Confuted by their owne Bible.
1. IT teacheth, that the Scriptures were written to all sorts: the bookes of Moses to all Israel, Deut. 31. 91 9, 22, 30, 32. So the Prophets, Psalmes, and Historicall bookes, and all these were commended to the Churches keeping, Rom. 3. 2. Act. 7. 38. We see in the new Testament, some bookes written to noble Personages, Luk 1. Act 1. to Ladies, 2. Ioh. ver. 1. to Bishops and Deacons, Phil. 1. 1. to Pastors ouer Congrega∣tions, Reuel. 1. 11. and 2. & 3. to old men, 1. Ioh. 2. 14. to yong men, 1. Ioh. 2. 13, 14. yea generally to all the Saints, Rom 1. 7. 1. Cor. 1 2. As the generall Epistles of Iames, Peter, Iohn, and Iude do witnesse.
2. It teacheth, that they were written for the benefit and guiding of all sorts: for kings, Deut. 17 18 19. Iosh. 1. 8. for Elders, and Magistrates of the people, Deut. 31. 9. and for o∣thers to make vse of, Pro. 1. 4.
3. It teacheth, that the reading, searching, and attending to them, was commended to all sorts without any exception, Deut. 30. 10. Iosh. 23. 6. Ioh. 5 39 2. Pet. 1. 19. Eph. 6. 17. Reuel. 1. 3.
4. It teacheth, that they were commanded to be read vnto all sorts, Deut. 31. 11, 12. Ier. 36. 6, 10. Col. 4. 16. 1. Thess. 5. 27. and so were read to them, Exod. 24. 7. Iosh. 6. 34, 35. Neh. 8. 2 3. and 2. Chron. 34. 30. Act. 13. 15. and 15. 21.
5. It sheweth vs, that they were read of all sorts, and neuer reproued for any euill in them; as of Iosias, 2. Chron. 34. 30. of the noble Eunuch, Act. 8. 32. of the noble Bereans, Act. 17. 11. of godly women, as Lois, and Eunice, trayning vp Timothy from his child-hood therein, 2. Tim. 1. 5. with 3. 15. It is cleare therefore by their owne Bible, that all and euery one might reade Scriptures, that could and would reade them, and that