310 Mr. Collins's Prom. Chains be helped in this holy ftrugling and contention? I than onely mention Five or. Six things, Lowe to fit y©u for it , others to help you in the management of it : I (Ball name them mixtly, and not diaii,Etly, Rule it Firfi , Bring all DoCtrines that are offered you to believe, and all praCtifes that are put upon you to prat:tide, to the Scriptures , to the Word of GJd : try themm there, whether they be to be retained, or to be rejcZted: You will have this double advantage by it: r. To difcover what is right, and what is wrong. 2. To have on the belt past of your Armour, whereby to contend againft it. r. To difcover what is right , and what is wrong ? for the Scripture alone is the Touch-done of Doarines, and the Tryal of Spirits : The Scripture does difcover it (elf and doth difcover all things that are contrary to it : when you are bidden to try all things, 'tis not by prgtifing all things , as Come poor giddy-headed Chriftians of late daies have done, who have made the praCtifing every. opinion to be their trying of it , till they have run themfelves into all opinions ; but 'cis by the Scripture you are firft to try , and, then. to praCtife 5 who are like the Noble Berm: , that were more noble then thole of Tbeffelonica , becaufe they fearched the Scripture. To bring the Truths that have , or [hall be taught you , or the Doetrines that (hall be impofed upon you , to the Word of God ; to fee whether they be according to the Truth, or no : for falfe Do trines, and falfe Worfhip , of all things they hate the Scripture molt : they are like falfe coyn , or falfe Jewels , which go beft in the night : falfe coyn will not endure the Touch-Gone , no falfe Jewels the day : no more will falfe Dottrines the Scripture , therefore it will be a great way to difcover them. 2. It nil be a great way to vanqui(h them , Epbef. 6. Above all take the fword of the Spirit ; the Word of God is the Sword of the Spirit , by which we flay Heretical Do-
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