hearts of sinners for their conuersion, which no other Writing in the world, doth or can effect: for mans na∣tures in their reasons and wils being corrupt, are as contrary to the Doctrine taught in these Bookes, as darknesse to light; Heauen to Hell; yet are they by the mighty efficacy hid in them, reconciled to them; so as they willingly yeeld, approoue, and honor them: also the power of them maketh euen the wicked to feare and tremble, as in Foelix. Fourthlie, the euents of Prophesies so many hundred, yea, so many thou∣sand yeares fore-shewed. (As the Seede of the Woman promised to Adam, the bondage of Iacob in AEgypt, the Captiuity of Babylon, the Birth of Iosiah and of Cirus; reuealing of Antichrist; and innumerable such like) and made before, yet accordingly fulfilled in their due time, doth bewray them to be from that all seeing veritie. Fiftly, the Penmen of the Scripture (as Moyses, Dauid, Iob, Mathew, Paul) discouering their owne cor∣ruptions and infirmities, euen to their owne great pre∣iudice, and crack of their own estimation in the world, and so vnpartially reporting the foul blemishes of their owne people and Country-men, doth testifie that they were gouerned by the holy Spirit of truth, in the pen∣ning of them. Sixtlie, there be sundry examples and sto∣ries in the Bible, to which euen the Heathen and Pa∣gan; yea, and Iewish Writers (being enemies to Christ) doe giue testimony to the truth of them; as in Iosephus and others: and the witnesse of an enemy, it is of no smal credit and force. Seuenthlie, the strange preseruations of these Bookes, notwithstanding the strange malice of the Deuill, and the mischieuous pollicies and practi∣ses of his most wicked Instruments to suppresse and ex∣tingnish them, yet that they should be so kept, as to re∣maine intire without losse of any Booke, nay, of any Iot or Tittle (as very Iudiciously learned men do think) this diuine protection doth argue, that their Authoritie is diuine. Adde vnto all this, the constant Testimony