94 The Lije of Faith. Chri[iian Church ; as Baptifm, the Lords day, the Miniflry, the Church Ail'emblies, and the daily Church exercifes; which are certain proofs what Religion was then received by them. And z. The Scriptures themfelves. O.tr Traditio tradita is nothing elfe but thefe two conjunâly : r. The Chrißian Re- ligion, even the Faith then profeffed, and the Worfhip and Obedience then exercifed. 2. The Books themfelves, of the holy Scriptures, which contain all this, with much more. But we are fo (u from thinking" that Apotiolical Oral Tra- dition, is a fupplement to the Scriptures, as being larger than them, that we believe the Scriptures to be much larger than fachTradttion; and that we have no certainty by any other than Scriptural Tradition, of any more than the common matters ofChriffianity, which all the Churches are agreed in. But he that will not believe the mot} univerfal prat`ice and laifiory of the Churchor world in a matter of fad, mull in reafon much lets believe his eye-fight. 13. Whenyou have roundly provedyour foundation, take not every difficult oijeffion which you cannot anfwer, to be afufficient caufe ofdoubting: For if the fundamentals be proved truths, you may trill' to that proof, and be Pure that there are waits of folving the teeming incontinent points, though you are not yet acquainted with them. There are few Truths fo clear, which a fophifler may riot clogwith difficulties : And there is !caret any man that hath fa. comprehenfive a knowledge of the moli certain Truths, as to be able to anfwer all that can befaid againn it. 14. Come not to tbs." Judy in a melancholy or diffraeledframe ofmind : For in fuch a cafe you arc (ordinarily) incapable of fogreat a work, as the tryal of the grounds of Faith : And therefore mull live upon the ground-work before laid, and wait for fitter time to clear it. 15. When new doubts arife, mark whether they proceed not from the advantage which the tempter findeth inyour mindr, rather than from thedifficulty of the thing it foll: And whether you have not formerly had good fatisfaâion againti the fame doubts which now perplex you : If fo, fuller not every dif- eomFofure of your minds, to become a means of unbelief: And fuffcr not Satan to command you to difpute your faith at
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