The invincible vveapon or truths triumph over errors, by vvhich all the true bred sonnes of the Church, may obtain strength to vvithstand the desperate tenents that have been broached, whereby the godly of our times may be fore-warned and fore-armed against their soul enemies.

The invincible vveapon or truths triumph over errors, by vvhich all the true bred sonnes of the Church, may obtain strength to vvithstand the desperate tenents that have been broached, whereby the godly of our times may be fore-warned and fore-armed against their soul enemies.

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The Invincible Weapon, or Truths triumph over Errors, by which all the true bred Sonnes of the Church, may obtain strength to withstand the desperate Tenents that have been broached, whereby the Godly of our times may be forewarned and fore-armed against their Soul Enemies. [Figure]

ERROR I. THat God doth not foreknow all things.

Error II. That there are not three Persons in the Diety.

Error III. That God is not Almighty.

Error IV. That God is not present in all places.

Error V. That God is not perfectly holy.

Error VI. That God is not eternall.

Error VII. That Christ is not God coequall with the Father.

Error VIII. That Christ was not very man.

Error IX. That Christs humane nature was not pure and unspotted of sinne.

Error X. That Christ did not suffer death.

Error XI. That Christ is not risen.

Error XII. That Christ is not ascended bodily into heaven.

Error XIII. That the holy Ghost is not God.

Error XIV. That the Scriptures are not the Word of God.

Error XV. That the bodies of men shall not rise after death.

Error XVI. That there shall be no day of Iudgement after death.

Error XVII. That a man hath power of his owne free will to repent.

Error XVIII. That Christ by his death did not perfectly satisfie Gods justice for all the sinnes of the elect.

Error XIX. That the death of Christ is not sufficient alone to merit salvation for beleevers.

Error XX. That the soule dyes with the body.

Error XXI. That the Law is of no use to beleevers under the Gospel.

Error XXII. That God sees no sin in beleevers.

Error XXIII. That beleevers need not repent.

Error XXIV. That ordinances are of no use.

Error XXV. That the Sabbath day or first day of the week, is not to be observed by Christians under the Gospell.

Error XXVI. That Christians ought not to pray.

Error XXVII. That there is no degree of faith or grace, but that a man may fall from it totally.

Error XXVIII. That children have no originall sinne.

Error XXIX. That all sinnes are not damnable.

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ERROR I.
THat God doth not foreknow all things.

Iob 42. 2. I know that thou canst doe every thing, and that nothing can be hidden from thee.

Iob 37. 16, 23. He is perfect in knowledge; touching the Almighty, we cannot finde him out, he is excellent in power, and in judgement.

1 Iohn 3. 20. For if our hearts condemn us, God is greater then our hearts, and knowes all things.

Error II.
That there are not three Persons in the Diety.

1 Iohn 5. 7. There are three that beare record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Spirit, and these three are one.

Error III.
That God is not Almighty.

Mat. 19. 26. With God all things are possible.

Iob 38. 4. Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth.

6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened, or who hath laid the corner stone thereof?

8 Or who hath shut the Sea up with doores.

11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, and no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed.

17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee.

36 Who hath put wisedome into the inward parts? who giveth understanding to the heart?

Iob 40. 12. Who can look upon every one that is proud and bring him low.

Iob 9. 4, 10. He is mighty in strength: Which doth great things, and wonders without number.

Error IV.
That God is not present in all places.

Psalm 139. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence. If I ascend into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in hell, behold thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning and dwel in the uttermost parts of the Sea, even there shall thy hand lead me: and thy right hand shall hold me up. If I say the darknesse shall cover me; the darknesse and light are both alike to thee.

Error V.
That God is not perfectly holy.

Isai. 6. 3. Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord, the whole earth is full of his glory.

Rev. 4. 8. And they rest not day and night, saying, holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

Pet. 1. 15, 16. But as hee who hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation, Because it is written, Be ye holy, for I am holy.

Error VI.
That God is not eternall.

Psal. 90. 2, From everlasting to everlasting thou art God.

1 Tim. 1. 17. Now unto the King eternall, immortall invincible, &c. See Isai. 26. 4. Deut. 33. 27.

Error VII.
That Christ is not God coequall with the Father.

Ioh. 10. 30. I and my Father are one.

Phil. 2. 5, 6. Who being in the forme of God thought it not robbery to be equall with God.

John 14. 11. Beleeve me, that I am in the Father, and he in mee:

Error VIII.
That Christ was not very man.

1 Cor. 15. 47. The second man is the Lord from heaven.

Acts 2. 22. Iesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God.

1 Tim. 2. 5. There is one Mediator between God and man, the man Christ Iesus.

Error IX.
That Christs humane nature was not pure and unspotted of sinne.

Luke 1. 35. The Angell said unto her, The holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee, therefore also that holy thing which shall be borne of thee, shall be called the Sonne of God.

Heb. 7. 26. Such an High Priest it became us, which is holy, harmelesse, undefiled, separate from sinne.

Error X.
That Christ did not suffer death.

Mat. 27. 50. Iesus when he had cryed againe with a loud voice, yeelded up the Ghost:

Luke 23. 46. Father, into thy hands I commend my Spirit, and having said this he gave up the Ghost.

Iohn 19. 30. When Iesus had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished, and gave up the Ghost.

Error XI.
That Christ is not risen.

Mat. 28. 6, 9, 11. He is not here, he is risen, and as they went to tell his Disciples, Iesus met them, and when they saw him, they worshipped him, but some doubted.

Marke 16. 14. Afterward he appeared to the eleven as they late at meat, and upbraided them with their unbeliefe and hardnesse of heart, because they beleeved not them which had seen him, being risen up againe.

Luke 24. 46. And he said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day.

Error XII.
That Christ is not ascended bodily into heaven.

Mark. 16. 19. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sate at the right hand of God. Luke 24. 51. And it came to passe while he blessed them, he was carried from them, and conveyed up into heaven.

Acts 1. 9. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.

Error XIII.
That the holy Ghost is not God.

Mat. 12. 31, 32. But the blasphemy against the holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh against the holy Ghost, shall not be forgiven in this world, or in that to come.

Acts 5. 3, 4. Why hath Satan filled thy heart, to lie to the Holy Ghost.

Error XIV.
That the Scriptures are not the Word of God.

2 Pet. 1. 21. The Prophecy came not in old time, by the will of man, but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

2 Tim. 3. 16. All Scripture is given by inspitation of God, &c.

Error XV.
That the bodies of men shall not rise after death.

2 Tim. 2. 18. Who concerning the truth have erred, saying, the resurrection is past already.

Acts 24. 15. We have hope towards God, which they themselves also alow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust.

1 Cor. 15. 13. For if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen.

Error XVI.
That there shall be no day of Iudgement after death.

2 Pet. 2. 9. The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust to the day of judgement to be punished.

2 Pet. 3. 7. But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved into fire against the day of judgement, and perdition of ungodly men.

Error XVII.
That a man hath power of his owne free will to repent.

Iohn 3. 5. Verily, except a men be born of water, and the Spirit, he cannot inherit the Kingdom of God.

Rom. 9. 16. So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

Error XVIII.
That Christ by his death did not perfectly satisfie Gods justice for all the sinnes of the elect.

Heb. 10. 14. For by one offering hath he for ever perfected them that are sanctifyed.

Heb. 12. 2. Looking unto Iesus the Author and finisher of our faith.

Error XIX.
That the death of Christ is not sufficient alone to merit salvation for beleevers.

Gal. 3. 13. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the Law.

Heb. 9. 12. Neither by the bloud of goats, and of calves, but by his owne bloud, he entred in once into the holy place, having obtained redemption for us. See Acts 20. 28.

Error XX.
That the soule dyes with the body.

Luke 23. 43. And Iesus said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, to day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

Acts 7. 59. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Iesus, receive my spirit.

Phil. 1. 23. For I am in a straight between two, having a desire to be dissolved, and to be with Christ.

Error XXI.
That the Law is of no use to beleevers under the Gospel.

Gal. 5. 14. For all the Law is fulfilled in one word, even in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy selfe.

Rom. 2. 13. For not the hearers of the Law are justified before God, but the doers of the Law shall be justified.

Rom. 3. 31. Doe we then make void the Law through faith? God forbid, yea we establish the Law?

Error XXII.
That God sees no sin in beleevers.

2 Sam. 7. 14, 15. I will be his father, and he shall be my son, if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, but my mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul.

Isa. 27. 9. By this therefore shall the iniquity of Iacob be purged and this is all the fruit to take away his sinne.

Error XXIII.
That beleevers need not repent.

Rev. 2. 16. Repent, or else I will come unto thee quickly, &c.

2 Cor. 7. 10, 11. For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, not to be repented of. For behold, the selfe same thing that you sorrowed after a godly sort, what care it hath wrought in you, yea, what clearing of your selves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, &c.

Error XXIV.
That ordinances are of no use.

1 Cor. 11. 23, 24, 25, 26. For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, and the Lord Iesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks he brake it, and said, Take, eat, this is my body which was broken for you, this doe in remembrance of me, &c.

Mat. [...] 19, 20. Goe teach all nations baptizing them in the Name of the Father, Son, and holy Ghost.

Error XXV.
That the Sabbath day or first day of the week, is not to be observed by Christians under the Gospell.

Rev. 1. 10. I was in the Spirit on the Lords day.

1 Cor 16. 2. Vpon the first day of the week, let every one lay by him in store, &c.

Error XXVI.
That Christians ought not to pray.

Iam. 1. 5, 6. If any man Iack wisedom, let him aske it of God, but let him ask in faith nothing wavering.

Iam. 5. 16. Confesse your faults one to another, and pray one for another, and the effectuall fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

1 Tim. 2. 8. I will therefore that men pray every where.

Error XXVII.
That there is no degree of faith or grace, but that a man may fall from it totally.

Iohn 17. 12. Those whom thou hast given me, I have kept and none of them is lost, but the Son of perdition, That the Scripture might be fulfilled.

Rom. 11. 28, 29. But as touching the election they are beloved for the fathers sake. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

1 Pet. 1. 5. Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation, Mat. 16. 18. and the gates of hell shall not prevail against you.

Error XXVIII.
That children have no originall sinne.

Psal. 51. 5. Behold I was born in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Ezek. 16. 3, 4, 5, 6. As for thy nativity in the day thou wast borne, thy navell was not cut, neither wast thou washt in water, &c. And no eye pittied thee, and when I passed by I saw thee polluted in thine owne bloud, and said unto thee, live.

Error XXIX.
That all sinnes are not damnable.

Rom. 6. 23. The wages of sinne is death.

See Lev. 4, 13, 14. Numb. 15. 17.

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