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Excerpt from Tracts of the Anglican Fathers, Vol. 8: Of the Church, Her Doctrines, and the Opposing Heresies; A Sermon
Dearly beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they be of god; because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 1 S. John iv. 1.
These words which I have read unto you (right hon. And beloved in the lord) do divide themselves into three parts: a prohibition, Believe not every spirit a commandment, But try the Spirits whether they be of god and a reason of them both; Because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Of these three parts, the last in order is the first in nature; and the first is the last and I mean to proceed accord ingly. First, I will shew unto you that many false prophets are gone out into the world: secondly, the trial of them is to be considered, of which two points being well understood, the necessity of the prohibition will evidently appear, which is, that we ought not to believe every spirit.
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