A39228:313
Indian dialogues for their instruction in that great service of Christ, in calling home…
Indian dialogues for their instruction in that great service of Christ, in calling home their country-men to the knowledge of God, and of themselves, and of Jesus Christ.Indian dialogues for their instruction in that great service of Christ, in calling home their country-men to the knowledge of God, and of themselves, and of Iesus Christ.
Printed at Cambridge : s.n., 1671
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Ant. The word and will of God written in a Book, whereby we may not only hear it with our ears, when it is spoken by others, but we may see it with our eyes, and read the writing our selves. And this is a great benefit to us, to have Gods word and will written; for a word spoken is soon gone, and nothing retaineth it but our Memory, and that impression which it made upon our mind and heart; but when this word is written in a Book, there it will abide, though we have forgotten it, and we may read it over a thousand times, and help our weak memories, so that it shall never be forgotten; yea, and such as cannot have an opportunity of hearing the word, yet they may always have an opportunity of reading the word, because it is written in the Bible, which they have by them in their houses, and may read in it night and day. We do therefore call the word of God Scripture, because it is written in a book.
Ant. The word and will of God written in a Book, whereby we may not onely hear it with our ears, when it is spoken by others, but we may see it with our eyes, and reade the writing our selves. And this is a great benefit to us, to have Gods word and will written; for a word spoken is soon gone, and nothing retaineth it but our Memory, and that impression which it made upon our minde and heart; but when this word is written in a Book, there it will abide, though we have forgotten it, and we may reade it over a thousand times, and help our weak memories, so that it shall never be forgotten; yea, and such as cannot have an opportunity of hearing the word, yet they may alwayes have an opportunity of reading the word, because it is written in the Bible, which they have by them in their houses, and may reade in it night and day. We do therefore call the word of God Scripture, because it is written in a book.
Keit. I am satisfied in what you say: I pray go on to open those Texts of Scripture which the Catechism giveth for proofs.