Indian dialogues for their instruction in that great service of Christ, in calling home…

Keit. Who can oppose or gainsay the mountainous weight of these Arguments? I am more then satisfied, I am ashamed of my ignorance, and I abhor my self that ever I doubted of this point; and I desire wholly to give up my self to the knowledge of, and obedience to the word of God, and to abandon and forsake these sins which the word of God reproveth and condemneth.

Will. I will add one Consideration further, to manifest that the Scriptures are the word of God; and that is, By the great Antiquity of these writings, which have been extant so many thousand years, and have passed through so many enemies hands, who •ave used all art and force to abolish them, or corrupt them, and yet they could never d• it. Moses wrote the first Five Books of Scripture above a thousand and four hundred years before Christ came, and it is above a thousand and six hundred years since Christ came, and since the G•sp•l, the last part of the Scripture, was written. Put these two Numbers together, and they make three thousand years. So long the Church have had the Scriptures: and all this while the Devil and wicked men have endeavoured either to abolish them, or corrupt them, but they could never do it; we have every word of God perfect and pure unto this day, which cannot be said of any other writing in all the world. And this wonderful divine protection of this Book, doth greatly manifest, that doubtless it is Gods own word, over which he hath bestowed such eminent care.

Will. I will adde one Consideration further, to manifest that the Scriptures are the word of God; and that is, By the great Antiquity of these writings, which have been extant so many thousand years, and have passed through so many enemies hands, who •ave used all art and force to abolish them, or corrupt them, and yet they could never d• it. Moses wrote the first Five Books of Scripture above a thousand and four hundred years before Christ came, and it is above a thousand and six hundred years since Christ came, and since the Gspl, the last part of the Scripture, was written. Put these two Numbers together, and they make three thousand years. So long the Church have had the Scriptures: and all this while the Devil and wicked men have endeavoured either to abolish them, or corrupt them, but they could never do it; we have every word of God perfect and pure unto this day, which cannot be said of any other writing in all the world. And this wonderful divine protection of this Book, doth greatly manifest, that doubtless it is Gods own word, over which he hath bestowed such eminent care.