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¹Secondly, The Scriptures are only the foundation, because they are the immediate verity or truth, coming from God, who is the first essential truth. They have not only a Divine Authority, but evident infallibility. As God himself is Truth, and is not like man, that may lie: So his Word is likewise Truth, and cannot lie, or deceive, as the writings of men. Therefore Psal. 19. they are said to be purer, than gold seven times refined. And it's said, The Scripture that cannot lie, or cannot be broken, John 10.35. It's an heavy judgement to be delivered up in matters of salvation to believe a lie. It's the spiritual curse that is threatened to those of the Antichristian apostasy, 2 Thess. ⟨p. 127⟩2.11. Now they must needs be thus punished, that forsake the Scripture, and build upon other foundations. Seeing then the Scripture doth contain infallible truth only, and not one iota, or tittle of that can fall to the ground, and in all other foundations that may be laid, there may be falsehood, error, and grand Impostures: Let then those hearers that are careful to keep a good faith, walk by this Rule. Chrysostom said, Never expect good from that man, who is not searching of the Scriptures, attending to the Scriptures. It's an heavy grievous sin, that in your family, in your closets, you do no more acquaint your selves with the Bible. Take a Tree from the River side, and plant it in a wilderness, what can you expect, but a withering? And thus it is, if you take a man from the Scripture, his seeming faith, graces, godliness will all presently vanish.

¹Secondly, The Scriptures are only the foundation, because they are the immediate verity or truth, coming from God, who is the first essential truth. They have not only a Divine Authority, but evident infallibility. As God himself is Truth, and is not like man, that may lie: So his Word is likewise Truth, and cannot lie, or deceive, as the writings of men. Therefore