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A91437	The late Assembly of Divines Confession of faith examined. As it was presented by them unto the Parliament. Wherein many of their excesses and defects, of their confusions and disorders, of their errors and contradictions are presented, both to themselves and others.	Parker, William, fl. 1651-1658.	1651 (1651)	Wing P486; Thomason E1229_1; ESTC R203140	216,319	371

Church c Heb. 1.1 and afterwards for the better preserving and propagating of the Truth and for the more sure establishment and comfort of the Church against the corruption of the flesh and malice of Satan and of the world to commit the same wholly unto Writing d Prov. 22.19 20 21. Luk. 1.3 4. Rom. 15.4 Mat. 4.4 7 10. Isa 8.19 20. which maketh the holy Scripture to be most necessary e 2 Tim. 3.15 2 Pet. 1.19 those former wayes of Gods revealing his will unto his people being now ceased f Heb. 1.1 2. II. Vnder the name of holy Scripture or the word of God written are now contained all the Books of the Old and New-Testament which are these Of the Old Testament Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshuah Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes The Song of Songs Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Of the New Testament The Gospels according to Matthew Mark Luke John the Acts of the Apostles Pauls Epistles to the Romans Corinthians 1. Corinthians 2. Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians Thessalonians 1. Thessalonians 2. to Timothy 1. to Timothy 2. to Titus to Philemon the Epistle to the Hebrewes the Epistle of James the first and second Epistles of Peter the first second and third Epistles of John the Epistle of Jude the Revelation of John All which are given by inspiration of God to be the rule of Faith and Life g Luk. 16.29 31. Eph. 2.20 Rev. 22.18 19. 2 Tim. 3.16 III. The Books commonly called Apocrypha not being of Divine inspiration are no part of the Canon of the Scripture and therefore are of no authority in the Church of God nor to be any otherwise approved or made use of than other humane writings h Luk. 24.27 44. Rom. 3.2 2 Pet. 1.21 IV. The Authority of the Holy Scripture for which it ought to be believed and obeyed dependeth not upon the Testimony of any man or Church but wholy upon God who is truth it self the Author thereof and therefore it is to be received because it is the word of God i 2 Pet. 1.19 21. 2 Tim. 3.16 1 John 5.9 1 Thess 2.13 V. Wee may bee moved and induced by the Testimony of the Church to an high and reverend esteeme of the Holy Scripture k 1 Tim. 3.15 and the Heavenliness of the matter the efficacy of the Doctrine the majesty of the stile the consent of all the parts the scope of the whole which is to give all glory to God the full discovery it makes of the onely way of mans salvation the many other incomparable excellencies and the intire perfection thereof are arguments whereby it doth abundantly evidence it self to be the word of God yet notwithstanding our full perswasion and assurance of the infallible truth and divine authority thereof is from the inward work of the holy Spirit bearing witness by and with the Word in our hearts l 1 John 2.20.27 John 16.13 14. 1 Cor. 2.10 11 12. Isai 59.21 VI. The whole Counsel of God concerning all things necessary for his own glory mans salvation faith and life is either expresly set down in Scripture or by good and necessary consequenet may be deduced from Scripture unto which nothing at any time is to be added whether by new revelations of the spirit or traditions of men m 2 Tim. 3.15.16 17. Gal. 1.8 9. 2 Thes 2.2 nevertheless we acknowledge the inward illumination of the spirit of God to be necessary for the saving understanding of such things as are revealed in the Word n John 6.45 1 Cor. 2.9 10.12 and that there are some circumstances concerning the worship of God and Government of the Church common to humane actions and societies which are to be ordered by the light of Nature and Christian prudence according to the general rules of the Word which are alwayes to be observed o 1 Cor. 11.13 14. 1 Cor. 14.26.40 VII All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves nor alike clear unto all p 1 Pet. 3.16 yet those things which are necessary to be known beleeved and observed for salvation are so clearly propounded and opened in some place of Scripture or other that not only the learned but the unlearned in a due use of the ordinary means may attain unto a sufficient understanding of them q Psal 119.105 130. VIII The Old Testament in Hebrew which was the native language of the people of God of Old and the New Testament in Greek which at the time of the writing of it was most generally known to the Nations being immediatly inspired by God and by his singular care and providence kept pure in all ages are therefore authenticall r Mat. 5.18 so as in all controversies of Religion the Church is finally to appeal unto them Å¿ Isa 8.20 Acts 15.15 John 5.39 46. but because these originall tongues are not known to all the people of God who have right unto and interest in the Scriptures and are commanded in the fear of God to read and search them t Joh. 5.39 therefore they are to be translated into the vulgar language of every Nation into which they come u 1 Cor. 14.6.9 11 12 24 27 28. that the Word of God dwelling plentifully in all they may worship him in an acceptable manner w Col. 3.16 and through patience and comfort of the Scriptures may have hope x Rom. 15.4 IX The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture it self and therefore when there is a question about the true and full sense of any Scripture which is not manifold but one it must be searched and known by other places that speak more clearly y 2 Pet. 1.20 21. Act. 15.15 16. X. The supreme Judge by which all controversies of Religion are to be determined and all Decrees of Counsels opinions of ancient Writers Dostrins of men and private Spirits are to be examined and in whose sentence we are to rest can be no other but the holy Spirit speaking in the Scripture z Mat. 22 29 31. Eph. 2 20. with Acts 28.25 The late ASSEMBLIES Confession of FAITH Examined CHAP. I. Of the holy Scriptures IN This Chapter you give an honourable testimony in many thiings to the testimony of truth that is the holy Scriptures yet some things very unwarrantable and no less prejudicial to truth have here as elsewhere slipped from you For first you say Section 1. That those former ways of Gods revealing his will unto his people are now ceased where if you by those former wayes understand such wayes and meanes whereby God either ordinarily instructed the people as he taught the Families of the Patriarches by the Patriarches themselves Gen. 18.19 and the people of the old world by the