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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B11278	The principle of all principles concerning religion. Or The summe of certaine sermons prooving the scriptures to be the very VVord of God.	Byfield, Adoniram, d. 1660.	1624 (1624)	STC 1021.5; ESTC S115754	21,438	69

his so wonderfull preservation Now it is time to proceede to the testimony of Scriptures Reason 4 But first I will answer this question Is the testimony which the Scriptures giue to themselues of sufficient credit Yes For the same reasons wherewith Christ m ●ohn 1.13.14.17.18 iustified the record which he bare of himselfe 1 We know from whence the Scriptures came even frō Gods spirit n Pet. 1.20.21 2 The Father as we haue proved is a witnesse therefore the testimony of two is true and consequētly of credit Now Christ saith o ●hn 5.39 The Scriptures that is the old Testament which were before Christ testifie of me If of Christ then of his Word that is his Gospell For the woman of Samaria could tell p ●●hn 4.25 that the Messiah that is Christ when he came should tell vs all things It may be she had heard that Moses prophecyed of Christ who was to be heard in all things q Acts 7. ●● Besides Christ is the corner stone of the foundation that is doctrine as of the Apostles so of the Prophets Therefore the Prophets giue testimony to Christ and his word As Moses and the Prophets that is the old Testament giue testimony to Christ and his word which is the doctrine of the new Testament So Christ in those words Iohn 5.39 doth giue an honourable testimony to the old Testament saying In them ye thinke to haue eternall life And two of the chiefe Apostles giue likewise testimony to the old Testament For Peter sayth r 2 Pet. 1. ● Wee haue a most sure word of the Prophets Here Prophets as Eph 2.20 is put for the whole old Testament And Paul sayth ſ 2 Tim. 3● The whole Scripture is given by inspiration Whereby the old Testament without doubt is signified the new Testament may be vnderstood Having finished this course of Testimonies to the word by way of imitation as well as I can I am now to shew how the other three grounds doe proue this ●●ason 5. The first is There is a God to be worshipped therefore there is a word of God to be beleeved There be many Gods so called t Cor. 8.5 Every one hath his prescribed worship whereby he is honoured according to his owne minde as Saturne had his Saturnalia and drunken Bacchus his Bacchanalia Yea the Scriptures intimate as much u ●cts 7.43 Moloch had his tabernacle and Remphan his Starre So that the true God forbiddeth his people x ●eut 12.30 to enquire how other Nations serue their Gods Now can we think that our great and onely true God is lesse zealous of his glory then false Gods be of their supposed honour Heathen men concluded otherwise For when they heard that the Samaritans were devoured by Lyons they deemed the cause was Not worshipping the God of the Land after his owne manner y 2 King 17.25.26 God hath made all things for his owne sake yea even the wicked for the day of evill z Prov. 16. that he may be glorified as by all things made so by the lust condemnatiō of the wicked Therefore he hath given a Word that by holy Worship according to it he may be glorified For by such worship especially is He glorified a Levn 10.2.3 and therefore the Glory departed from Israel when the Arke before which Israel worshipped was taken by the Philistims b 1 Sam. 4. ● Exod. 33. So that God did iustly forsake the Gentiles because when they knew him by his Workes of Creation c Rom. 1. c. they did not glorifie him as God by worshipping him according to his will That this consequence may yet better appeare to be good it is to be duely observed that immediately after God in the Decalogue d Exod. 20 3● required Worship as due to him onely he commandeth that worship to be according to his word and not by mans inventions And that where God forbiddeth to inquire how other Nations serue their Gods e Deut. 12.30.32 he commandeth to take heed to his Word And lastly that when God commanded his people to sanctifie him he presently commanded to binde vp the Testimony f Isa 8.13.16 and to seale vp the Law among his Disciples For indeed no Booke doth so glorifie God as doth the Bible therefore it is the true Word of God g Ioh. 7.18 All that is said being well considered this consequence is good There is a God to wit Iehovah therefore there is a Word of God viz The olde and new Testament The other ground Reason 6 and consequence is this There is a Resurrection of the iust and vniust to be expected therefore there is a Word of God that is the Scriptures to be beleeved For howsoever Cicero held the Immortalitie of the soule yet the Athenian Philosophers deemed the resurrection of the bodie to be an vnheard of point h Act. 17 1●.32 For indeed it is an Article of Christian faith and not a Tenet of naturall reason So that the Sadduces though Iewes reiected it i Mat. 22.33 Therfore if it be an Article of Faith then the Scriptures being the only booke that doth clearely avouch and proue it must needs be the word of Faith Againe Why must there be a Resurrection That the iust may arise vnto life and the vniust vnto condemnation k Ioh. 5.29 For the last day is The day of the generall declaration of the iust iudgement of God l Rom. 2.5 Dan. 12 2● Now that God may appeare iust when he iudgeth it is requisite that he make his Will knowne by his Word For where no Law is there is no transgression m Rom. 4.15 Therefore saith Christ If I had not come and spoken to them they should not haue had sinne n Ioh. 15.22 but now they haue no cloake for sinne The Gentiles had not the Law o Rom. 2.12.14.15 how can they be iudged Yes because they haue the effect of the Law written in their hearts The third ground Reason 7 and consequence is this There is a Conscience to be tendered therefore there is a Word of God to be beleeved For the Spirit of God which speaketh in the Scriptures so inlightneth the mindes of Gods people that the Word worketh vpon their Consciences That as face answereth face in Water p Prov. 27.19 So where the Spirit of the Lord is there is such libertie q Cor. 3.17 that is Freedome from the vaile over our hearts that we behold as in a glasse the glory of the LORD with open face and are changed into the same image So that the Apostle doth presently affirme r And 4.1.2 That having this Ministry he did not handle the Word deceitfully but in declaration of the truth he approoved himselfe to every mans Conscience In another place ſ ● T●es 4.8 he thus writeth He that despiseth these things despiseth not man but God who

the truth thereof be not evident to them as did the nobly-minded Beraeans n Acts. 17 1●.11 But if the truth of the Word be delivered to their Consciences then must they beleeue it without any demurring So the Apostles beleeved that Christ his flesh is meat indeed and his bloud drinke indeed o Ioh. 6.55 ●● 61.66.67.6● and followed him without any offence because he had the words of eternall life whereas other seeming Disciples were offended and gaue over following Christ because it seemed to their naturall reason to be an hard saying So Abraham p ●om 4.18.19.20.21 aboue hope in regard of his olde age and his wife's barrennesse but vnder hope in regard of Gods power beleeved the Word of God promising to make him a Father of many Nations So Hezekiah q ●sa 39.5.6 ● 8 though a King was not angry with the Prophet prophecying most grievous things to him but beleeved his Prophecy so crossing natural affections as the VVord of God and sayd The Word of the Lord is good Here I suppose it will be some comfort to know how yee may iudge of your selues in the time of hearing whether the VVord be mixed with faith I 'le shew you If your hearts answer Gods VVord as did Davids when God sayd r Psal 27.8 Seeke yee my face his heart answered O Lord I will seeke thy face For Faith is such an assent to every VVord of God as produceth affections and actions answerable to the VVord wherevnto the heart assenteth So that when Iohn Baptist Preacheth Repentance ſ Math. 11 1.16.17.18.1● we grieue in the sense of sinne and when Christ Preacheth the Gospell we are comforted in hope of forgiuenensse Hereby are condemned such as are like those proud men t Iere. 43.2 who tolde Ieremy that he spake falsely when he delivered the Word of God which crossed their purposes Secondly Such as be like the Prince u 2 King 7.1.2.17 who contraried the Word of God touching suddaine cheapnesse of Corne because it was contrary to his sensuall reason But the Word was fulfilled and he perished And thirdly Mockers x 2 Pet. 3.3.4 which in these last dayes will walke after their lusts not beleeving the promise of Christ his comming to iudgement because it is deferred Yea fourthly those weake ones who are like to David y Psal 116.11 who sayd in his feare All men be lyars meaning especially Samuel who annointed him to be King z Sam. 16.13 But before he got the Crowne Saul so persecuted him that he doubted of the word which Samuel had spoken Fiftly Much more are they hereby condemned who out of an humour troubled by the Word doe cavill against it contrary to the Apostle Iames his exhortation a Tam. 1.21.19 That we should receiue the Word with meeknesse and therefore should be swift to heare slow to speake slow to wrath For Wrath because the VVord crosseth our mind stirreth vp the tongue vnto gain-saying and therefore the VVord is not beleeved as the Word of God Sixtly Hereby are condemned such as despayre in the time of affliction and doe not liue by Faith b Hab. 2.3.4 waiting for the appointed time when the vision will speake comfort And seaventhly such as like the Elders of Israel c Ezek. 14.1.3 set vp Idols in their hearts which are stumbling blockes of iniquitie stopping the way betweene the VVord and Faith so as they cannot be mixed in them that heare I meane those who heare the Word with preiudicate opinions Papists or other who will stop their eares and not heare the Word so as to beleeue it as the Word of God charme the charmer never so wisely d Psal 58.5 Vse 5 The third thing required to manifest our high estimation of the Word is To obey it as the Word of God For to heare the Word and not to obey it is deemed by God a casting it away e 1 Sam. 15.22.23 Therefore wee deceiue our selues though we be hearers if we be not doers also of the Word f Iam. 1.22 But what is required of vs that we may obey the Word as the Word of God I answere many things Among the rest especially Absolute obedience to whatsoever the Word commandeth without making any question or difficultie For God is of absolute authoritie and therfore we pray g Math. 6.10 Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven and His Word is perfect and right h Psal 19.7.8 Therefore our absolute obedience is not blinde as is the obedience of Iesuites to their superiours whom they must obey though they command the killing of Princes not inquiring after the lawfulnesse of such a Commandement But their superstitious and blinde obedience condemneth vs if we yeeld not absolute obedience to the Word of God which is of absolute authoritie and altogether without errour So be not the Commandements of the Pope or of any humane Superiour whomsoever Let vs consider some few examples of obedience to the Word as to the Word of God That vnmatchable example of Abraham may well be Instar omnium who obeying the Word of God spared not Isaac his onely sonne i Gen. 22.1.2 ● 9.10.16 begotten in his olde age k And 21.2 and in both these respects dearely beloved Yea the Sonne of Promise l Gal. 4.28 with whom and his seede God promised to establish an everlasting Covenant m Gen. 17.19 But without pleading any of these things n Zach. 12. arose early to goe to sacrifice him with his owne handes Now wheras Abraham is the Father of all o Rom. 4.1 who walke in the steps of his Faith I will tell you one other example of his obedience to the Word of God which is remarkeable too the rather because the Spirit of God taketh speciall notice thereof p Heb. 11. shewing vs that Abraham obeyed God commanding him to goe he knew not whither VVhich last words imply that he obeyed readily without questioning whether dangers were in the way and what commodious dwelling was in the place wherevnto he should goe therefore it is said that by Faith he obeyed So also it is written in the same Chapter Verse 17. that Abraham offered vp Isaac by Faith Whereby the Spirit of God intimateth that in both these obediences Abraham esteemed the Commandements as the words of God I shall expresse this point yet more plainely by an example of Peters walking vpon the Sea at Christ his bidding q ●at 14.34 ●● 36.37 ●8 39 But note that Peter perceiving that it was Christ and not a Spirit as he and his fellowes feared who walked on the Sea in the night sayd Master if it be thou bid me come vnto thee on the water Which sheweth how highly he esteemed of Christ his Word perswaded that obeying it he should neither tempt God r 〈◊〉 4.5.6.7 nor perish by going on the water I will adde but