_________ .,_;. ______ - - / .J1auh.J. i 11.1 l. - - -----------· 'Sermon i11 the.JJJvibunt. ii I :ilj I bee· Gods word ; for the Scripiure fees ''P A ginnc to lc:irnc and obey ;;;;:.~rcl of /3;,;',; I - --.., Gods wor01ippc and m~ns fa_luaricin ,.::apd yet· . ·1 ~hen [he: fj~lrit ?f God !Ctlcs .rh~ir ~on~cic~1.~C'~'s i. ~ , :! 1 giucs nothing to men ,or Angc.ls ~ but all to ·Jn the p~rlwahon of the truth ()t Scnpw~e' ~ 1 ••• 1 the glorie of God.; bat foLthc:-Y(ritin~s ?f I :"'~lcjcupon it is called thefoalh~g o_f tb~Jfirit· d/ 1 'j . men, r.hcy dot .either direCtly 1 ucby lnhtruthj bccaufc it ~.ffures: am~n in tbnf(ic:tl'cc tlf.! ,, I nuation ., afcrib.c (OOlC thing cmcl1c writers his ruondliation with God; which a!fur:!fl'!!t:l, I I thereof. . , ... ,.', I houc con h>uc, till he be firl! refch1cd of d1~ ' 'J 1~1~~~-~ t!~c IJ. ArgHm.. From -.the t'Jf~Ch, on~ worke ; ccrtent~c of Scriptmc, \'fhich is the .grolm~ I l/ ofScripturc is this;lt is againltout(errupt 11:1.- I thctcot . . : i 1 ture, cro{{i~g and;~QLJd~tnning the fame; iltid I .0!_tflion. How it1d7 a iflan fintiC this fealt: I I J.Frnrn the rropcrtin ofScripture, r I •·'··~"'· raclcs. I 1 1 ;ret it winncth men.to rhdbuc thereof, ~nd to [ in hi~nfd~C r ..A~fw .. '\'hen he findcs the S~ripobedicncc thereto! V·.' hieh could not bee. vui ture 1mprmred m hts heart; :~.s the fig ne ot the lctfc it were the truth o~ God; for we abhorre I fcalc is in the \\'axe ; :md hi~ heart is ti'Jtl~fot..: and.dcrcfi the words of men .. ~har·bce ag~inlt mcd inco Scripture, as the wa:<cis into th'c.fi..: our nature. Afecond4feEl is this; Gods word j mHitude of the fcale; then doth the fpirit out j fcrut·s notably, to .comfon a m:tn in all diflrcf- B . of the holy Scripture, !Calc vr> a!fur~nce ofrh~ fes whatfoeucr, eucn in the pangs of dead,, · truth thereof vmo his fm;le. Non: otbcrwri. , when no word of a.ny man can doe him th~ ting of any man h~rh the like: 'w\'orl:e in the lc:~.!l gopd,but oncly his word,that is the Lord he:an of m:m; :nd from thcfe grounds; cfofour foulc, 3nd the God of our life. ~ecially from this latt, m:~y 1)..·cc rc:Cblttc out I I If. Argum. From theproperties of Scrip.1.. J~lucs th:lt the Bible is of infaH:blc ccrrainL turc; thcfitjf whcrcofis Amiquitie. T~c SCl'ipuc. turcs ofall writings .are mofi aUncient i and c:.. And yet. fo~ furchtr rciOlutiO!~ , l~t v~ ~:~;~~t:fp. uermore truth is mofiancienr: :tmonghmnanr: fee what ob1c:Chons :tre made a~a1nH lt. /~ t:.re 2 nt.vc. writings, wee haue none of ccrtamtic in the 0/,reEf. It is faid, th:u Scripture is J{;ainft zll l red; ' thil,1gs they record, befot·e the times of Nehe· rcafon• .An[wero Th~t is no~ ti-LIC, fot the mi.tJ andEt.rd; butS.cripture fees down things Lawe is pdfedrc:1fdn, !!.nd the Oofpcl is a:- done from the beginning. Aftcondprvp(rfir:,is b'ouc rcafon, not cOntt::lrie tt:) rcafoo: nay ~ mtttuallcMfont; fonhough the books ofScripholding this principle of nature, that God ture were written bydii.Jerfc tnen in fillldric ais abnightic, euen rhc Gofpd !t felfc m:~y (land gcs ;;.nd times, yet aJI agree within th~mfclues, C with reafon; as that rJu Sor..ne of Gcd {bou!d nocon.tradiCtionis in Scripture:. bU:t the \.vriln:e inCarnate, and that by hr.1 de.Jth lr-ce(hou/J rings o(rnen hauc no.t this confenr, no not in r:ame /if~, ..yvh.i.ch js the fmmne of the Gothe fame Authot. fpel. 1 V. Argum. From <he jignu .and miracles If. Ohi<fl. There bee faUho.ods in Scrip" thereof. T1lc doChine ol Scriptur~ teachcth ture ; for the paif.,ge thort.Hlgh rhc redde and recorderh true mir~ules; as the parting of Sea was no miracle, bur might bee done i-rt t/;e Sea, the flaying of the[im11: and Jnormr, th<: the ebbing of the Sc:i ~ as in other countries tak,lng IIW-!J ofbArrennrjfi, :md.rhe incarmttiou of there is oft times paff:~.gc thbrough the Wa.:. the [onne of God, >miracle of all 1illracles; >il lhes. Ar.fwer. The Scripture foith , the watct which bceingwrought .by the power of God, Hood as \\'ails on each fide ihc paffagc, whkh !hew that the Scripture whith ·re(ordcth them,; could nor bee by an c:hbe ~ ag:linc, n~aforl is the inlalliblc-truchofGod. fhe,vcs that it could not be brnatural! courfe; s-·t~om con- ~ fl". Argum. from the contraries. Contrarie for rhtir paffagc ouer was at the full of the uaucs. tothcwordofGod,isthewillofthcdcuil,Jnd Mt>one, when all Seas ~re mofi-full, ~nddo mans corropt r\:!.turciche deuil hates Scripture, not cbbe and flowc as they vf~ tb t:!oe atothe:t ! · and mans finncfui namrc repines thercat,\\~leri times. _ . 1 1 it is checked and comr.ollcd thereby:now t1-.at P J I I. 0!JteCf;n11. The greateH p:t;. t of the which is comr:uicro thefc two, mufi- nce~cs ""'or!tl reictl titeBihlc, as Turk::.: ahd P:~gans : bee h0lv and true; and th:lt is the word of and the Tewes c:t.re not for the newc Tecta. God. J • rficl~t. Anfiv. \~temuJlrencrenccCodsworke ~·~~:n7c~~- V I• ..A.1'f,Hm. Frotn uftimrmi~. Thcrt hee i~1 this \''ithholding his mercic in Chri-!l from two kinds of td1imonic! touching Scr.ipture; form:, to wf10me he denies.thc tneancs, whicl_1 'OfMartyrs. one of holyNlrtrryrs, who in all agc.sbauc fca.. is his,holy wdrd; f:'Jr hence it comes tb~t fome led the truth thereofwi.th their blood,.prcfcr.. rcicCt.thc Bibk, bco.ufe God in his fccnt; yet ! 1·ing the word ofGod before thcJr P~¥i1C liucs1 moll: ir.tftiud:;cmcnr, withholds this bkHing ! It will be faid,that Heretikcs·h:me died for f:tlfrom them. And rhCre!01 ~ though .AtheiHs I 01ood. Anji"P. Then: is grcat.diffcrrncc ill their barkc J yet the truth is, Scrtpt.t:rt>is th~ nw:dofi ~n<ls; the Martyrs ha•cvnfpeakablc ioy in the God. · 1p.i~·it in their torments: but Hcrctikcs hauc no Vfot. t. Seeing the word VYti!ren is d1e c{>'r.. PPpifh t\·.n. fu.c~ ioy., bur anamrali ler.f\e.lf<; biocl<illwcffcj ten truth ofGod, we tnufi uk'c hcede ofh~·ine· i ;;, 1..: ' '=I'll"' whcrc.by they vndergoe thc(c tonures. A le... fcdticed.bJ::Popiih teachers: \\'ho r.,y thet'e:b~ !. Uo!C, ~ I Tcllimna.i\ ! cond t~llim~nie is moll: ~~indpall, and th:lt is. . two kinds of.S~d~turc; !nward , :ltlJ Out- ,,. l oft'oc Spmt, 1 the t.ifllll10J\IC of.CoJJ{p1t1l ; for \\'hen men be. \l'~rd. fmYard S:."!(~_!":_~_:~nf~nt .of do- l' 1 \ L I -----~·_V_ I -----· ·-.----.:',, il'!~ ! .. ~;
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