The Preachers plea. 521 thewitneffe ofGods Spirit. This is that annointingwhich the childrenof God recsise L, whichenablerh todifcerneall things m , andtaknow thevoice of Chrig n: ü Sohn z. 19. This firfl perfwadeth the heart, of the general! truth contained in the tranflati- m r Cor.a.r y. on, and then tontinuethto hea direaer in thetriall of particulars. There isa aLohn to.4 Certaine pattnne ofwhelefaene words a called by Divines the Analogy of faith, OnTim.t.Igl which is the maine fubflance and pithof the whole Scripture. This comming to vs by the Miniftery ofthe Church ( themeares confecratedofGod to that end) difcouerechit felfe to the foules andconCciences ofGods people, tobe the Truth ofGod.Being thusproued to theCouleofaChri 4ian to bepure e,this re-p prat t pagp maineth as a rule to lodge all other partsof thetranflation hy,nothingbeing to be accounted found, which isnot mamfeft by due triall to beagreeing hereon- to.This is the fecurity ofa Chrifhiantouching thetranflation that it is the ferip- ture.Itis the very fame, which themoti learned haue,though they vndedtand theoriginali tongues newer foexaóìly. For when a man hath read thefcriptures in the nariue language thereof, and finds the tranflationof it in the mother. tonguetobe agreeing ro it;yet that thing whichafterall, mutt alhure his foule, thatthis is the word ofGod,is thefecrer teaching ofGods Spirit, which open. eth the heart,that the light of the truthmayaline into it.Í hope this (hall fatisfie you for this.Theminiflryofman bywhichthe fcripture is tranflated forvs,and preached to vs,is but as a lanterne, and the word through it will (hew it fel fby it own light. Ihaueknown(faith Dauid) by thyteflimonies that thouhugeflablbed tbems.Euen outof thewordwil arife a fufhcient witnes forit fell. And althogh q pfaasy.egs it bepoiriblefor men ignorant in the Original! tongues,in Tomeparticulars (as inmattersof Rory or circomffance)finally to be mi(laken (which may alto be- fall the motsskilful!) yet that they fhouldvtterly and generally eere (fubmit. tingthemfeluesinmeeknesrtotheMiniftryoftheChurch)itisvnpoffihie. rpfal.aq.g. Nymph. Iamglad 1 meooedyeti in this ;ThetruthSr, I haste beencargedwith it by `Popifhcanillerskit (ItbankGod) thepower which IfeelstheScripture tohaueincum- standingrayinwardparts,andinmakingmyfoulefametimes to tremble ,andagains,fome. times to reieyte togetherwiththefweete Harmony which Ifndin thefeserall part:there. ofeachwith other ,hathmoth/lrengthened me again, t? allgain Payers : andhereinyour ,etch tiersbath muchconfirmedme.Bue letvsremise tosirmaine parpofe;forlam al. soft alhamed that Ibase heldyestoo lang in this matter, and thatfo much the rather, becanfethere are many other thingsyetbehind,wherein I am asdefrost ofyonr belp,ao in theft, already handledyetbecaafe l haue thisgoodopportunity,anddoefndyouafefo mil- ling oninfirsellme. ¡millyetfrtheracquaintyeswith one otherallegation, which being anfwered,lfhall(Ithin4)bewellprouided,both tafathfiethofeofmj acquaintance which f alperhapsfeeke. helpfrommesandalp tofay fomthingtotbofe,wbewitbtbeirrisks and fhewes o freafont, thtnkto put downfachplainmenas 1am,whenweCame bootheir com- pny.lnamedit toyoubefore (though haply by length ofcommunicatienit is flipped from yon) anditti this, That enea reading it (elf ispreaching: andthat theyfceketoprose by thefe reafons firll they fay, topreach is nothingontopubli(h the Goaell,and thatic doneby reading:fesondly ,inhearingtheScriptures read,we hearethe Sermonsofthe Pro- ybeta,of(Srifl,andofhis Apeflles, whichpaffeallotherfermonswhich enyesannew can make. Thirdl,thereg (theyfay) emn in reading that whichwefomoth commendprea- ehingfor,naauelaecxpaeandiog andapplying,fu thenew Teflament istheexpounder ofthe old,andtheEpi/lles of Paul andPeter andthe reft, doe applyboth cantomens confcientes, Paarthly,cereaine Scripturesareproducednot endy toprose reading to bepreaching:bat is posse it alo tobe moreeflètlnallthenpreaching. Thm,though in ourcommonfpeechwee account readg to be onething-, and preaching to beanother >yet by theredemfeswe are many tamcsfbremdlypox led,andknownotfeddealiewhat toanfwer. Epaph. Theft reafons , what Phew locate theymay make at the fish view, yet are they neuer able toproottc that for which they are alleadged as final! (God willing)appeare in the feuerall examination oftihem.Fir(ì,tor that which A 4 is
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