That theholy Scriptureswere inditedby Got/sprit; 3 3t whereas it maybe obieeied,,that wicked men haue fuffered alto for their fees, opinions and herefies,wee are to,know that there is great differencebetweene them;firfl,becaufe the number hath been few who hath fuffered for their feuerall fells and herefies,but the Martyrs almoll innumerable who haue fuffered for the fame truth; fecondly, thefame cheere- fulneffe,conflancie and reioycing in theirfuffrings hath not been in themwho haue fuffered for their errors, which hath alwaies been obferued inGodsSaints. And laflly,thefe here- tikes haue alwaiesbeenconfuted and conuinced oftheir er- rors andhereticsbefore their fufferings,whereasGods Saints diredledby his holy f irit,haue flopped themouthes oftheir aduerfaries with the wifedome of Gods word, which Satan himfelfecannot refiftand throughviolent ragebeingvncon- uidedhaue been led to the (laughter. .- CHAP. XX. Other reafons to prooue that the Scriptures were inditedby godsfpirit,takenfrom the Scriptures themfelues. He eightreafon toprooue that theScriptures are 4 Sea.I. the word ofGod, is the argument which they Th.e eigit ;ea- handle, and the end whereunto they tend: For fort taken from the fubied whereofthey intreate are the great the argument workesofthe euerliuingGod, how he exercifeth his mercie +rvsh th "y towards his children in .fuflaining, defending, and fauing banale. them from all their enemies:and his iuflice towards the wic- kedin turning their counfailes to foolifhnes, in ouerthrow- ing their defignes and purpófes, curbing in their rage and violence, and inpunifhing and deflroying them.Now ifyou confider andperufe all other writings in the world befides, you (hall findeno fuch matter contained in them; for fame labour inpolifhing humane Arts;;fome fet out large hiflories ofthe actions, counfailes, fucceffe, policies, enterprifes and perturbations ofinenlike themfelues: fo that at the firit fight wee may know that they are indited by the fpirit ofman, feeing they are whollie (pent in affaires, neuer Z intermediing
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