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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93700	The first addresses to His Excellencie the Lord General, with the Assembly of elders elected by him and his Council for the management of the affairs of this Commonwealth; as also, to all the cordial officers and souldiers under his command. Containing certain rules & directions how to advance the kingdome of Jesus Christ over the face of the whole earth. By John Spittlehouse, a late member of the Army, and a servant to the saints of the most high God, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and whom all dominions shall serve and obey, Dan. 7.27.	Spittlehouse, John.	1653 (1653)	Wing S5008; Thomason E703_19; ESTC R203632	22,947	31

that they used such language no otherwise then to edification as in 1 Cor. 14. where the Apostle plentifully discovereth the vanity of speaking with tongues unless to edification And if so what need is there of Latine Greek and Hebrew here in England where the whole Nation is bred up in the English tongue And therefore why may not Englishmen edifie one another in the English tongue albeit they are ignorant in the aforesaid languages of Latine Greek Hebrew Yea albeit they may be as justly termed unlearned and ignorant men in their English or mother-tongue as the aforesaid Peter and John was in theirs Again have not the people of God in this Nation the same immediate teachings of the Spirit as had the Prophets and Apostles of Jesus Christ are the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament any other then the dictates of the Spirit of God 2 Pet. 1. 19 20 21. Are they not the same in print as they were in the Apostles writings and the same in their writings as they were in their words and the same in their words as they were in their thoughts and the same in their thoughts as they were in their conceptions and the same in their conceptions as in the infusion and the same in the infusion as they were in the Infusor viz the Holy Ghost and therefore as Jesus Christ saith in another case unto his Apostles He that despiseth you despiseth me and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me So may I say of the printed word of God which whosoever despiseth despiseth not only that but also the Apostles that writ the same as also the Holy Ghost it self who infused the same into their minds and thoughts as also Jesus Christ and GOD the Father from whom the said Holy Ghost did proceed they being a manifestation each to other as printing is a manifestation of writing writing of a word and a word of a thought so is the Holy Ghost of Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ of God and therefore to speak evil of the printed Bible is to speak evil even of God himself who was the Original Author thereof Againe are not the said Scriptures appointed to that very purpose of edification as also of instruction and direction as to the management of such an office yea and that to every particular thereof as in the Epistles of Timothy and Titus and particularly in 2 Tim. 3. 16. viz. 1. In that they are given by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and therefore a far more excellent way of teaching the minde and will of God then to read the conceits of heathen and Antichristian Rhetorick Logick Philosophy and the rest of the rabble of such-like trumpery whereof the Apostle exhorteth the people of God to beware In which very things the students in Universities do spend the greatest part of their time they can spare out of the Taverus and Ale-houses 2. In that the Scriptures of themselves are profitable for doctrine for reproofe for correction for instruction in Righteousness and that in such a measure as to make the man of God whether teacher or hearer perfect and thorowly furnished to all goods works viz. a compleat teacher and hearer and that to all ends and purposes instance Timothy whose very breeding in Theology was solely from that School-book being trained up therein from his childhood and not in vain Philosophy as aforesaid As also in Apollos who is likewise applauded by the Apostle in that he was mighty in the Scriptures which is able to make men wise unto salvation and I I know no greater thing to be aimed at 3. In that the Scriptures are the very meanes which Jesus Christ himself hath appointed for that very purpose as in John 5. 39. where he inviteth all men thereunto as the chief testimony of him Yea I challenge the whole tribe of the Priesthood in this nation to prove either by precept or practise of Jesus Christ and his Apostles that ever there was any other course prescribed or practised by them to fit or prepare labourers for Christs Vineyard or worke of the holy Ministery for succeeding times 4. I would gladly know what fruits of the Spirit are to be obtained in Colledges that may not be obtained out of them or rather what vices are there in all the Nation that are not practised there Yea are they not the very fountains of Atheism and Antihristianism and nests to breed such ravenous Rooks in as pester the whole Nation by their forcing Tithes from such as know it is a sinne to pay the same and that by means of your predecessors acts yet in force to that purpose yea and that under pain of treble damages for which things sake with other their unjust actions their glory hath gone out like the snuff of a tallow Candle 5. What are the Authors which their Libraries are stuffed withal other then Heathenish and Antichristian Again is there any promise annexed to the practice of reading them Yea doth not experience teach that most if not all such Commentaries Expositions c. which have been composed by such Heathens and Antichristians are found to be light as vanity instance the voluminous Volumes of Philosophers and ancient Fathers as they call them yea so light as that they are of no esteem at all amongst the people of God that are come out of Babylon which I hope you very well know whereas he that readeth the book of the Psalms will finde that godly David became wiser then his teachers by reading and meditating in the Law and Prophets And if so then what need have we of other teaching then is expressed in the Old and New Testament Certainly he that putteth in practise what is there prescribed will finde it sufficient to bring him to the port of heaven whereas as I said before the other are even rejected to be cited by the people of God as a testimony to the Truth All which doth evidently demonstrate the teachings of men quatenus men to be invalid in comparison to the teaching of the Scriptures And if so what need is there of Universities to breed Divines since the holy Scripture alone is sufficient to compleat a practitioner in that Profession as aforesaid as also inasmuch as he whosoever of the people of God that is able to speak to the edification exhortation and comfort of their brethren are compleat Prophets of God what need have we of such devouring Wolves as aforesaid Object But I know some amongst you will yet say How shall illiterate ignorant and unlearned men know the Original which if they do not then they must of necessity take the Translation upon trust which Scholars do not Answ In answer to which I deny the conclusion for he that can read the Bible in English takes it no more upon trust then he that can read the same in Hebrew Greek c. For unless such persons as the later can produce the very copie which Moses writ and have also