Who pretend ampulfes andrevelations. 167 reveal to them for othars, he will enable them to make fome proofof their revelations, that others may be lure that they fin not in believing them. If they fay,that the Scripture is theirzground, Tell them that the Scripture is already revealed to all ; And if indeed what they fpe,k be there, you are ready to believe it. But if they pervert the Scripture-by falfe interpretation, or abufe it and mifapply'it,:none of this is the work .of the Spirit of God. If they fay that the fpirit bath told them the meaning of the Scripture,fay as before, that is not told for you, which is not proved to you ? The Scripture is written in fuch words as men ufe, of purpofe that they might underfland it ; and is to beunderftood by all men that hear it, thoug2h they have no revelation : God hath fet Paftors his Church to teach it ; If therefore revelations be LW! neceflary to theunderflandìngof the Scri- pture revelations, then the Scriptures feem to be in vain ; and thefe laft revelations muff again have new revelations to,the right underlfanding of them alto. The truth is, it is veryordinary with p oor fan- ciful women and ,melancholyperfons, to take all their deep apprehenfions for revelations. And if a text of Scripture come into their minds, they fay, This text nuts brought to my mind, and that text was fet upon myfpirit ; As if nothing could bring a text to their thoughts, but force extraordinary motion of God?And as if this bringing it to their mind, would warrant their falle expofition of it. To conclude, Decry not the neceility of the ordinary fan&ifying work of the fpirit, to bleff 0 4 the
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