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Objeii.
Ephefians,Chap.
z:
Vfilz,i.O,
ftru&ion
of
it
felfe ,
is
fufficient
for every particular: But
though
we,
or an
ingell
from heaven
preach
unta
yow
otherwife
then
that
which
wee
have preached
unto
you, let
him
be
accurfed,
Gal.
r.
8,
9.
Betide
that which
we
have
preached.
infw.
Preaching
is
either by word
of
mouth
and
writing.What-
foever he
preached,the
fubftance
thereof
was
written,whatfoever
was
to
be believed
unto falvation.
They
object [Betide]
''I
t
is
contrary.
vinfw.
Contrary
is
befide ,
but befide
is
not contrary. To
preach
otherwife,is
to
preach
contrary.
Becaufe precepts
and
doctrines,
may
be delivered if they
be
diverfe, and not
contrary. As the
Gofpell
of
Iohn
and
the
Apocalyps,
were
written
after the Epiftle
to the
Galati.
ans,
which
are
diverfe
to
it,
though not contrary. All the
Apoftles
are
alike
in
Commisfon,but
doe
not
write.
This
firft
muftbe
laid as
a
ground
,
That
as it
was their
office
to
preach
by
word of mouth
, fo
to the world by writing;
they
were
not onelyGods cryers, but
regifters
alto.
Preach,
I
am
with
you to
theend ofths world,
Mat.
z
8.
z
O.
And
what
way
foever
they
ptiblifhed
the
Gofpell
to the world,
is
here
comman-
ded: but
they
publifhed
it by writing
:
The
reafon,
becaufe
the
Apo-
files
cannot bee
thought to
have exceeded
their Commiffion;
yea
more properlywriting then preaching;
becaufe
this
is
not
with
their
fading
voyce,but with
the
fubftance
of
it
written to the
end
of
the
world,
and
a
divine
inftinâ
did lead to
it,
which
prefuppofeth
an ex-
prefle
commandement.
Secondly,
that
they
writ
all
things
neëeffary
to falvation,
appeareth,
a.
From their
office.
2. From the end
of
writings.
3.
From
fcrip-
ture.
The
abfolving
of
it did ceafe all
extraordinary
inftruments.
They
that
preached
nothing the fumme
whereof
was
not
in
the
Old,
did
much
Idle
preach
thofe
points
of
beliefe
which are
not
in the
Word: That
which
'from
the 6rft
delivery was fufíicient,
that
toge-
ther
is
muchmore
fufficient.
This
being
granted, two
maine
con
-
clufions
follow.
r
.
One, that the
fcriptures alone
by
them
felves
without
any
o-
ther word,
are abundantly fufficient
to
falvation , whether
we
regard doctrines
of
faith
or
manners. For he
that
de-
livers any doctrine out
of
them,
and befide
them,
as
need-
fary
robe
believed,
is
accurfed.
z. The
fecond is,
that
unwritten
traditions,
if
they
bee
tendred
to
us,as
a
part
of
Gods word,and
as
neceffary
to
falvation,
they
are
abominations',
becaufe
they are
not
built
upon
thisfoundation
of
the Prophets
and
Apoflles.
The
Roman Religionthen
falls
to
the
ground: becaufe
it
is
foun-
ded
on
Tradition
out of, and betides
the written word.
The
authority
of
man in
matter
of
doctrine
and
Religious
obfer-
vance,
is
not
to
be
refpeded,
againft
or
befide
the word
of
God.
Men
of
eftimation have alwayes been
offome regard,
fo farre that their
o-
pinions have been
entertained,
becaufe
they
were theirs:
this made
the