ScRiPTUEE Sufficient without Unwritten Teaditions, v. 485.
Scripture,, not the bare words of, but the meaning, must be regarded, i. 284.
Not the less to be esteemed though Satan and his agents use it, i.
287 ; what it speaks to all is to be esteemed as spoken to each
particular person, ib.
How to be studied, vi. 105 ; to be often meditated upon, ib. ; received
in the love of it, ib. Clearness of, denied by Papists and libertines, viii. 73. Clearness of, objections answered, viii. 74; 'Why do men so often mistake, that have the scriptures and consult them ? ' ib. ; some come to the word with a presumption of their own wit, and leaning upon their own understanding, ib. ; many bring their prejudicate opin- ions along with them, ib. ; some search the scriptures, not from any love of the truth, but to oppose it, ib. ; some come to the word leavened with some carnal affection, 75 ; some content themselves with superficial apprehensions, ib. ; when men are right in the main, there will be mistakes about lesser things, ib. ; ' If there be such a light m the scriptures, what need is there of the Spirit 1 '
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ih. ; the scriptures are the means of light, the Spirit the author of light, t6. ; 'What need of the ministry?' 76; it is God's institu- tion, and Ave must submit to it, though we see no reason for it, ib. ; its use is to explain and vindicate truth, ib. ; to apply generals to particular cases, ib. ; to keep doctrines still afoot in the church, ib. • a peculiar blessing and efficacy to a christian from their calling, ib. ; ' It is said that there were some things hard to be understood,' ib. ; hard, but not impossible, 77 ; some, but not many, ib. ; ' Christians in scripture complain of darkness,' ib. ; our darkness should not be urged in disparagement of the word, ib.
The true Avitness of its certainty is not the authority of the church, but experience of its sanctifying virtue, x. 426.
Important to inquire into the truth of, x. 433 ; to prepare and induce carnal men to respect it, and to wait for the confirmation of the Spirit, ib. ; to give additional confirmation and greater certainty to the people of God, ib. ; to awaken them who have received the word upon slight grounds, to be better settled, ib. ; that we may know the distinct excellency of our profession above all other professions in the world, 434 ; wicked men, remaining wicked, can have no absolute assurance of, 435 ; because all external arguments, without the light of the Spirit, work but a human faith, ib. ; because the Spirit worketh not by way of certioration and full assurance, but when he sanctifieth, ib. ; arguments that prove the scriptures to be the word of God, 438 ; God has owned them by the wonderful success of the doctrine and religion which they establish, ib. ; and that not- withstanding the contemptibleness of the human instruments, 439 ; by miracles, 441 ; the accomplishment of prophecies, threatenings, and promises, 444 ; God hath owned the word by associating the operation of his grace and powerful Spirit with it, and with no other doctrine, 446 ; the Spirit's testimony, 447 ; their wonderful preser- vation, 448 ; his judgments on those who have reviled, abused, and persecuted this truth, 449 ; intrinsic arguments, 453 ; the majesty of the style, ib. ; the simplicity of the style, ib. ; the fidelity of the reports, 454 ; the harmony and agreement of all the parts, 455 ; their impartiality, 456; the matter contained in them, ib. ; pre- cepts, ib.; promises, 457; doctrines, 458; histories, ib.; pro- phecies, ib.
Reason not to be heard against, xv. 214; cannot be understood or applied without the Spirit, 216. Scriptures, the beauty and glory of, is within, and must be fetched out with much study and prayer, iv. 162.
Sometimes a seeming difference in, but no real contrariety, iv. 264.
An excellent art to rank in their order, and to know wherefore every- thing is spoken in the word, iv, 351.
The duty of every christian to be acquainted with, v. 172.
Sufficient for our faith, our duty, and our happiness, v. 494 ; authority, sufficiency, and perspicacity of, weakened by the Papists, because they cannot stand before their light, 495.
Doctrines of, concerning God and his works, wonderful, vi. 261.
Written not for ministers or professed students, but for all sorts of men, viii. 354 ; difficulties in, not such that the people cannot read with profit, 355.
Unchangeable certainty and everlasting verity of, must be apprehended, ix. 119; considered, ib. ; believed, 120; known from their self- VOL. XXII. X
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evidencing light, ib. ; by the testimony of the Spirit, 121 ; the ex- perience of the truth of the word in God's hearing prayer, ib.
Scruples, affected, are sinful, xiii. 188.
Sarupulosity often ends in licentiousness, i. 283.
Searching the heart, God a searcher of the hearts of men, xii. 243 ; the scripture argueth this from the immensity and greatness of God, from creation, and from God's government, ib. ; they that would worship God aright had need be deeply possessed with this truth, i6.; there can be no true worship unless we are deeply possessed with a thorough sense of the infinite knowledge of God, 247 ; this doctrine a great comfort to sincere worshippers, ib. ; cautions against hypo- crisy in prayer, 248.