I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet.…

Answ. Something you must do by way of Observation; something by way of Practice.

Answ. Somthing you must do by way of Observation; somthing by way of Practice.

As for Observation, in case you be able, you must consult the Original: For as old Mr. Dod, once answered to a young man, enquiring of him what was the best Commentary upon the Scripture, The Original, the Hebrew, and the Greek Text, said he, is the best Commentary: So say I, the very Text in the Original doth con••i•es put an end to the Controversy. As for Example: the Apostle saith of Women, They shall be saved by Child-bearing; which some Books read thus; They shall be saved by bearing of Children: whereupon a Controversy arises, whether those following words, if they continue in the Faith, do relate to Children, or to Women; whereas if men looked into the Original, they should find that the word is but one in the singular, according to our Translation,¹ they shall be saved by Child-bearing, and therefore the following words must relate unto Women: Therefore it is good to consult with the Original; and though you cannot understand Hebrew, or Greek, yet you may consult with the Original, and not pin your Faith upon another's Learning: for i• you ask three or four, how such or such a verse should be translated, and they do all agree in their Translation for the substance, you know that so it is in the Original, not because such a man doth say so, but because of their agreement, which could not be, if it were not so in •••th.

As for Observation, in case you be able, you must consult the Original: For as old Mr. Dod, once answered to a yong man, enquiring of him what was the best Commentary upon the Scripture, The Original, the Hebrew, and the Greek Text, said he, is the best Commentary: So say I, the very Text in the Original doth conies put an end to the Controversie. As for Example: the Apostle saith of Women, They shal be saved by Child-bearing; which some Books read thus; They shall be saved by bearing of Children: whereupon a Controversie arises, whether those following words, if they continue in the Faith, do relate to Children, or to Women; whereas if men looked into the Original, they should find that the word is but one in the singular, according to our Translation,