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THese words shew the excellency and ne∣cessity of the Scriptures, and their ex∣ceeding majesty and authority over us.
The Apostle in the 14. verse, exhorts Ti∣mothy, and so the Saints, to continue in the knowledge and practise of the things he had
learned of the Scriptures: and backs his ex∣hortation with two strong arguments: one is because all Scripture is given by inspiration of God. As if he should say, if the Scripture were but the inventions of men, in stead of learning and observing them, you might slight them, but seeing they came from God, by in∣spiration of God, wee may not contradict nor slight the inspirations of God, but submit un∣to them. The other is from the excellency, necessity, and usefulnesse of the Scriptures unto us, in that they are able to make us wise unto salvation, to instruct us in righteousnesse, that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto every good worke, vers. 15, 16, 17.