422 The Birth- Priviledge andCovenant- holinefe Ch.45 Chancier farther obferves,Seti. 1.9, Here again we mull diftin -guifh between words and things, the words that are uttered arid the doctrine that thefe words contain ; all words are not written, all our words in Sermons are not written in the Scri- ptures,.all P ash words in his Sermons are not written in Scri- ptures, (as appears by his diftinetion before delivered, by word or Epiflle,) but the doctrine, it fell that we deliver is contained there; Paul preached nothing but that Which Mofes and the pro- phets ¡aidJhouldcome, As 26.22. yet there were many words delivered by him, which Mofes and the Prophets never fpoke ; or, as others expreffe themfelves, we 'tuft diftinguifh between words, and the fenfe and meaning of them ; Mafler Tombes himfelf delivers many a phrafe which is not contained in the Scriptures, this in a fenfe is an unwritten tradition, yet he will fay,his doctrine ( though not his words) is written, a They yet teach us to diflinguifh between that which is expreflely writ- ten in the Scriptures, and that which is by evident confequence .` ` : e deduced : Amefzus defending the Scriptures perfection again, Tellarmine ( introducing unwritten traditions) faith, b The ,region is not whether info many Words all nece f j'ary truths are conta. -eel in the Scriptures, but Whether they may be gathered from thence, in any expre f fe fpecch, or necefary confequence ? Bell aro Enervat.cap. 6.thef, r. Let Mailer Tombes hearken to Doctor Sclater, who fpeaking to this point,faith, Thus inform your (elves, I. where generals are delivered, there are all particulars conapi'i- z,ed in thole generals intentionally delivered , becaufe generals comprehend particulars. 2. where principles and caufes are deli- vered, there leas are age intended, as being virtually contained in their principles.. 3. where one ecquall is taught, all of like reafon is taught, quia parium par ratio, and Where there u par ratio, there is par lex : Where there is like reafoñ, there is like law. So take contents of Scripture,No inflance of any point of neceffary, er but convenient faith and praflice, can be given but what is delivered in the written word. Doctor Sclater in 2 The/: 2,15. and when he bath well weighed thefe things, he will finde (mall caufe to be- lieve he bath any advantage from thefe Authors that in his Pra. curfor he quotes, page 87. Donor Field (faith he) fares, The i faourth k¿inde of!Ìradition is the continued praEiice ofloch things as ar'e neither contained in the Scripture expreeffely, nor the examples of i adara & fttnt dicun. :iv in Scriptu- ris, qua2dam ve- ro fùat in scri- turis támctft non dicuntur. Na zianzcr,, libe, dc T heol. b Non quar.'tur àn totidem ver- bis omnia necef- farzza in scriv- pturis con-tinen- tur,, fèd. vet, fen- tentia expreffa vel per necefia- riam con fe quen- tiam inde colli- ;genda.
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