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The sixth Principle. That except those Immediate Inspirations which none but the Inspired do Immediately and clearly perceive, we have no Revelations from God, but by signs; which are created beings; and have their several Natures, and so may be called Physical, though signifying Moral things. And thus far our natural and supernatural Revelations agree.

The sixth Principle. That except those Immediate Inspirations which none but the Inspired do Immediately and clearly perceive, we have no Revelations from God, but by signes; which are created beings; and have their several Natures, and so may be called Physical, though signifying Moral things. And thus far our natural and supernatural Revelations agree.

R. Every being is either Uncreated (which is God only) or Created (in a large sense, that is Caused:) What God Revealed to Christ, Peter, Paul, &c. we have knowledge of, but by signs: In Scripture these signs are Words: These words signify partly the mind of God, and the speakers or writers, and partly the matter spoken or written. When it is said, that It is impossible for God to lye, it can mean nothing to us, but that it is impossible that God should make us a deceitful sign of his will. The voice of an Angel, Prophet, Apostle, a thousand Miracles, &c. are but signs of the matter and of Gods will: And if God can ordinarily make false natural signs, we are left unassured that he cannot make false signs by an Angel, or a Prophet, or a Miracle. And so all faith is left uncertain.

R. Every being is either Ʋncreated (which is God only) or Created (in a large sense, that is Caused:) What God Revealed to Christ, Peter, Paul, &c. we have knowledge of, but by signes: In Scripture these signes are Words: These words signifie partly the mind of God, and the speakers or writers, and partly the matter spoken or written. When it is said, that It is impossible for God to lye, it can mean nothing to us, but that it is impossible that God should make us a deceitful sign of his will. The voice of an Angel, Prophet, Apostle, a thousand Miracles, &c. are but signes of the matter and of Gods will: And if God can ordinarily make false natural signes, we are left unassured that he cannot make false signes by an Angel, or a Prophet, or a Miracle. And so all faith is left uncertain.