We take it for a principle granted by Christians, that the Word of God is true, and although Learned men have by unanswerable Arguments demonstrated the Truth of the Scriptures, yet that was to Heathens and Pagans, or that were not Believers of it; It is true the work is necessary also to those that are Christians, to make their faith more solid, certain, and clear, and the rather because there are some wretched men rose up of late that cry down the Scriptures, and that pretend to be above them, yea, that bid us prove the Scriptures to be Gods Word, but I am not to deal with such at this time, Certainly every good Christian having received this principle into him, doth find such authority and Divine Majesty coming from the Word, that he doth no more desire Arguments to prove the Scripture to be the Word of God, then he would have another Sun to see this Sun-shine: Austin long ago speaks of such a disposition with great Indignation, O Lord, Thou hast taught me to abhor all such who say,1 Unde scis hos Libros esse Canonicos? This then being laid down as a sure Foundation, Let us proceed to show in how many particulars Gods Word is true.
We take it for a principle granted by Christians, that the Word of God is true, and although Learned men have by unanswerable Arguments demonstrated the Truth of the Scriptures, yet that was to Heathens and Pagans, or that were not Beleevers of it; It is true the work is necessary also to those that are Christians, to make their faith more solid, certain, and clear, and the rather because there are some wretched men rose up of late that cry down the Scriptures, and that pretend to be above them, yea, that bid us prove the Scriptures to be Gods Word, but I am not to deal with such at this time, Certainly every good Christian having received this principle into him, doth finde such authority and Divine Majesty coming from the Word, that he doth no more desire Arguments to prove the Scripture to be the Word of God, then he would have another Sunne to see this Sunne-shine: Austin long agoe speaks of such a disposition with great Indignation, O Lord, Thou hast taught me to abhorre all such who say,1 Ʋnde scis hos Libros esse Canonicos? This then being laid down as a sure Foundation, Let us proceed to shew in how many particulars Gods Word is true.
- 1In how many particulars Gods Word is true.
