The Saints' Everlasting Rest

Scripture is [Gods written infallible Law:] Reason is [the Eye] by which I must read it▪ The Spirit is [the Physician to cure the blindness of this Eye,] (and in a common sense, The very Life and Spirits:) The Church is the chief (but not the only) [House where these Records are kept.] Tradition hath chiefly three Offices: It is to the unlearned where Scripture is, [The Proclaimer of it.] It is to the learned, [the Hand] that delivereth it to them. It is to some that never heard of Scripture, [a Herald to proclaim] the doctrine which it containeth▪ And why must these needs be set together by the ears? May they not? yea, must they not stand together? and further each other? The name of Antichrist, Socinianism, Arminianism (for the things I renounce my self) hath almost affrighted some men out of their Faith, and others out of their Wits. Is it any derogation from the Law, to say, A man must receive it from the hand that bringeth it? and read it with his eyes? &c. A learned, godly Divine is offended with Canterbury, for these words, [Reason and ordinary Grace superadded, by the help of Tradition, do sufficiently enlighten the Soul to discern, That Scriptures are the Oracles of God;] and he saith, [Here is the Socinians sound or right Reason before the Illumination of the Spirit; and to please the Arminians ordinary or universal Grace comes in; and the name of Tradition to please the Popish party: And what all these are like to do, without the special Grace of the Holy Spirit, I leave it to any Protestant to judg.] But ⟨image 106⟩what? will any Christian deny, that there is such a thing as ordinary Grace? or, that Tradition is necessary to deliver us the Scriptures? or, hath every man special Grace who believeth Scripture to be Gods Word? Is it not possible for an unregenerate man to believe that? What kind of Preaching would such a man use to Indians, Turks, or Infidels? Are not men sanctified by the Word? and must they be sanctified by a Word which they believe not, that so they may believe it? Indeed, he that saith we may not only know but know perfectly, or know to Salvation without special Grace, is mistaken. But usually a common Grace, and common Knowledge, go before Special. The same godly Divine against these words of Master Chillingworth [The Scripture is not to be believed finally for it self, but for the matter contained in it:

Scripture is [Gods written infallible Law:] Reason is [the Eye] by which I must read it The Spirit is [the Physitian to cure the blindness of this Eye,] (and in a common sense, The very Life and Spirits:) The Church is the chief (but not the onely) [House where these Records are kept.] Tradition hath chiefly three Offices: It is to the unlearned where Scripture is, [The Proclaimer of it.] It is to the learned, [the Hand] that delivereth it to them. It is to some that never heard of Scripture, [a Herauld to proclaim] the doctrine which it containeth And why must these needs be set together by the ears? May they not? yea, must they not stand together? and further each other? The name of Antichrist, Socinianism, Arminianism (for the things I renounce my self) hath almost affrighted some men out of their Faith, and others out of their Wits. Is it any derogation from the Law, to say, A man must receive it from the hand that bringeth it? and read it with his eyes? &c. A learned, godly Divine is offended with Canterbury, for these words, [Reason and ordinary Grace superadded, by the help of Tradition, do sufficiently enlighten the Soul to discern, That Scriptures are the Oracles of God;] and he saith, [Here is the Socinians sound or right Reason before the Illumination of the Spirit; and to please the Arminians ordinary or universal Grace comes in; and the name of Tradition to please the Popish party: And what all these are like to do, without the special Grace of the Holy Spirit, I leave it to any Protestant to judg.] But