438 An Ex to inure themfelves to mourne as well for their fmal as great fins and to avoide diligently the occafion of all fins. In the third place here is an exhortation to flirre up fuch to give God thankes, as have received a foft and fan &ihed hcart,a Pure teflintony of their ele &ion by grace, when their hearts are fo tender, as every word of God can pierce and pricke it, and take place for framing them to the found obedience of his will, 2 Thef. 2.13. Atïr 2. 37. DIALOGUE VII. Verfe E. As it is written, God bath given them the Spirit of flamber, eyes that they fbould not fee, and Bares that they fbould not heare, to this day. TI Moroi HUS. T THat doth the Apoftle performe here, or `/ how dodo he go forwards ? S s L. He now tetteth upon the fa- cond part of this Chapter, to Phew that the molt part of the Jewes which then lived, were repelled and raft out of God. This part is fo knit to the former, as it containeth the proofe of that which was Paid in the latter end of the 7 verfe, touching the hardning of repro- bate Jewes. The proofe is a divine te- flimony : God fo appointed it and the Scriptures long before prophefied of their hardneffe. Therefore I have truely laid that the ref} were hardned.He Both not fo much prove the thing, to wit, their hardneffc,as to Phew whence it came from God fo punifhing the contempt of his word, as a molt righteous Judge, [God bath given.] T s M. What be the parts of this Text? S I L. Two : firft, a preface of Paul, (According as'it is written.) Secondly, the Text or place of Scripture, which is alledged out of Elay 6.9. and partly out of Efay 29. s o. The fence and mea- ning is retained, though the words be not precifely the fame in Paul as in Efay; where it is, God hath covered them with a fpirit of [lumber, and Phut their eyes, pofition upon Chap. ILL Chap. 26.50. and E.( a) 6.9.Goe and make their Bares heavy, and (hut their eyes left they fee, &c. T s mo. What are we to learn out of this Preface S s L. One thing generally, and two things particularly. T s M. What is the generall Doíirine ? S s L. Than Gods written word is the onlyperfe& rule and direçtion for all thin gs neceffary to be known to mans falvation,as appeareth,Deu. s 2.32.2 Tim. 3 16. John 20, 31. Whatfoever is ne- ceffary (faith a Father) is plainly let downe in Scripture. The reafon of this do&rine is, becaufe the Word is in na- ture like unto God himfelf; pure as he is pure, and perfe& as he is perfe& : God being infinite in wifdome, his Word cannot afford other then ablòlute dire - &ion. T I M. What ufe it to be made of tbisDo- arine? S I L. It overthrowes unwritten veri- ties, traditions of the Chruch, as idle and unneedfull.Secondly, it warneth all Chriflians to give over themfelves to be governed by this Word; in will, con- fcience, affe &ions, words, manners, and converfation. T I M. What be the two particular infiru- Wons from this place ? S r L. A two-fold ufe of holy Scrip- ture: Firfi, that it alone is fufIicient to confirme all Do&rines of godlineffe. Paul and 'other pen-men of the Word, rife no other proofe of Do &rine; there- fore this probation alone is enough,hu- mane tefiinonies are too weake to prove,(though they be found and agree- able to the word,) becaufe the confci- ence in matter of falvation is not fatif- fied, till it heare and have the voyce and word of God himfelfe, whole word is Autopiflos, worthy of credit for it felfe, and all other men to beleeved for the Words fake; the witneffes of worthy men , ferve to bewray their content with us, and ours'with them in the fame truth. Therefore wealledge then when need is and caufe requires, fparingly; placing them as fervants after their Lord, to teft,not to Judge; this warnes u s -- Doïfrinn $eat n.
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