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3 It is not meant only of thefe

glorious times yet to come 5

4 It is not meant of Heavenly

Glory bow ibid.

s. The word Until, not taken

exclusively

ibid.

Gondral. DOCT.

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Light; whereunto we

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It is meant comparatively
Arguments taken from the ufe.s
Fulneß of the Word to us
How long we must take heed to
it; which is the second thing
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1 It is not understood of Sika dark plait shottie

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3 The Scripture Light, is the

most excellent, safe, and fure

Light.

4 It is the duty of al the Saints

to take heed thereunto, and

to walk thereby, especially in

dark times and places.

ibid.

Though he be in the dark,

yet God doth not leave him fo

ibid.

III. Scripture Light, the moft Dod3.

excellent, fafe, and fure

-Light

Dock: I. A good man may be in the

dark

1 Proved by Examples of per-1 It is a true light

fons and places

ibid.

ibid.

72 It is an admirable wonder-

2 From times of Affliction. ib.

3 From great freights ibid.

4 From times of Offences. ib.

s Agood man may err, and be

miftaken in erroneous times

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ibid.

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6. A good man may be engaged 6

in fome diffention

He may be under fome defer- 7

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8 He may be under fome temp-

tation

ibid.

Dost 11 Though a good man be in-

www the dark yet be bath

Scripture Light to walk

by

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Have not picked men Scripe
ture Light to walk by in their
darkneß?

ibid.

ibid.

May not a good mans Eyer be

beld from the Scripture

Light?

H

ful light

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It is a fafe and fure light. ib.

It is a pleasant fatisfying

light

ibid.

lisafull, and fufficient light

ibid.

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It is a cleer light in al Truths

neceffary to Salvation

It is the most excellent Light,

compared with seven or eight

falfe Lights, in these dates

cried up by men for great

lights

ibid.

1 Revelations or Visions.

2 Dreams.

Impreffions on the heart,

with or without the Word

4 Experience.ava

The Law and light within

6 Providence.

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3 It is more certam and fure, INSTANCE, II.
the other are uncertain ibid.

4 There is no danger in taking

beed to Scripture light; to

the other there is, for three

Reasons

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Scripture Light compared with

Dreams and Voyces

Scripture Light the best,compa-

ratively

ibid.

I Dreams are commonly vain

ibid.

Queft.

May not God speak extraordi-
narily in our daies, by Vifi- 2
ons and Revelations?
Anfw. affirmatively.

He may.

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17

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ibid.

The matter fet with bounds.

We must not have itching

Ears after Visions and Re-

velations, though we are

bound to receive them when
God speaks by them for we
may not tempt God

2 If the Revelation be contra-

ry to Scripture, it is from the

Devil

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3 It is not from the Lord, if it

be brought to confirm the Go

pel; for the Doctrine of the

Gospel is fufficiently confir

med already do ibid.

Dreams are uncertain to

know whether they be Natu

ral, or Supernatural; from

God, or from the Devil 21

Quest.

May not God speak to us by a

Dream now if he will? ibid.

Antw.

Affirmatively.

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He may if be please but we

have no order to wait for it:

nor is it a fign of gods love

ibid.

not an immediate voyce from

God to l

God to be compared roith

Scripture?

Anfw.

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may be from Hel, or Heaven,

4By extraordinary means a from an Ael, or Heaven,

or from

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