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 Church witneing this weetnee. The Samaritans at firt believed, the woman when oe pake of Chrit but after they heard Chrit himelf, they ay to the woman, Now we believe, not becaue of thy aying, for we have heard him our elves and know that this is indeed the Chrit, the Saviour of the world, Joh. 4. 42. Even o he that having begged the aitance or Gods Spirit reads the Scriptures again & again, at length saith, Now I believe no longer for the Churches tetimony, that the Scriptures are divine; becaue I have read them myelf, and in reading have tamped this Syllogim in my minde.

1. That Scripture which everywhere brings in God himel peaking 2. Which is written by thoe men who being furnihied with the gifts of propheying and miracle from God extraordinariy, do with uch faithfulnes record all things, that in rehearing of ins and infirmities, they neither pare themelves nor fiends. 3. who record not only truths and things agreeing with right reaon, but divine matters alo and uch as trancend all reaon. 4. After a divine manner, and in a wonderfull harmony of circumtaces in the ame, things reheared by different writers. 5. To the Glory of God alone and our alvation. 6. With admirable efficacy, both in moving the hearts, and corroborating them againt mot exquiite tortures0, 7. In the miraculous preervation of it againt Diabolicall and Tyrannical fury: That Scripture, I ay, which thus delivereth thee things, is doubtles divine, both in its Original, and in its Authority; But uch is the holy Scripture; Therefore, it is Divine both in its Originall and in its Authority.