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That
the
holy
Scriptureswereindíted
dy
Gods
j
snit.
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Erie
that
the
Lord
fhould from
the beginning
reueale
vnto
him
his
true
religion, whereby
he
might know
hose
to
wor-
fhip
and ferue
him,according to
his
will.
And
confeluently,
the
firfi
and moll ancient religion
is
the
true
religion, which
proceeded from
God;
and
all
other
are falfe
and
counterfeit,
which
are
difagreeing and repugnant hereunto,feeing
Gods
wit
is
one and the fame,conf
}ant
and
iminutable.The fecond
part
of
this reafon, namely that
the religion dehuered
in
the
Scriptures
is
ofall
othersmoll ancient,is
ofvndoubted truth;
for
it
is
within
a
few daies
as
ancient
as
the world
it
felfe,
-
taking it beginning
from mans
creation,
and
fo
continuing
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 beginnings
diuers
thcufand
yeeres
fence
the
creation;
yea'euen
the gods
themfelues which
they
door
lhip
(
which in
truth were
men like themfelues) had
their
beginning
for the moft part,
long
fince
the time
of
Adr4-
ham,
as
their
ovvne
hiflories
manifef}ly
declare.
Neither did
any other
religion
of
the
heathencontinue
one
and
the
Paine;
for
that
which
one receiued
another
reie&ed,
that which
o"
ne
confirmed
another changed,
and time
hath worne them
all
out
leauing
fcarfe
any
ffall
remnants or reliques
of
them.
And
therefore
all
other-religions, fauing
that
which
is
deli-
tiered in
the Scriptures,arc falte and counterfeit;
and this
on-
ly the
truth
afGod.
Secondly,the
puririe
and Perfe6tion
of
the Scriptures, doe
§.se
f,ß,3,
erridently
flié'.v
that
they
are
the
word
of
God,
indited
by
z.r ajòìita-
his holyfpirit;
for they
maniref}
vnto
vs
the'onelÿ true
God,
lçoi
from the
and propound hint
alone
vnto
vs,
to
bee worfhipped,expref-
Purity
and
per
-:
fing alfèrthe manner and meanes
of
his feruice,
from which
feóïtat
°fib:
we
muti
not
decline.
on the
right
hand,or on
the left
:but
all
sanpture
:.
other religions
teach
vs
either to worfhip
many
gods,which
is
thing
abfurd
in
reafon,
Ez
contrary
to the
light ofnature,
as diuers
ofthe
wifef}
Philofophers
well difcerned;or
to
wor-
fhip the
true
God nct
according,
to
his
rcuealed
will,
but
ac
cording to their
falfe
imaginations,and erroneous fuperfliti-
ons.Now,nature,reafon,and
experience
it
fetfe
teach
vs,that
here
is
no
wife King
but
will
let down
rules and laws,accor
ding