Christ's certain and sudden appearance to judgment

2. That the Scriptures are true is evident, because they are the Word of God; who is a God of truth, and cannot lie; who can as soon cease to be God, as cease to be true; untruth in God would argue weakness and imperfection in God, which cannot be, since to be infinitely perfect is his essential property. That God doth know whether Christ shall appear to Judgment, I suppose none will deny, who acknowledge the Deity, and by consequence his omniscience and prescience, especially when the futurity of things doth depend upon his predetermination; and that his revelations of future things are true, I suppose none will deny, who acknowledge his being and perfection, whence follows an impossibility of Gods speaking untruths, and falsehood; besides that he need not do it: But then the question will be, concerning the Divine Authority of the Scriptures, whether they are indeed the Word of God, which (if proved) will evidence the certainty of Christ's coming to Judgment, which is there revealed and foretold.

2. That the Scriptures are true is evident, because they are the Word of God; who is a God of truth, and cannot lie; who can as soon cease to be God, as cease to be true; untruth in God would argue weakness and imperfection in God, which cannot be, since to be infinitely perfect is his essential property. That God doth know whether Christ shall appear to Judgment, I suppose none will deny, who acknowledge the Deity, and by consequence his omniscience and prescience, especially when the futurity of things doth depend upon his predetermination; and that his revelations of future things are true, I suppose none wil deny, who acknowledge his beeing and perfection, whence follows an impossibility of Gods speaking untruths, and falshood; besides that he need not do it: But then the question wil be, concerning the Divine Authority of the Scriptures, whether they are indeed the Word of God, which (if proved) wil evidence the certainty of Christ's coming to Judgment, which is there revealed and foretold.

That the Scriptures are the Word of God, will appear, 1. From the Superscription and Image of God upon them. 2. From the marvellous power and efficacy of them. 3. From the Historical Relation in them of Prophesies fulfilled, and Miracles whereby they were confirmed, and the rationally unquestionable certainty of this History, as it is handed down to posterity.