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A90521	The Scriptures stability or, the Scripture cannot be broken. Proved, explained, and several wayes applied, whereby all Scripture may with singular advantage come to be improved. Very seasonable and usefull in these last and worst dayes, wherein the authority and truth of the Scripture is now much oppugned, and by few so improved as it ought. By Robert Perrot, B.M. and minister of Gods word, at Deane in Bedfordshire.	R. P. (Robert Perrot)	1658 (1658)	Wing P1646; Thomason E1928_2; ESTC R209990	89,342	222

complain of us as sometimes he did of Ephraim I have written to him the great things of my Law but they were counted as a strange thing Hosea 8. 12. they slighted them as if they did not concern them they scarce lookt into them but delighted more in their own fancies and devices other Books and writings of men we may indeed read but it is sad when the multitude of them hinders from reading the Scripture which is that which is so infinitely above all other Books and writings memorable to this purpose is that which I have sometimes read of Luther that he said he could wish those Books set out by himself utterly abolished because that he feared that by reading of them some might be hindred from spending their time in reading the Sacred Scriptures but this they should not do the Bible should be too us above all other Books and more perused than any other Book or Books for that cannot be broken we have also saith the Apostle Peter a more sure word of Prophecy whereunto ye do well that ye take heed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I we do well indeed while we take hced and converse much with that sure word which cannot be made voyd ye do well or worthily famously honourably Acts 17. 11. these were more noble than those of Thessolonica for they searched the Scriptures daily that man is pronounced Psa 1. 1 2. blessed who delights in the Law of the Lord and meditates in it day and night 2. Again cannot the Scripture be broken let us then believe this as concerning the Scripture that it is that which cannot be broken we have heard how abundantly it hath been proved both by Sc●ipture and reason and from experience and therefore let us after all I say believe this that the Scripture is that which cannot be b●oken O that we could in truth say as the Apostle Paul does Act. 24. 14. That we believe all things which are written in the Law and the Prophets ther 's great cause we should do so being that which cannot be broken And therefore our Saviour sharply reproves those 2. Disciples for their slowness of heart to believe all that the Prophets have spoken Luke 24. 25. O Fooles and slow of heart to believe all that the Prophets have spoke Fooles because slow of heart to believe it being that which must be and cannot be broken 3. And Thirdly Let us not onely believe this but walk daily and continually under a sense and apprehension of this with this firmly fixt upon our Spirits and still in our minds that the Scripture cannot be broken and surely there is no one thing as concerning the Scripture that would or could be of greater use or more singular advantage to us than this to believe and daily to live in the sense and apprehension of this truth of the Scriptures impossibility of being broken O what a singular and sovereign way and meanes would this be to bring us much to profit by all Scripture by Prophecies by Promises by Threatnings yea by what ever it saith or affirmes As the Scripture saies and affirmes yea as good as sweares that except a Man be born again born of Water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God John 3. 3 5. And now this being Scripture and so that which cannot be broken did we but believe this and were our hearts but throughly perswaded of this and did we but daily walk in the sense and apprehension of this could we neglect this great work of Regeneration of being born again as we do And so I might instance as concerning Knowledge Isay 27. 11. Concerning Faith Iohn 8. 24. 3. 36. Marke 16. 16. Concerning Repentance Luke 13. 3 5. Concerning holiness Hebrewes 12 14. Iohn 13. 8. O did people but believe that in what the Scripture saies of the necessity of these it could not be broken could they slight and neglect them as they do So when the Scripture affirmes that every idle word that Men shall speak they shall give account thereof in the day of Iudgement Matthew 12. 36. O did Men but believe this and walk continually in the sense and apprehension of this that in this the Scripture cannot be broken Would they not be more circumspect in their words Would they be vain and frothy in their discourses as many times they are so when the Scripture affirmes that we must all appear before the Iudgement Seat of Christ that every one may receive the things done in his body according to that he hath done whether it be good or bad 2 Cor. 5. 10. Would they not have a greater Care what they did So the Scripture sayes straight is Mat. 7. 14. 1 Peter 4. 18. the gate and narrow is the way that leads to life and few there be that find it and the righteous scarcely are saved and now the belief and perswasion of this in the Heart and sense of it upon the Spirit would it not make people more studious and more industrious to be saved So it saies that a rich Mat. 19. 23 Man shall hardly enter into the Kingdom of Heaven and were there a belief and sense of this upon the Spirit that herein the Scriptures cannot be broken would Men be so studious and desirous to be rich as they are or having riches would they be less solicitous of entring into the Kingdom of Heaven than others who can hardlier enter in than other men And so I might very much inlarge my self herein to shew and demonstrate unto you of what singular use and advantage it would be unto us did we believe and withall walk in the sense apprehension of this truth that the Scriptures cānot be broken how would Threatnings more startle terrifie the wicked and how would Promises more comfort and cheer the godly The God of hope saies the Apostle fill you Ro. 15. 13. with all joy and peace in believing I this is the way indeed for Christians to have their souls filled with joy and peace as concerning the promises by believing them and by walking in the sense and apprehension of this that they are such as cannot be broken this was the way indeed to suck and draw out the sweetness of them But of this I shall speak more afterward in the use of Consolation 4. Cannot the Scripture be broken can it not err or be deceived but is every thing so as the Scripture saies and affirms Let this prevail with us then to seal and assent to what ever it saies though it seemes never so strange unlikely or improbable to carnal sense and reason or cross and contrary to our own corrupt judgements and opinions for the Scripture cannot be broken as that in Luke 16. and the 31. verse It is said if they hear not Moses and the Prophets neither will they be perswaded though one rise from the dead No the world thinks otherwise O did but a Man rise from the dead did but a

Pro. 16. 16 4. 7. principal thing therefore get Wisdom and with all thy gettings get Vnderstanding Acquaint now thy self with him and be at peace so shall good come Job 22. 21 unto thee There is sayes Elihu a Spirit in Man and the inspiration of the Almighty gives them Vnderstanding Job 32 8. Go to God therefore for it For it is he that is a God of Knowledge 2 Sam. 2. 3. There is a promise the earth shall be full of the Knowledge of the Lord as the Waters cover the Sea O desire the Isa 11. 9. Lord to fill thy Soul with Knowledge 2. Again Secondly if continuing in a state of Unregeneracy thou be saved the Scripture must be broken you cannot continuing in such an estate be saved except the Scripture be broken for the Scripture in several places speaks quite contrary as to such being saved continuing such As John 3. ● And again the 5. Verse Jesus answered and said unto him Verily verily I say unto thee except a Man be born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God and except a Man be born of Water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God I say unto the● I who am the Amen the faithful and true Witnesse yea truth it self and cannot lie I who came to open and give an entrance into the Kingdom of God yet I say yea he does as good as swear Verily verily I say unto thee except a Man be born again he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God So Heb. 12. 14. Without Holinsse no Man shall see the Lord. No Man no without being sanctified ther 's no being saved Blessed indeed are the pure in heart for they shall see God but without purity ther 's no seeing God No however it may be at present thou maist scoff at Purity and Holinesse and call it Preciseness yet know it is that without wch thou canst never be saved except the Scripture be broken And rather than the Scripture should be broken God will break ten thousand such as thou art the Scripture cannot be broken And therefore canst not thou but be broken continuing such So Iohn 13. 8. If I wash thee not thou hast no part with me i. e. If I make thee not clean from thy sins freely pardoning them and sanctifying thee if I wash thee not from sinsguiltiness by my blood and from sinsfilthiness by my Spirit thou hast no part with me in Heaven in eternal happinesse in glory in everlasting life in that celestial Paradise And therefore let such harken to that sovereign counsel of the Apostle in Heb. 12. 14 Follow Holinesse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 follow hard press with an eager pursute after Holinesse as one who will not leave till he hath what he followes h Est magno studio annit ut assequaris to follow as a Hunter his pr●y who persues it till he take it and is there not cause when as if ever without it we see God the Scripture must be broken 3. Again Thirdly if continuing in a state of Unbelief if not coming to Christ and believing on him you be saved the Scripture must be broken for the Scripture absolutely and indispensably requires Faith in all that are saved and excludes all such from salvation who do not believe Mark 16. 16. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved but he that believeth not shall be damned and that though he be baptized so Iohn 3. 36. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life but he that believeth not the Son shall not see life but the wrath of God abideth on him and he that believes not is condemned already verse 18. and Iohn 8. 24. If ye believe not that I am he ye shall dye in your sins a sad threatning Rev. 21. 8. The Vnbelieving shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone which is the Second Death so that if thou continuing still in Unbelief shouldest see life or be exempt from the wrath of God abiding on thee which is a burthen so exceeding grievous and intollerable or shouldest not be damned and dye in thy sins the Scripture must be broken if continuing shut up in Unbelief thou shouldest not be shut out of Heaven and have thy part in the lake which burneth with fire brimstoné which is the second Death the Scripture must be broken therfore harken to that blessed Counsel our Saviour gives Jo. 12. 36 Whilest you have light believe still in the light while ye have the light of the Gospel believe in the light who is the Son of God while ye have the light of the Word of God believein the Word which is God let these beams lead you to that Sun these streames to that Ocean this is the great Gospel-work Ioh. 6. 29. and the great Gospel-command 1 Ioh. 321. This is the great business both of the light of life Joh. 11. 26. and the light of the Gospel except while we have the light we believe in this light we must unless the Scripture be broken be cast into utter darknesse 4. Again Fourthly if continuing in a state of impenitency you should be saved the Scripture must be broken for the Scripture is absolutely and indispensably for repentance in all that are saved affirms except we repent we shall certainly perish Luke 13. 3. Except you repent you shall all likewise prish and again V. 5. Except you repent you shall all certainly perish aut poenitendum aut pereundum there is no way but repenting or perishing according to what the Scripture holds forth we must either repent of our sins and turn from them here or burn in Hell for them for ever hereafter So that though you now it may be make a mock of sin you must come to mourn for it though you now it may be sport with it you must come to be in pain with it and for it or else if you do not perish the Scripture must be broken though thy heart now be never so stony never so hard and impenitent yet this stony hard and impenitent heart of thine must come to relent must become an heart of flesh it must come to be broken for sin and from sin or else if ever thou beest saved the Scripture must be broken And therefore sovereign Counsel is that which God gives to sinners Ezek. 18. 30. Repent and turn your selves from all your transgressions so iniquity shall not be your ruine else it will and James 4. 8 9 10. Clense your hands you sinners and purifie your hearts ye double-minded be afflicted and mourn and weep c. And that of the Apostle Acts 3. 19. Repent ye therefore and be converted that your sins may be blotted out when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord This made John the Baptist and our Saviour and his Disciples so much to preach and press Repentance making it the Sum of their preaching because though

fear the Lord I say assure but this and then in the serious consideration of this sovereign truth thou mayst sit down and say it is enough for view the promises look over them all and that from one end of the Bible to the other and see how many so ever they be or how great and pretious soever they be they shall all certainly be fulfilled be performed and made good My Covenant will I not break nor alter the thing that is gon out of my mouth Psalm 89. 34. God has spoken saies David in his holinesse I will rejoice i. e. he has promised so and so and I will rejoice I and there is great cause for what ever God has spoken and promised it shall certainly be performed it shall certainly be ful filled and made good it shall not fail no Heaven and Earth shall pass away but Gods Word shall not pass away Psalm 119. 89. For ever O Lord thy Word is setled in Heaven Here was Davids Comfort how ever things went on Earth how moveable or unsetled soever they were Gods Word on which he fixt his Faith was for ●ver setled in Heaven that was a sure rock still to bear up his Faith that would never fail what ever else did And this kept up his spirit Psal 27. 13. I had fainted unlesse I had belived to see the goodnesse of the Lord in the Land of the Living And therefore the People of God should remember God of his promises and urge him with them and sue them out as Jacob Gen. 32. 9. Hast not thou said so and so and is it not Scripture Lord and the Scripture cannot be broken thus David does often in the 119. Psalm verse 41. Let thy mercies come unto me O Lord even thy Salvation according to thy Word and 49. Remember thy Word unt● thy Servant upon which thou hast caused me to hope and 76. Let I pray thee thy merciful kindness be to my comfort according unto thy Word unto thy Servant and 107. I am afflicted very much quicken me O Lord according to thy word and 116 uphold me according to thy word that I may live and let me not be ashamed of my hope thus he pleads 2 Sa. 28 29. And now O Lord God thou art that God and thy Words be true and thou hast promised this Goodnesse therefore now let it please thee to bless the House of thy Servant that it may continue for ever before thee for thou O Lord God hast spoken it c. Whatsoever things saith the Apostle Rom. 15. 4. were written afore time were written for our learning that we through patience and comfort of the Scripture might have hope n Scriptur a Consolationem assurt cum promissiones innumeras de dei praesentia auxilio fiberatione ab aerumins de salutari malorum exitu de gloria denique in C●lis reposita nobis proporit Par. in Rom. 15. 4. And how does the Scripture more work Patience and cause comfort than in the consideration of these promises wchit propounds And in regard of this that they cannot be broken O if the Scripture cannot be broken how many wayes may this comfort and cheer the hearts of the People of God Give me leave a little to instance in some of them and as it were but to open this box of so pretious ointment that so you may the better resent the fragrancy and sweetnesse thereof and that your spirits may be the better cheered and refreshed therewith as 1. If the Scriptures cannot be broken then the People of God shall not want any good thing for this is part of the Scripture it is one of the Scripture promises Psalm 34. 10. 84. 11. They that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing no good thing will he with-hold c. 2. If the Scripture cannot c. then all things are theirs for this likewise is Scripture promise 1 Co● 3. 21 22. All things are yours c. 3. Then they shall not be forgotten for this likewise is a Scripture-promise Isay 49. 15 16. Jer. 29. 10 11. Yet will I not forget thee c. For I know the thoughts that I think towards you c. 4. Then shall they not be left nor forsaken for this is c. Hebrewes 13. 5. I will not leave thee nor forsake thee 5. Then is and shall Gods Grace be sufficient for them for this is c. 1 Cor. 12. 9. And he said My Grace is sufficient for thee c. 6. Then shall all things work together for their good for this is c. Rom. 8. 28. That all things work together for good c. 7. Then shall they be upheld and sustained in their greatest weakness for this is c. Isay 40. 11 28 29 30 31. 1 Cor. 10. 13. Lam. 3. 31 32. He shall gather the Lambs with his Armes and carry them in his Boseme c. 8. Then shall nothing be able to separat them from the Love of God which is in Christ Jesus their Lord for this is c. Romans 8. 35 38 39. John 13. 1. 9. Then they shall never perish for this is c. John 10. 28. 10. Then sin shall not have dominion over them for this is c. Romans 6. 14. 11. Then Satan shall shortly be bruised under their feet for this is c. Rom. 16. 14. 12. Then there is no condemnation to them for this likewise is c. Rom. 8. 1. And so I migh add then will God be with them when they pass through the waters and through the Rivers they shall not overflow them and through the fire it shall not burn them c. For this is a Scripture-promise Isay 43. 2. Then in 6. troubles shall they be delivered and in 7. there shall no evil touch them for this is c. Iob 5. 19. Then shall they shortly be received to Christ and be where he is for this is c. Iohn 14. 3 17. 24. 12. 26. And thus I might still further run forth and abundantly enlarge and expatiate my self but this I shall leave for the further inlarging of your own Meditations and Observations having shewen you the way Thus that the Scripture cannot be broken is matter and ground of singular comfort to the People of God ●or if the Scripture cannot be broken then the promises which are a main chief part thereof cannot be broken And as this is matter ground of singular comfort to the People of God so let them improve it and make use of it for their comfort let them suck out the sweetness of it cheer themselves with it Seeing the promises cannot be broken neither let your Faith nor your hopes be broken seeing the one cannot fail neither let the other fail stagger or ●efoiled but feal to the firmness and steadiness of what God has premised which shall certainly be performed by the firmness steadiness of your Faith say as David Psalm 42. 5. Why art th●● cost down O