done It was a mystery to Nicodemus a master of Israel but it 's not only a mystery to natural men it 's that which they hated they cannot abide For Solomon saith Every mans way is clean in his own eyes Prov. 16.2 To come then to people and tell them you are all out of the way to Heaven There is nothing good in you unlesse you be new creatures even all new you cannot be saved new hearts new affections new thoughts Will not this be a two-edged sword in their hearts Shall they leave their former course Shall not they speed as well as others This is a Doctrine not to be born this is durus Sermo when indeed they are duri auditores and so let not the Word have that penetrating power it would 2. As it 's opposite to their natures so to their lives and conversations Ephes 2. Paul there describes what kinde of men the Ephesians were and that it might not be thought their peculiar wickednesse he saith They walked after the course of this world and therefore Rom. 12. The command is not to be conformed to the fashion of this world Can flesh and blood then endure that the Ministers of God should damn to hell The lives the manners the daily customs and practises that generally men live in When Moses did but in a fair way reprove two Israelites that were quarrelling how frowardly did they answer Who made thee a Judge over us Exod. 2.14 And so the Sodomites to Lot they judged it all Lordliness and domineering and is not the same stubbornnesse still reigning every where All reproofs all denunciations out of Gods Word are judged to be the pride the lordlinesse or the malice of the Minister Wonder not then if the faithfull preaching of Gods word meeteth with such violent opposition for they perswade a life a way directly contrary to what the world delights in 3. It 's opposite to that way of worship which men take up by natural reasonings The Prophets did not only reprove for morall impieties but Idolatry and superstitious Worship Who hath required these things at your hands And our Saviour his Doctrine was salt to the Pharisees it corroded and fretted their sore hearts he layeth the axe of his Ministry to the root of all their superstition and proveth that to be abominable which they did so highly advance before men Insomuch that Christs first coming into the world because of his severe Doctrine and reprehensions is Mal. 3. described to be as terrible as the day of Judgement Who shall abide the day of his coming And why Because he shall sit as a refiner to purge the house of Levi. Austin did much complain what a difficult matter it was to take off people from their superstitions and vain customs Veh tibi torrens moris humani quis resistet Certainly such will say no lesse to powerfull and faithfull Ministers then the devils to Christ Why art thou come to torment us before our time Again fourthly The preaching of the Word must be opposed because the powerfull obedience thereunto brings all calamity and persecution They shall be hated as well as the word is hated Now to be troubled reproached and despised is contrary to mens temper who loveth applause and glory Hence some though they are said to believe John 2. yet would not confesse Christ because they loved the praise of men more then of God And our Saviour saith How can ye beleeve who seek glory one of another Pride and love to be esteemed of in the world doth disdain all good preaching 5. The Word preached meeteth with opposition because the instruments are men subject to infirmities especially if faithfull So that though they do not hate them for their infirmities yea the more prophane and dissolute the Minister is they like it the better yet because the Apostle saith We have this treasure in earthen vessels they are men and not Angels therefore they quarrel and oppose Paul himself though an Apostle and giving mighty demonstrations of Gods Spirit in him yet he was despised and slandered though not so guilty of humane infirmities and that because he was faithfull Am I become an enemy because I tell you the truth Gal. 3. Oh this is it because we preach the truth because we meet with mens corruptions and cannot bear sin This is that which raiseth up malice Lastly The world hath not received the Spirit of God and therefore all the glorious and wise things of Christ are but foolishnesse and uselesse to them They have not that spiritual annointing they are not taught of God Hence it is that they rage and revile those things they know not or understand Therefore till God give them eye-salve and seeing eyes no other thing can be expected Vse of Instruction Wonder not if in all ages this be true the Word is purely preached and obeyed by some therefore the world hateth and rageth For what will a Tyger and a Wolf lay aside their natures Will the Devil cease to be a Devil But wo be to those that make Christ the foundation-stone to be a stone of stumbling and offence Woe to thee that findest light made darkness and life death to thee SERMON LXXXI Of Suffering for Christs Cause And how it engageth God to take care of such as so suffer Also the Duty of Ministers about Preaching Gods Truth JOH 17.14 I have given them thy Word and the world hath hated them c. A Second Observation may be That when the People of God suffer not for any Faults of their own but because they own God and professe his Truth This is a great obliging of God to take care of them For our Saviours Petition is founded upon this equitable and just Consideration The world hateth them But why Not for any wickednesse or injuries they have done but meerly because they have beleeved in thy Word If so be they had opposed and rejected the Word of God and had ordered their lives according to the course of this world They would have been the worlds darlings all men would have spoken well of them but now it was for Gods sake and his Gospels sake that they were thus maligned so that if we be hated in the world upon Christs account and because of Gods Interest we are sure to have his special care and protection To open this doctrine Consider these things First That it 's possible for those who acknowledge Christ to be hated and persecuted in the world not for their Christianity but for their other grosse impieties and if so then they cannot take that joy or expect that protection which God doth promise to his Therefore the Apostle Peter speaks excellently to this 1 Pet. 4.14 15 16. where having shewed how happy yea and how gâ—orious a thing it is to be reproached for Christs Name because the Spirit of Glory resteth upon them The world scorneth and despiseth them in their low estate but the Spirit of Glory resteth
that therefore Christ praied in vain or that there is no Truth no Religion at all but rather that there are many hypocrites in the Church many who for their pride rebell on against the Light and other sins shall be left by God and given up to believe a lye From such differences conclude upon this pious meditation That even under the known light of the Gospel men may sadly apostatize and become heretikes yea persecutors of the Truth if the spirit of God keep them not in an holy fear Therefore in the midst of these differences say there is a seeming believer a seeming Church a seeming professor and such commonly for some corrupt end or other make a breach in Christs body 3. There is an unity in fundamentals or essentials and an unity in circumstantials or lesse principals Now as when God hath promised and Christ praied for the sanctification of his people hereby they are seen to have so much grace as shall certainly bring them to heaven for though they have not all the degrees of grace and neither are freed from all sin yet they have the essence of grace that will certainly bring to eternal glory Thus it is in unity although in many things they have not attained to the same minde to the same judgement yet they all agree in those things that are necessary to salvation and this is called all truth The Spirit of God shall leade them into all Truth Joh. 26.13 and they have the unction which teacheth them all things 1 Joh. 2.20 Hence Mat. 25. it 's not possible to deceive the Elect viz. in fundamental things such as shall exclude Salvation It 's true the disciples doubted a while about Christs Resurrection which was a fundamental Point but it 's one thing to doubt and another thing heretically to oppose it The godly then cannot live and die in a fundamental errour no more then in a grosse sin unrepented of because these do necessarily oppose salvation and this may be a great comfort to the godly under the diversity of Opinions and several subtle waies of those who would bring in damnable Heresies 4. Even in accessories and lesse principals their unity shall be consummated in Heaven and so we must understand Christs Praier as in his other Petitions with an extent to heaven where is the compleating of all grace and holinesse The comfort is that one day all the godly will lay aside their bitternesse and censures of one another They will all with one mouth and in one way praise and glorifie God without any difference at all 5. Christ hath not given his Spirit to the Church to its full measure in this life and therefore they know but in part They love but in part Now all division ariseth from ignorance in the minde and corruption in the heart as long therefore as these reliques shall be in us so long will these divisions be As long as the earth emits vapours so long will thunder and lightnings be in the ayr Lastly The devil doth yet put forth his power and his work is to fill the Church with differences and raising up Instruments thereunto that so his kingdom may the more prosper Therefore though heretical Incendiaries are taken away yet because the devil dieth not therefore he is still setting his cloven foot where God hath raised up any Church SERMON CXV Of Vnity among Believers Cautions about it Also setting forth some good uniting Principles With a Censure of some bad ones JOHN 17.21 That they may be One as thou Father art in me and I in thee THe next thing in order to be treated on concerning this Unity is the Cautions that are to be attended unto about it For the name of Unity like that of peace is very specious and fair yet as Hierom said Cursed be that peace which forsakes the truth So cursed be that unity which shall prejudice the Kingdom of Christ Conspiracy and a sinfull confederacy in ways of sinne may be painted over as if it were this glorious unity commended by Christ And First Let this be considered That the Vnity which Christ commends and prayeth for is originally from Christ and terminated in him and afterwards in those things that are his his truth his wayes his commands So that whatsoever unity doth not begin there and afterwards diffuse it self to those things is a sinfull and wicked unity The Devil hath unity in his Kingdom all the Devils though full of malice and envy to man yet agree in their wickedness Though one wicked man may fall out with another yet one devil doth not with another There is order amongst them There is the prince of the devils a legion of them could possesse one man So that if we look into hell we shall finde nothing but unity and agreement amongst them yet all is in their work against Christ and his Church Thus there is also an Antichristian Vnity the Papists glory in their unity that they all acknowledge one way yea they make it a mark of their Church And in the world we see all wicked men are as one man in opposing what is godly Now such unity as this is matter of shame and mourning For 1. It 's not terminated on Christ they are not first united to the true Head this oil is not first on Aarons head but they are of the devil who doth move and reign in their hearts And 2. It 's not an unity in the Scripture way not an union in the true Doctrine but heresie not an union in the instituted worship of God but idolatry and superstition an union to overthrow Christs Kingdom if it were possible Look we then to the cause and object of our unity else it will afford no true comfort Secondly This unity must be a directed and ordered unity This unity must not be confusion That Chaos and unformed heap God created at first it was one thing but it was confused it was without form An house demolished makes one heap but it 's a ruinous disordered one So then the Scripture unity is that which keeps the order and distinction God hath appointed and indeed this is greatly to be pressed lest under this pretence of unity that all the people of God are one we should introduce a confusion and make Christs body Monstrum horrendum c. Though the Church be that one body of Christ yet in it there are distinct members and all have their several operations So that the Apostle argueth against those that would confound this order Are all the members of the body an eye 1 Cor. 12.14 15 16. This hath many times sorely troubled the Church Men through pride and corrupt ends would not religiously keep that order and distinction God hath made in his Church Hence the Apostle so often presseth the people to hear to obey to submit themselves unto their Governours to have them in high esteem for their works sake 1 Thess 5.13 And why is all this But because while
no good Thou wilt die and perish though the Prophets have been amongst you R. 2 2. The end of the Ministery is to bring men to the knowledge of God in a saving way because of the nature and property of it which is wholly supernatural The Word is commanded to be preached not for any natural or civill ends but spirituall and supernaturall When they followed Christ because of the Loaves it was a low and unworthy motive It should have been because of their souls and because of the bread of life to feed their souls If thou regardest a Ministry or comest to hear for any other end but divine and supernatural If it be for custome or to keep up thy good repute amongst men this is to be carnall this is to be a worm and no Christian for God hath given these Officers to the Church and commanded a diligent dispensation therein for sublime and holy ends to enlighten thy minde to soften thy heart to spiritualize thy affections to reform thy life even to polish and preserve thee that thou maist be a stone of glory in the heavenly Jerusalem Say then thou dost nothing if this supernatural improvement be not made of it Thus also it is for the Preacher if he preach to shew his Learning to make himself admired to satisfie any corrupt end This is also low and unworthy Malo ut me reprehendant grammatici quam non intelligant populi yet oh how prone are corrupt and insincere motives to creep in few being able to say with Paul That they handle the Word of God sincerely as of God and in the presence of God Let then the nature of the work raise up our hearts it 's sublime and supernatural in its use It 's holy merchandizing or trading for mens souls and therefore so often called by that glorious Title R. 3 3. The Ministers of the Gospel are to urge this because of the dignity and excellency of the work To bring men to the saving knowledge of God is a noble emploiment a work for Angels to do The great Rulers and powers in the world they do but order the body and the outward man but this work is to enlighten the soul and to make it fit for the enjoyment of God This made Paul so often rejoyce in and blesse God that he had chosen him a vessel to make known the Name of God We are a sweet savour unto God saith the Apostle We are the precious Apothecaries that open the sweet box of the Gospel Hence it is that the Apostle exhorts people to honour and to have the Ministers of the Gospel in high esteem and why for their works sake 1 The. 5.13 Their teaching and guiding of you in the way to heaven is that great work for which you are to esteem them if to direct a Traveller that is farre out of the way into a ready path be so acceptable a work what is it then to inform people who are going securely and joyfully in the broad way to hell of the danger herein and to direct to the way of life If then it be so excellent minde this in the first place Oh say what a wretch am I who know the way to my own house but not to my long home I know how to buy and sell but I know not how to enjoy God R. 4 4. We are to insist on this end because of the difficulty and great opposition that is in the work For 1. The devil by his Instruments endeavours to keep men in darknesse All those black cloudy times which have been upon the Church brought in Idolatrous Superstition and prophanesse insomuch that the devil reigned almost within the Church as much as without his Kingdom was not more promoted by those without then those within No wonder then if such opposition hath alwaies been against times of light and times of Reformation because the bright shining of the Gospel doth immediatly destroy Satans dominion as when our Saviour sent his Apostles to preach he said he saw Satan fall from heaven like lighening Luk. 10.18 and who can bewail that Ignorance which did overflow in the time of Popery The Sun of the Gospel being then in a constant eclipse and howsoever learning of it self is either used well or ill as the Subject is who hath it yet in the general Learning is a special means to preserve and conveigh the true knowledge of God for the Apostle saith The unstable and unlearned wrest the Scriptures to their own destruction 2 Pet. 3.18 So that in some sence we may take up that allegory of Philo Sarah cannot have children without the help of Hagar i. e. The doctrine and knowledge of God is not propagated without the help of humane Learning especially the tongues and arts Therefore it 's required of the Minister of God that he should rebuke with all doctrine and to be able to convince the gainsayers and to divide the Word of God aright which can never be done without learning so that you see the difficulty of it in respect of the opposition 2. The difficulty doth arise in that the true doctrine and knowledge of God is hardly obtained for there must be constant study in the Word of God daily praier unto God to be led into the Truth There must be a godly use of all the means God hath appointed to get this knowledge Hence the Scripture doth foretell of such as shall arise even from the Church and shall speak perverse things men of corrupt mindes yea many shall bring in damnable heresies that they shall have much craft much seeming piety that if it were possible they would deceive the very Elect Mat. 26. So that you see how difficult it is even for the Ministers of the Gospel to finde out the Truth how many think they teach you the way to heaven and leade you to hell Doth not the Papist Doth not the Socinian Doth not every heretick say None teacheth with the true knowledge of God as they do yea and they may be strongly perswaded of this for the Apostle speaks of many that are delivered up to believe a lye 2 Thes 2.11 So that it 's of infinite concernment for people to have such guides that do not give them poyson in stead of food Would the Scripture have said Mar. 4.26 Take heed how you hear and what you hear if there had not been such danger in hearing 3. It 's difficult because of the hearers Every man naturally is so corrupt that he loveth error and will sooner close with any false doctrine then the true You see the Apostle complaining what applause the false Teachers had Oh saith he You suffer if a man smites you 2 Cor. 11.20 If a man wrong you that is if false Teachers were never so tyrannical though they did abuse them and kept them under yet they could like them well enough but they could not abide the Apostles carriage though his severity was mingled with much meeknesse and
at this time to prove the Verity of the Scriptures I am only to shew in what sence and wherein it is true and the nature of this Truth We take it for a principle granted by Christians that the Word of God is true and although Learned men have by unanswerable Arguments demonstrated the Truth of the Scriptures yet that was to Heathens and Pagans or that were not Beleevers of it It is true the work is necessary also to those that are Christians to make their faith more solid certain and clear and the rather because there are some wretched men rose up of late that cry down the Scriptures and that pretend to be above them yea that bid us prove the Scriptures to be Gods Word but I am not to deal with such at this time Certainly every good Christian having received this principle into him doth finde such authority and Divine Majesty coming from the Word that he doth no more desire Arguments to prove the Scripture to be the Word of God then he would have another Sunne to see this Sunne-shine Austin long agoe speaks of such a disposition with great Indignation O Lord Thou hast taught me to abhorre all such who say Vnde scis hos Libros esse Canonicos This then being laid down as a sure Foundation Let us proceed to shew in how many particulars Gods Word is true And First It 's Truth in regard of the Efficient Cause God and Christ who are the Authour of it so that the Scripture can no more lye then God or Christ could The Scriptures then are the Truth of him who is the Supream Truth So that as Truth it self cannot be false so neither can Gods Word Humane Truth is Truth but yet because every man may erre Therefore we cannot have such a Faith in it Cui non potest subesse falsum but when we come unto Gods Word and his Truth it is impossible that there should he any Errour Secondly It is the Rule of all Truth That as God is the primum principium essendi of giving being to all Truth so the Scripture is the primum principium cognoscendi the first principle to teach and inform us The Scripture then is true because all Divine Truth floweth from that and every thing is true so farre as it is commensurated according to that Rule Whatsoever men say whatsoever Reason saith whatsoever Traditions and Customes say yet if against Scripture away with all This is the Standard of all Truth all Truth I say necessary to Salvation It is the Christians Metaphysicks Ethicks and Politiques the Rule of all Speculative and Practicall Truth To the Law and to the Testimony if they speak not according to this it is because there is no light in them Isaiah 8.20 Therefore it is so often called a Light unto our Feet If this principle were kept too Neither Superstitious Traditions on the one hand nor subtle Delusions of pretended Revelations on the other hand could ever have molested or troubled the Church Thirdly It 's true materially that is all the matter contained therein is true The Historical part The Dogmatical part The morall part The predicting part all contain un-erring Truth in them Whatsoever Doctrine is there revealed it is to be received without any further disputing or asking How can it be so The first Truth hath said it therefore the Understanding must submit If it be made clear Thus saith the Lord then all must yeeld and so for the Threatnings of it whatsoever God saith against the wicked man all the evil that is there said to come upon him doubt not of the Truth of it though for the while a wicked man may live in all ease and jollity It is not so much a Threatning as the Truth of it that makes it so dreadfull what were the Names of Hell and Damnation of a Day of Judgement if there were not Truth in them and thus the promissory part is full of Truth Though a Godly man be cast down with many Temptations weaknesses and Discouragements yet the Truth of Gods Promises should be a Pillar of Marble to him and a brazen wall He may sooner fear the falling of the Heavens and the removing of the Earth out of its place then doubt in the least of the Truth thereof Hence Gods Word is said to be like Silver seven times refined So that there is no errour no drosse or falshood mixed with it It it true in the matter of the Scripture in the Historicall part especially there are some appearing Contradictions and to some Learned men they have been insoluble but this ariseth from the weaknesse of our Understanding not from the Scripture it self As there is no defect in the Sunne because the Owles Eye cannot stedfastly look upon it yea as God himself So the Scriptures because they have most Truth in them so are most intelligible if there were capacious Subjects as the Sunne is Maximè visibilis if there were a fit Eye to behold it Fourthly It is true in respect of the Adjunct or quality of it Truth is an affection cleaving to a Proposition and thus the Word of God is true qualitatively yea the Truth of the Scripture is affirmed by all to be more firm and strong though not so evident then any thing in the world Those things we receive by Reason or by Sence are nothing so true and firm as those that we receive by Faith It is said indeed that all Truth consists in indivisibili and so nothing can be truer then another This is graeted in respect of Truth it self But then if you do regard the Foundation or the Cause of Truth so is one more certain then another Thus all the Truths of Faith are transcendant to those of Reason and Sence We are more securely to rest in what God saith then in what we know or feel and the reason is because the Truth of these latter things is founded only upon a Creature but of the former upon a Creator upon God himself Oh that we did thus beleeve Gods word what manner of persons should we be who could terrifie the Godly who could trouble their Spirits if this were received And for the wicked with what Fear and Trembling would he go up and down Oh the Scripture is true that speaks against such sins that discovers my wickedness it is so true I cannot deny it Fifthly It is true Instrumentally Because the Spirit of God directs us into all Truth and this is chiefly the intendment here The Scripture is in Gods hand and by the Spirits working leadeth us into all Truth we are all in darknesse till the Scripture like the Sunne doth arise Man liveth in Errours he is nothing but a Lye till the Scripture inform but though the Scripture doth shine yet as the Sunne cannot make a blinde man to see so neither doth the Scripture of it self till God give a Seeing Eye The Scripture works onely Objectively but the
say here is a greater then a Pythagoras here Deus dixit Therefore observe the Prophets they do often repeat this Thus saith the Lord because nothing could amaze and humble their hearers so much as that God said it and indeed when once it 's received as Gods truth then the heart doth readily obey as 1 Thess 2.13 you may there see wherein the truth preached doth work in it's due and proper manner even when it 's received not as the word of man but of God Divine truth will have divine operations but when received as mans truth it hath but humane effects such as Tullies Orations or Demosthenes had upon their auditors which is like the influence of the Moon that doth not give true heat and life but the word of God works like the Sun not only in respect of penetrating light reaching into all the inwards of the soul but also vivifical heat It makes men live a spiritual and heavenly life whereas moral truths help only to an external honesty It 's true that which Ambrose said Omnis veritas est à Spiritu sancto Every truth is of the holy Ghost even natural and humane truths are But as God is the author of nature and yet of grace in a more special way so the Spirit of God is the author of all truth but in a more peculiar manner of Scripture truths Therefore all Scripture is said to be given by inspiration 2 Tim. 3.16 Consider then the truths we deliver you out of Gods word are his truth Thus saith the Lord against the heretical person Thus saith the Lord against the prophane person Oh if it were only men that say thus it might be easily rejected but it 's God that speaks it and therefore none may oppose 2. Because it's Gods truth therefore it 's infallible it 's so certain that we can never be deceived whosoever believed according to Scripture and lived according to Scripture that a man was never confounded or ashamed he will never have cause to wish Oh that he had taken another way Oh that I had done otherwise Thus David Psal 119. Then I shall not be confounded when I have respect to all thy Commandments Have a conscientious respect to Gods Word in thy Religion and in thy conversation this will prove infallible this is the Israelites cloud and pillar upon their Tabernacle we are to go when that goeth we are to stand still when that stands still This is the Star that will certainly guide us to Christ All divine faith is infallible in Philosophy in humane Authorities we may be deceived but in the Scripture we cannot Venture all upon the truth of Scripture it will never deceive thee when thou wilt finde Satan and the world liars 3. It 's an eternal Truth Even as God doth abide for ever so will his truth Mat. 5. Heaven and earth shall sooner pass away then one iota or tittle of it Truth will abide when these heavens and earth shall not abide at least not in the same manner as they are now and excellently to this purpose speaks 1 Pet. 1.23 24 25. being born of the incorruptible word of God for all flesh is grass but the word of God abideth for ever and this is the Word which by the Gospel is preached to you Scripture-truth abideth for ever whereas all errours and false ways though they have overflowed for a while yet presently they withered again What is become of the Manichees Arrians Pelagians Nestorians and those thousands of Heretiques They had a time of glory a shew in the world but then died neither lamented nor desired Scripture-truth will prevail even as Christ the essential Truth As the Sun will at last get the better of all clouds and foggy mists and cannot alwayes be in an eclypse so it 's with the truth of God All errors are like men mortal they pass away if any error be so strong as to hold to threescore years it begins like man to be full of pain and sorrow They are compared to hay and stubble these will not long continue They are like Davids rich and great men in the world like the grass upon the house top not only homo but haereticus est bulla Truth will continue in the field when all errours will lie prostrate and conquered and have no other burial but that of an Ass as that despised King had 4. It 's an universal Truth within the bounds of Religion I do not say that all philosophical and mathematical truths are in the Scripture but all soul-saving truths are as 2 Tim. 3. The Scriptures are able to make thee wise to salvation There is nothing for doctrine or for practice but that can guide thee This sufficiency and perfection of Scripture-truth we do justly maintain against the Papists who as they foolishly set up their lighted tapers at noon-day so they add their traditions to the Scripture but it 's often said we may neither adde to it nor detract from it therefore it 's abundantly sufficient Now it 's good with Tertullian to adore this fulness of the Scripture for thy faith and doctrine to believe as thou readest to worship God as thou readest As the childe in the womb is nourished only by the mother through her nourishing Thus the Church of God is instructed nourished and enlivened only from God by the Scriptures We read the Manna fell from heaven but there fell a dew before it to constringe and bind the earth Thus truth fals from God but the Scripture is like the dew to keep it together that it may be for our use Let not then tradition custom antiquity multitudes nor such Gorgons heads lifted up by men terrifie thee but follow the word in thy faith and worship where that stands still do not thou go further where that goeth do not thou stand still And as for faith so for thy life know that hath all practical truth in it necessary to salvation that teacheth and that only how to repent how to be converted how to believe in Christ how to pray how to hear how to be in the world yet to have a conversation in heaven That teacheth thee how to be godly in thy relations a godly father a godly childe a godly master a godly servant Now this most people are greatly faulty in they will be of no Religion but what the Scripture commands yet they will live otherwise and do otherwise When thou seest an heretick thou will bring Scripture against him And is not Scripture against thy prophaneness and impiety as well as there are damnable heresies so are there damnable wickednesses in mens lives 5. It 's a supernatural Truth Many of the truths revealed in Scripture are such as no Plato's no Aristotles no wisdom of man though raised beyond Solomons could ever have attained unto such as the doctrine of the Trinity of the Nature Person and Office of Christ of the Resurrection of a day of Judgment and the