j ----,-----~------~~~~----~------------- ·.q.9i thcGalathians, when they rmiuc~:,J~:p,:t~:~:~O:.uen 6; dtUine infpiration: z. Tim.l ---· J.Ciround. A;,ge/of God, G:ll, 4· 14, Thirdly, aconfldcra... 3;16: AllScripturu~giuen hy dmine infpiratio;;.· ci~m of the great ncCcffitic of hcar_ing,andreat.)at ts, all the 9oCtnoc both for matter, Hyle, dmg the word;Prou.:9. I 8. whcrevijionfai!u, a_n_d ":ords of Scripture ic; dcliucredby the.inthepeople pcrijl;, tptrauon ofthe holy Gho!t.Hcncc it followcth Thirdl}', in this example of rhc 'Apofllc, all · that all Scripture is auchcmicall as bau.incY the Paftors n;uH lcarne diligence in all good me2~5 authoricy fromGod,yea&mufi'be belceU~d ::~s for the furtherance of the faluation of thcJC ifGo~ from heaucn fhould _fpcake,withour d_j.... flock: for which caufc they :tre calledWatchfputatton,or calling any part ofit into qudl:ion. men, bccau(c they 2rc to W:ltch ouer their "{his ground mu.fi firCl be laid. Jfit bC faid the 0bica, foules. YcaSauiour!, Obadiah o. to putthem Scripture may be prooued by rcafon,and by the. i~ !nin.de, tha·~ they are to be the meanes of fa.. general confem ofthe Church.Anf.That is vn- An!t,.:r. uin~men. They had not neede then be entan~ true, for rcafon cannot fettle the confciencc to I gled with many charges, and other bufincfbelccue in any point.But Scripture tcllcth there· I Obioa, {cs. is a God, which rcafon prooucth. An f. Reafon Anlivcr, Fourthly,asthe Apofllc writcth ofthc[comout of namre teachcth there is a God, but by m4nfo/sMtion]ofwhichhehathgoodcxperiCcc; B the word of God onclv I doebclceueit : in.. {q .cucry Mint!lcr muH fee that he haue~xperiducemcnts to faith may be brought out of na~ cucc inhimfelfcofthat he tcacheth othcrs:and ture, but Gods word onely caufeth true be-· haue uaf\ of that in his owne hem which he lcefe.Secondly,forthe authority ofthe church; would hauc others !C:afonedwithall,el(ehi• teaI bclecue not loccaufc the Church faith fo, but ching'thall becolde. . becaufe the Scripture faith it: and ihc Church I The fccond part ofthis verfe is the exhortabeleeue fo farre as the confents with the_word, rion : the whole matter and,A'ubf\ance may be and fpeakcth out ofit. _ , , redilfed to three heads. Fidl, that fairh is ano– t~!Jittrta{urit, whic~ hath many enemie-s. Se- . con<lly, that the Saints areihe keepers of it. ;rhirdly,thatthe office of euery member ofthe Catholicke Church is to kold and mainetai¥< .rhiS'tieafl~rc. For the fir!\, that faith is atrea– fuie,.appearcth 2.Pct.r. I. where itiscallcd pretiow faith: >.Cor. 4• 7• atreafure ,.earth!; C vejfill!; and by this, that a fight is here inioy– .ned again!\ the enemies ofit. For the clearing .c)f~hicb, confider two things: fir!\,what it is: fecondly, who be the enemies of it, again!\ _whom we mutt fight; and them we lhall ioyntJy obfcrue ·with the feuerall grounds of faith. For the fir!\, this faith is nothing cls butthe bolefome doCtrine ofthe Gofpel, called by Paul to Titus 1:1. the truthoccording to god– linefi'e. So r.Tim. 4• 1. this faith, which many thall denie, is oppofed to the doCtrine of Dc– uils. Now for our.more orderly proceeding,we uiuf\ confider that this JoClrinc of faith adrnit– teth • dif\inClion, whichPaN/ himfclfe makcth r·;Cor. 3· It• u. Some doCtrines are of the fou•dation,without whi~h rcligiO cannotftahd, tuch as are fct downe Heb.6.r.Others pcnaine D to the foundation but are not of.it, asgold and fibi<r built vpon the foundadon: It (hall not be , aniilfe here to !land a wh!le to fct downc the holefome doGlrinc offaluadon which is funda– mentall, reduced by the Apo!lle to two gene– ·tall heads,FaithandLoHe. The wholcfomc do. chine offaith, eontaines things needfull to be bclceucd. The wholfome doCtrine ofloue con– tain•• things nccclfaric to lie praClife,d. And both thcfc arc cxprelfely fet down in fcriptur<, as we lhall{hew in order. · GrdundJ of do[/rine to he 6ele<H.J. l'ir£\, th4t all d.flri1tc of the ProphetJ and Thudnerfarirl ofthi, gr.,mdagaivft whomwem1'.f/fight. , Fir!\, the T,;.kp, and r'urkifo religion; who dcnic Scripture to be giuenby infpiration, and denic the books of.the Prophers and Apo{lles, and in fiead ofthem £land to thcr.e.Alcaron,Se• con~ly the leweJ, who refufe thebo.okes o'f the new Teflameqt. Thirdly theAthcijh, whowill belecue nothing of all thi's•Fourthly, thepain– ted aduerfaricthcPapiff, whovndero1ines this gro~nd;fi~tl,faying that!he Hebrew.&Grceke text Js corrupted, fo as wc·rr.:ay• not buildvpon it, that:thercby they ::might b'ring their Latine Bible into credit as moll authcntica~l; and' yet ( tbatthcy .migh"t .mike rhe fentcnce of rheit Church the.rule of faith) the ri•ofl learned of that Church hold that the Latin Bible is alfo corrupt; fo indeed the.y couenly rcn'oimce all Scripture, that the femcnce ofthe Church may haue the Chiefe firokr. Secondly, in·teaching that the authoritie of the Church in rc.gard of vs, is abouc the Scriptur-es, becaufe \\'c knowe notthefenfethereof, butby the Church: thus putting'·downe the true and principall ground ofScripture,that they might more eafily fet vp their owne dotages. The fcco'nd ground conccrneth the fufficien– cic offcripture, and is this: Th~Scripture of th~ Prophm "nd Apojflu u a perfo[/ rule off•nh 11nd mannrN: ]t is of aU meruo bebele(uedor ' done to faluadon, 2. Tim.3.16 ..The SiriptHft U profitable to teach; impraoue, correCf;ihj/rHfJ in righteon[ncjfi, to md~< the man of God •hfo– lnte,J<a perfeFI in euery good work!. If it mah him perfeCt in all kind ofteaching, it.is ,alfo •-: I' ble much more to make eucry man perfeCt to al the duties ofhis calling ;Gal, I. 8. If an Angel/ jhouldteachotherwi{e, thatis, diuersorbdldes, . though P3pi(htnt• miC$ tO He• bHWlnd Grcckc.
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