1. Authoritie of Scripture.
IOhn 5.39. Search the Scrip∣tures, for in them yee thinke to
A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word.
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- A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word.
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- Guild, William, 1586-1657.
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- 1627.
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"A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A02349.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 5, 2024.
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haue eternall life; and these are they that testifie of mee.
Note then, That in the same sense, that Christ calleth the Scripture a witnesse, it may bee called a judg, and in the same manner to pronounce judgement in con∣troversies, as it beareth witnesse. Seeing then a witnesse must haue speach, (else hee can bee no witnesse) in that the Scripture then is saide to beare witnesse, it followeth also, that the Scripture af∣ter a sort speaketh.
Iohn 7.42. Hath not the Scripture sayde, that Christ commeth of the seed of David? &c.Loe! speach expresly attributed to Scrip∣•…•…ure. Againe,
Heb. 12.5. And yee haue for∣gotten the exhortation that spea∣keth to you, as vnto Children, &c.
In lyke manner,
Luke 16.29. Abraham saith vnto him, They haue Moses & the Prophets, let them heare them. Ergo, It implyeth that their writs doe •…•…n a manner speake, seeing that wee are •…•…idden h••are them.
Heb. 11.4. By faith Abell offered vnto God a more excellent sa∣crifice
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than Kain, by which he ob∣tained witnes, that he was righteous God testifying of his gifts: and by it, hee being dead, yet speaketh,If Abell then being dead, is saide ye•…•… to speake by that record of his fayth which is set downe in Scripture; eve•…•… so may the Prophets and Apostle•…•… beeing dead, bee saide lykewise yet to speake by these records of their doctrine of fayth, which is set downe in Scrip∣ture, and which is the Christian foun∣dation whereon the Church is built. Ephes. 2.20.