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of Satan and of the World, to comiame wholly to writing: which the holy Scripture to be moft necefthofe former ways of God's revealing ill unto his People now ceafed. • Rom. 2.14, 15. Rom. 1.19,20. Pfal. 19. 1,2,3 om. 1.32. chap. 2.1.1 Cor. 1. 21. 1 Cor.2.13. 4. Heb. 1. 1,2. Pro. 22.19,20,21. Luk. 1. 3.4. Rom. 15. 4. Mat. 4 4.7.10. Ifai. 8.19,20. £ 2 Tim. 3.15. 2. Pet. 1.19. Heb. 1.1,2.

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Under the Name of Holy Scripture, or the Word of God Written, are now contained all the Books of the Old and New Teftament, which are thefe;

Of the Old Testament.
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Genefis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteroneny, Joshua, Fudges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2Kings, Chronicles, 2Chronicles, Ezra, Nebemiab, Eftber, Job, Pfalms, Proverbs, EcclefiaftesTheSong of Songs, Ifaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hofea, Joel, Amos Obadiah, Jonah, Micab, Nabum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zachariah, Malachi.

Of the New Teftament.

Matthew, Mark, Luke, Jobn, The As of the Apoftles. Pauls Epistle to the Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians,

2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephefians, Philippians, Coloffians, Theffalonians, 2Tbeffalonians, i toTimothy, 2toTimothy, to Titus, to Philemon, the Epiftle to the Hebrews, the Epifle of James, the firft & fecond Epiftles of Peter, the firft, fecond, and third Epiftles of fobn, the Epifle of Jude, the Revelation. All which are given by the Inspiration of God, to be the Rule of Faith and Life. *

* Luk. 16.29,31. Efb 2.20. Rev. 22. 18,19, 6Tim. 3.16.

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The Books commonly called Apocrypha not being of Divine Infpiration, are no Part of the Canon of the Scripture; and therefore are of no Authority in the Church of God, nor to be any otherwife approved or made ufe of, than other human Writings.

≥ Luke 24,27,44. Rom. 3.2. 2 Pet.1.21.

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The Authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed and obeyed, dependeth not upon the Teftimony of any Man or Church, but wholly upon God (who is Truth it felf) the Author thereof; and therefore it is to be received, becaufe it is the Word of God. 2 Pet. 1. 19, 21, 2 Tim. 3. 16. 1 John 5. 9. 1 Thes. 2. 13.

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We may be moved and induced by the Teftimony of the Church, to an high and reverent efteen of the holy Scripture. And the heavenlinefs of the Matter, the efficacy of the Doctrine, the majefty of the Style, the confent of all the parts, the Scope of the whole (which is to give all glory to God) the full difcovery it makes of the only way of mans Salvation, the many other incomparable excellencies, and the intire perfe&tion thereof, are Arguments whereby it doth abundantly evidence it felf to be the word of God: Yet notwithstanding, our full perfwafion and affurance of the infallible Truth and Divine Authority thereof, is from the inward work of the holy Spirit, bearing witnefs by and with the Word in our hearts. 1 Tim. 2. 15 '17ob. 2. 20, 27. Job. 16. 13, 14. 11, 12. Ifa. 59. 21.

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The whole Counsel of God concerning all things neceffary for his own Glory, Mans Salvation, Faith and Life is either exprefly fet down in Scripture, or by good and neceffary confequence may be deduced from Scripture; unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new Revelations of the Spirit, or Traditions of men. Nevertheless we acknow

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ledge the inward illumination of the Spirit of God to be neceffary for the faving underftanding of fuch things as are revealed in the Word," and there are fome Circumftances concerning the Worship of God and Government of the Church, common to humane actions and Societies, which are to be ordered by the Light of Nature, and Christian Prudence, according to the general Rules of the Word, which are always to be observed. • 2 Tim. 3 15, 16. 17. Gal. 1. 8,9. 2 Thef. 2. 2,15. "Job* 6.45I Cor. 2. 9, 10, 11, 12.1 Cor. 11. 13, 14. I Cor. 14. 26, 40.

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All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all p Yet those things which is neceffary to be known, believed and obferved for Salvation, are fo clearly propounded und opened in some place of Scripture or other, that not only the learned, but the unlearned, in a due ufe of the ordinary means, may attain unto a fufficient understanding of them P 2 Pet. 3. 16. Pfal. 119.105, 130. Hab. 2. 2.

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The Old Teftament in Hebrew (which was the native Language of the People of God of old) and the New Teftament in Greek (which

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at the time of writing of it was most generally known to the Nations) being immediately infpired by God, and by his fingular care and grovidence kept pure in all Ages, are therefore Authentical; fo as in all Controverfies of Religion the Church is finally to appeal unto them. But because thefe Original Tongues are not known to all the people of God, who have right unto the intereft in the Scriptures, and are commanded in the fear of God to read and fearch them; therefore they are to be tranflated into the vulgar Language of every Nation unto which they come, That the Word of God dwelling plentifully in all, they may worship him in an acceptable manner, and through Patience and Comfort of the Scriptures may have hope. Mat. 5. 18. Ifa. 8. 20. Acts 15. 15. John 5. 39, 46. John 5. 39. u 1 C6r, 14. 6, 9, 11, 12, 24, Col. * Rom. 15. 4• 27, 28. W 3.

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The Infallible Rule of Interpretation of Scripture, is the Scripture it felf; and therefore when there is a queftion about the true and full fenfe of any Scripture (which is not manifold but one) it must be searched and known by other places, that speak more clearly. 2 Pet. 1. 20, 21. Als 15. 15,16:

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