A Body of Practical Divinity

Name: A Body of Practical Divinity
Author: Thomas Watson

A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...

Thomas Watson d. 1686London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692

[5], iv, 300, 331-544, 801-880, 965-1007, [7] p. · 512k words · Wing W1109 · ESTC R32148

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Of the SCRIPTURES.Of the SCRIPTVRES.

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Object. The Papists indeed cannot deny but that the Scripture is Divine and Sacred, but they affirm that quoad nos, with respect to us, it receives its Divine Authority from the Church; and they bring that Scripture 1 Tim. 3.15. where the Church is said to be the Ground and Pillar of Truth.

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Answ. It is true the Church is the Pillar of Truth, but it doth not therefore follow that the Scripture hath its Authority from the Church. The King's Proclamation is fixed on the Pillar, the Pillar holds it out that all may read, but the Proclamation doth not receive its Authority from the Pillar but from the King: So the Church holds forth the Scriptures, but they do not receive their Authority from the Church, but from God. If the Word of God should be Divine because the Church holds it forth, then it will follow that our Faith is to be built upon the Church, and not upon the Word; contrary to that Eph. 2.20. Built upon the Foundation (that is, the Doctrine) of the Apostles and Prophets.

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Quest. Are all the Books in the Bible of the same Divine Authority?

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