Introductory material
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"The Gospel doth not so much consist in verbis as in virtute."
John Smith.
"Liberty in prophesying, without prescribing authoritatively to other men's consciences, and becoming lords and masters of their faith—a necessity derived from the consideration of the difficulty of Scripture in questions controverted, and the uncertainty of any internal medium of interpretation."
Jeremy Taylor.
"To those who follow their reason in the interpretation of the Scriptures, God will either give his grace for assistance to find the truth, or His pardon if they miss it."
Lord Falkland.
[Rational Theology in England in the Seventeenth Century; John Tulloch, D.D., II: 181, I:398, I:160]