Popery condemned by scripture and the fathers - End Time Deception

SCRIPTURE AND THE FATHERS. 24:3
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tural man receiveth not the things of the Spi-
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rit of God ; for they are foohshness unto him
" neither can he know them, because they are
" spiritually discerned
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But the R. must not conclude, that, because
Protestants have no infallible tradition,
they can
only have a rational belief. Though rational
evidence can never be productive of divine faith,
this may flow from the impressions which the
scriptures themselves make upon the mind.
The
hght and authority with which they are presented
to the understanding of the Christian, produce
his assent to them as the testimony of God.
These accordingly are represented in scripture,
as sufficient evidences for distinguishing the divine
word from the language of false pretenders
to inspiration ;
" How long shall this be in the
" heart of the prophets that prophesy lies yea,
" they are prophets of the deceit of their own
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hearts ; who think to cause my people to for-
" get my name by their dreams, which they tell
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every man to his neighbour, as their fathers
" have forgotten my name for Baal. The prc-
" phet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream,;
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and he that hath my word, let him speak my
" word faithfully : what is the chaff to the wheat
" saith the Lord. Is not my word like a fire
" saith the Lord; and like a hammer that break-
" eth the rock in pieces t " The R, ridicules
the
* I Cor. ii. 14. f Jer. xxlii. 26.-— 29.