1 11.6 SaR.V. Ioh. IQ. It Is the "oiceofm:J Belot'Ved is the commoa Objection of the great Rabbies · amongfi them in their writings, how we can know the Word to be Gods, confidering there are fuch herefies in the Churches,and fuch con- \ trariety of ovinions concerning the Scriptures I read in the Churches. I Even thus to object & ask,is an argument and j tell:imony, thatthefe men have not the Spirit of! Chrill:;for His foetp know hu voice : who howfo- l ever they cannot interpret all places of Scrip- \ ture; yet they can difcet1 ne in the Scripture what I js futable food forthem ; or in the unfolding of the Scriptures, in preaching, they can difcerne agreeable food for them, havingataculty to re– jeCt that which is not fir for nouriihmenr, to let it goe. As there is in nature paffages fit for con– coGlion, and digeftion,and for rejeCl:ion:fo there is in the {oule to worke out of the Word, even out ofthat which is h&rd, yetwholefome, what is fit for thefoule and fpirit. If ~t be call: downe, it feeds upon the promifes for direGtion,and coH– folarion ; and what is not fit nourifhment that it rejeCl:s,that is,ifir be of a contrarynature~ het'erogtniaD. Therefore we anfwer them thus: That Gods Jheep heare hisvoice, That his Word left in theChurch(when it is uHfolded)his Spirit goes together with it, breedingareliili of the Word \in the hearts ofpeople~whereby they are ableto 1 tafie al'ld r~li~ it ; .a~cl it h~th a ft~pe~naturall . !power and MaJell:y mtr, whtch carneslts owne f· .evidence with it. How jhaU we know light to /;e I !light ? It carries evidence in its felfe that it is I I ~~ \ ========~--------------------------~~~
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