IN Mr. Collins's Sermon. 31 r DoCtrines, and by which we are to flay finful prat:tiles All thole clones that the David! of God have flung at the Golialis of Errour, they have been taken out of the brookof the Scriptures : therefore reduce all Doarines offered you to believe, all worthips that are taught you topraCti le, to the Word of God. 1. All Doarints that are taught you to believe, reduce them thi- ther ; there's no profellion of faith to be built, but the Hones mutt be fetched from that mountain : If -you believe divine truths,but not becaufe the Scripture propounds :Lem, your faith is but hum2.nc : if you believe any thing theScripture doth not frak, your faith is Diabolical : the Word of God and your Faith, mull run parallel All that is written, you mull believe, and you mutt believe nothing but what is written: This was the Rule of the Old Tetiament Ifa. 8.2o. To the Law and to the Teffimany; to the Law (that is) to Moles and to the Tertimony (that is) to the Prophets : if they (peak not ac- cording to thefe there's no light in them. When any thing was offered to Chrift by way of enquiry, his common anfever was,How readett thou ? Luke to. 26. How is it written? Wben the holy &- pale Paul would redrefs the abufe of the Lords Supper, he c'oes not carry the Corinthian: to thefe and there Father, to this and that arc and outcome, but brings that, how it was delivered from the L9ed he reduces them to the inftitution, What I have received froth the Lord, that I have delivered to you, The Word of God is perfea in rerpea of DoCtrine, and in refpeCt of worr.'nip. So that whatfoever is offered you to believe, you mutt try is 4 the pc(fia rule ; for 'tit given byDivine infpiration tomake the man of God perfeEt and wife to Salvation : it is loch a Canon abou: DoEtrines to be received, as nothing mull be added or takeo from it : Rev. 2a. Therefore it's called a Tettament ; Now no man dares add to' another mans laft Will and Teaament : who (hail dare to add a faith to the faith of Gods EitZt, to that which Chrifi bath delivered ? I will give you this as a certain obfervation, That there never was any thing of falfe Do&-ine brought into the Church, or any thing of falfe Worfhip irnpofed upon the Church, but either it was by regleaing the- Scri. pture, or by introducing fomthing above the Scripture. 2. Bring hither all praEtifes of Worfhip , as well as Doetrines to be believed: try the wales and forms of Chrilltilloufe, by the Word oiChriti : he thews us the patterns thereof, the out-going, and returnings thereof : he was faithful in all his Noufe,even as Ma- ler was,who did not leave a pinof the Tabernacle, but didappoint its S f There
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