 3.2. Col. 3.4. Matth. 25.4.1. Iude 6.