569 Chap. 29. An Expofition PIN the Bock of B. Verf, a2; Thus when the Apoffle preached (Ails 17. t r.) The Bement [peke again, though not by way of :oppofitibn and contradi&i- bn, yet by way of examination, whether the things which he fpake were fo or no, and they were.accounred honourable for do- ing fo. Theaffirmation and authority of man, is no fufiicient ground for our faith ; no may we. (wear unto the words of the greatelf Matters, whetherof words or reafon:This is dueto none but God, and to him 'cis highly due. After his words we muff not fpeak,no not by way of examinations the wárd of God muff be received for its own Authority, the Scripture hath its perked- on and proof in it fell, it doth not receive confirmation or ad- dition from man, nor may any manfpeak after ir, to make the leaif addition. The word of God concludes wich a dteadïul fen- lance againfl thofe wh® adventure to add one word, or <titcle to the word' ófraGods command or . elmarming;, to the word of any the word of dods command or th °eatrit3g,, to::thm word of any the matter of it(Rev.22.iB.)If a7;nan fhallaril onto thefe things, Clod fhall add onto him the plagoe:c that are written.in this Zook. Whowould add words to the word of God,when God tells him that he will add plagues to them that add wordy, Man muff not . dare to add a word to the word of Gods precepts or.promife,. to divine dodltine or prophefie., This honour belongs abfolutely ro God beyond all men, that no man .t uff i eak after him. And job . bed this honour beyond many meo, yea beyond moil men that over lived, all were content to, fie down (ilea: i een he had fpo -. aer..4fro*ray words they fvake not again., And nayfpeech dropped opon the stitlatares quod Harun offwiusa Trace words ca:r.y an ailufo to raso The old- i ohneta were eraïpòpulun called droppers,ana rr air prophecrtog was called dt-oppiaag(Ezek.. eerbodei t.,- 2o.46.)Sonof man, Set thy face toward; the Soutk,áwnd dreptoreard pain pluvia the South, and prophefie againfl the for vellof the Stag1, fC,ld. Io this sroiia,e, language the Pophet Amor rep°oves'Ama..;,iah, thePiteff'of Be-' t hel ( Amos 7 r6.) Thou Faye f, propl-eJlenot Qgoìr,ft .1Staal, acrd dropnot thy word againft the houle of ífaac. It; Sermons ~of:the Prophets were called droppings, efpe..cially when. -jas. there in- . flaccid in)rhey d ,oa>nc+ed iii eatttingi sdfe~r: orcfrom the Lord; which a were to :alt upon nations like .fei eS í grriXthcwers,a-vith m oc i force and vi4sce.irbue I athlri pceiv4 t.E atihe;P opine, . were generally q exp effcd, becaufe their bufnefs was to folten
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