Popery condemned by scripture and the fathers - End Time Deception

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and submission to their decisions and orders ;
SCRirXURE AND THE FATHERS. 155
Having discussed these introductory remarks,
let us now attend to his proof of Jewish infallibiliry.
'I'his he seems to think of very great
importance, and therefore he illustrates it twice.
" When the Saviour spoke of the lawful pas-
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tors of the JtVv^ish Church, v/hose province it
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was to expound the law, and attest the truth
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of tradition, he strictly enjoined obedience
" they sit^ says he, ii Moses chair ^ whatsoever
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they say to ijou^ observe and do it, Matth.
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xxiii. 2. By these words the Saviour autho-
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rises the infallibility of decision in the Jewish
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With all their infallibility, the Saviour, in the
24th verse of the same chapter, declares them to
have been blind guides.
The perusal of the wh(jle
cf that chapter mi^ht cdify the
R. considerably.
It would shov\' hjih vvh:U views Christ may entertain
ot an infallible church. He exposes
there the vice:-; c i th-^.r ministrations and conduct,
and denounces against them the judgements
ot God. ^i.\i^ R. himsell" seems to bt a
little ashamed cf the company with which he
has associated the Romish Church. He confesses,
that they taught errors privately, by giving
false interpretations of the law to gratify
their vicious inclinations ; but he maintains
thut, in public, they were faithful and hifallihle.
This
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