Pgctouo gait!). their Oracles.TheMahometans think themfelves more lure of it in their Alcoran, at which (fay they) the devils themfelves rejoyced, and turned to Gods no queftion they rejoyced at fuch a bundle of lies and blafphemies, but that they turned to God is a wild delufion.Thc Jews boaft themfelves no lefs in their Oral Law, which (fay they) God delivered over to Mofes, and . Mofes to 3o(hua,andofhua to the Elders, and they to the Prophets, and they to the Sanhe- drim,and they at laft to writing in the Talmud calling it, lux ilia magna, that great light,which yet is but a dark labyrinth of errors and horrible falfities. The Papifts run to their traditions and unwritten verities as Divine, and fo bring in a load of fopperies and vain fiiperftitions. The Enthufzafts cry up the fpirit in an extra- fcriptu- ral way,and fo turn afide from the main prin- ciples of Religion. In fuch falfe ways do men lofe themfelves and the Divine teaching, whileft the believer knows where to find it, even in the Scriptures ; in reading them, he fits at Shrifts feet,and every where looks forMafchil,inftruEti- on from God. In them is the Oracle, the Vrint and 7hummim, by which God anfwes him ; here he opens his heart, and fpreads abroad all his fails to take,in the gales of the holy fpirit,and be filled in all the will ofGod,Col.4.12. W AflQa- µgvot,filled with it as the fails are with the wind; írhileft the Eunuch was reading the Prophet Efai- as,the fpirit joined Philip to his chariot/W.8.29. whileft the believer bath his being in the Scrip - tures,the fpirit joyas himfelfto his heart, and by 93
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