That theholy Scriptureswereindíteddy Gods j snit. 3 3 Eriethat theLord fhould from the beginning reuealevnto him his true religion, wherebyhe might know hose towor- fhip and feruehim,according to his will. And confeluently, the firfi and moll ancient religion is the true religion, which proceeded fromGod; and all other are falfeand counterfeit, which are difagreeing and repugnant hereunto,feeing Gods wit is one and the fame,conf}ant and iminutable.The fecond part ofthis reafon, namely that the religion dehuered in the Scriptures is ofall othersmoll ancient,isofvndoubted truth; forit is within a few daies as ancient as the world it felfe, - taking it beginning from manscreation, and focontinuing in a conf}ant.and vnchangeable courfe vnto this day. Now all other religions are but new and vpf}art in comparifon hereof,taking their beginningsdiuers thcufand yeeres fence thecreation; yea'euen the gods themfelues which theydoor lhip (which in truth weremen like themfelues) had their beginning for the moft part, long fince the time ofAdr4- ham, as their ovvne hiflories manifef}ly declare. Neither did any other religionoftheheathencontinueone and thePaine; for that whichone receiued another reie&ed, that which o" ne confirmed another changed, and timehath worne them all out leauing fcarfeany ffall remnants or reliquesofthem. And therefore all other-religions, fauing that which is deli- tiered in the Scriptures,arc falte and counterfeit; and thison- ly the truth afGod. Secondly,thepuririeand Perfe6tionofthe Scriptures, doe §.sef,ß,3, erridently flié'.v that theyare the word of God, inditedby z.r ajòìita- his holyfpirit; for theymaniref} vntovs the'onelÿ trueGod, lçoi from the and propound hint alonevntovs,tobee worfhipped,expref- Purity and per-: fing alfèrthe manner and meanes of his feruice, from which feóïtat °fib: wemuti not decline. on theright hand,or on the left :but all sanpture :. other religions teach vseither to worfhip manygods,which is thingabfurd in reafon, Ez contrary to the light ofnature, as diuersofthewifef} Philofopherswell difcerned;or towor- fhip the trueGod nct according, tohis rcuealedwill, but ac cording to theirfalfe imaginations,and erroneous fuperfliti- ons.Now,nature,reafon,and experience it fetfe teachvs,that here isnowife Kingbut will let downrules and laws,accor ding
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