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 All which are given by inpiration of God, to be the Rule of faith and life.

The Books commonly called Apocrypha, not being of Divine inpiration, are no part or the Canon of the Scripture; and therefore are of no authority in the Church of God, nor to be any other wie approved, or made ue of, then other humane Writings.

The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be beleeved and obeyed, dependeth not upon the Tetimony of any man, or Church but wholly upon God (who is Truth it elf) the Author thereof; and therefore it is to be received, becaue it is the Word of God. We may be moved and induced by the Teimony of the Church, to an high and reverent eteem of the holy Scripture. And the heavenlines of the Matter, the efficacy of the Doctrine, the majety of the Stile, the conent of all the Parts, the Scope of the whole (which is, to give all glory to God,) the full dicovery it makes of the only way of mans alvation, the many other incomparable Excellencies, and the intire perfection thereof, are Arguments whereby it doth abundantly evidence it elf to be the Word of God; yet notwithtanding, our full perwaion and aurance of the infallible truth, and Divine authority thereof, is from the inward work of the Holy Spirit, bearing witnes by, and with the Word, in our hearts.

The whole Councell of God concerning all things neceary for his own Glory, mans alvation, Faith and Life, is either exprely et down in Scripture, or by good and neceary conequence may be deduced from Scripture; unto which nothing at any any time is to be