rt./lions and Revelations. x6 got him to fwear, as before the Lord that it was truth ; this feemed enough to confirm his belief of him whereas ifhe had been as well acquainted with the nature of Melancholy and Hil+orical paffìons as many others are, he would have known that as Grange things as that he recordeth of the manor women, maybe done without any Divine infpirations : and that it is NO wonder if that per fon fwear that his wordsare true, who is firff de- ceived himfelf before he deceive others. For a crackt brain'd perfon to believe his delufions to be real verities, is Iittle wonder. I have many a time my felt converted with perlons of great honefly and piety (though of no great judgment) who have force of them affirmed that they had angelical revelations, and force of them thought that the Spirit of God did bring this Scripture or that Scripture to their mind in a anfwer to their prayers ; and were fo very con- fident that what they affirmed was the certain truth or voice ofGod , that I have been flricken with a reverence to their profeffions, and with a fear left I Ihould refit God in refitting them. I at refolving to take none on earth for the mailer of my faith , but to try the Spirits whether they be of God, by going to the Law and Teflimony, I was conftrained to turn my reverence into pity. Por I found that their teeming revelations were force of them Scripture-do1rine, and force of them contrary to the Scripture a As for that which is already in the Scripture,wliat need I further reve- lation for it ? Is it not there fufficiently revealed ? Can their words add any authority to the Word of God ? And have I not Godsown Mini(aers and 0 3 me,acs
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