CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

Thirdly, It's true materially, that is, all the matter contained therein is true, The Historical part, The Dogmatical part, The moral part, ¹The predicting part, all contain un-erring Truth in them, Whatsoever Doctrine is there revealed, it is to be received without any further disputing or asking, How can it be so? The first Truth hath said it, therefore the Understanding must submit; If it be made clear, Thus saith the Lord; then all must yield, and so for the Threatenings of it whatsoever God saith against the wicked man, all the evil that is there said to come upon him doubt not of the Truth of it, though for the while a wicked man may live in all ease and jollity; It is not so much a Threatening as the Truth of it that makes it so dreadful, what were the Names of Hell and Damnation, of a Day of Judgement, if there were not Truth in them, and thus the promissory part is full of Truth: Though a Godly man be cast down with many Temptations, weaknesses, and Discouragements, yet the Truth of Gods Promises should be a Pillar of Marble to him, and a brazen wall; He may sooner fear the falling of the Heavens, and the removing of the Earth out of its place then doubt in the least of the Truth thereof: Hence Gods Word is said to be like Silver seven times refined, So that there is no error, no dross, or falsehood mixed with it: It it true in the matter of the Scripture, in the Historical part especially, there are some appearing Contradictions, and to some Learned men they have been insoluble, but this ariseth from the weakness of our Understanding, not from the Scripture it self: As there is no defect in the Sun because the Owls Eye cannot steadfastly look upon it, yea, as God himself, So the Scriptures, because they have most Truth in them, so are most intelligible, if there were capacious Subjects, as the Sun is Maximè visibilis, if there were a fit Eye to behold it.

Thirdly, It's true materially, that is, all the matter contained therein is true, The Historical part, The Dogmatical part, The morall part, ¹The predicting part, all contain un-erring Truth in them, Whatsoever Doctrine is there revealed, it is to be received without any further disputing or asking, How can it be so? The first Truth hath said it, therefore the Understanding must submit; If it be made clear, Thus saith the Lord; then all must yeeld, and so for the Threatnings of it whatsoever God saith against the wicked man, all the evil that is there said to come upon him doubt not of the Truth of it, though for the while a wicked man may live in all ease and jollity; It is not so much a Threatning as the Truth of it that makes it so dreadfull, what were the Names of Hell and Damnation, of a Day of Judgement, if there were not Truth in them, and thus the promissory part is full of Truth: Though a Godly man be cast down with many Temptations, weaknesses, and Discouragements, yet the Truth of Gods Promises should be a Pillar of Marble to him, and a brazen wall; He may sooner fear the falling of the Heavens, and the removing of the Earth out of its place then doubt in the least of the Truth thereof: Hence Gods Word is said to be like Silver seven times refined, So that there is no errour, no drosse, or falshood mixed with it: It it true in the matter of the Scripture, in the Historicall part especially, there are some appearing Contradictions, and to some Learned men they have been insoluble, but this ariseth from the weaknesse of our Understanding, not from the Scripture it self: As there is no defect in the Sunne because the Owles Eye cannot stedfastly look upon it, yea, as God himself, So the Scriptures, because they have most Truth in them, so are most intelligible, if there were capacious Subjects, as the Sunne is Maximè visibilis, if there were a fit Eye to behold it.