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Rh illumination of the Holy Ghot, no man ees the wonder of the Scripture. Pal. 119. 18 Open my eyes, that, I may ee the wonders of thy Law. Ergo, &c. 4. VVhoe office it is to lead us into all truth, he it is that witneeth this truth, to wit, that the Scripture is Gods word. But it is the office of the Holy Ghot, to lead us into all truth, John 16 13. Ergo, &c. Now as for the Churches tetimony, although it is to be received as from Gods Miniter, yet it is fale that Scriptures authority depends on it: For what can be more aburd, than to make the words of the Mater to receive their authorty from the Servant; or the Fathers letters to receive credit, from the foot pot, or the Princes mandates, from the Printer, or that the Rule would have its dependence from the thing ruled? VVe know that the oracles of God are committed to the Church Rom. 3. 2. and that he is the pillar & ground of truth. 1 Tim. 3. 15. But as it is foolih to tell us, that the candle receives its lights from the candletick that upports it, o it is ridiculous to acribe the Scriptures authority to the Church. The Churches tetimony may be prevalent with thoe who as yet know not the Scriptures, and have not received that incere milk of the word, nor by it are grown up, 1 Pet. 2. 2. But in thoe who have tated the weetnee of divine oracles, tetimony of Scriptures and of the Holy Ghot is mot firm and effectual: For as he who tateth hony himelf, hath a more ure knowledge of its weetnee, than he that believeth another peaking & witneing of it: even o, he knoweth more auredly the Scriptures to be Gods Word, who hath tated its weetnee, than he gives credit to the