us. He bids John write theſe things concerning the ſtate of the glorified, and calls them faithful and true; he would not intruſt his word to man's memory and conſcience: he would have it written. Blaſphemous papiſts, laugh not at this, nor call the Pope's breaſt the Bible; here a warrant for the written ſcripture. But indeed it tells that man's falſehood wore his conſcience; had his conſcience been a faithful regiſter, there ſhould have been no more need of a written Bible: but now the Lord has lippened more to dead paper more than a living man's ſoul. Our conſcience, now under ſin, has not been a good Bible: becauſe man is ready to run away from his conſcience; becauſe what is written in our conſcience, as there is a God, a Judgement, a Heaven, a Hell; Satan and ſin come in as two falſe witneſſes, and blot out that, and write that in the fool's heart, that ſays there is no God. And there are many holes in our ſouls; the word of God comes in and runs out again and back-ſpouts, except Jeſus make their ſoul water-faſt, ſo that the word of God may dwell in them plentifully, Coloſ. iii. 16. Is not our hearts compared to a field, wherein the preacher ſows the ſeed, Mat. xiii. and the black ſpirits of hell come and gather up Chriſt's wheat. O but there are many running-out fools, and much need we have of a written Bible, and therefore make much of the written word, and pray God to copy his Bible in all, and every one of our hearts, and to write a new book of his doctrine in our hearts, and put it into the conſcience as he directs, Jer. xxi. 1. Of his prohecy. 2. A deſcription. 3. A promiſe of matter. Chriſt ſays to John, it is done. That is exponded in Rev. xvi. 17. The world is ended, ſo ſpeaks Chriſt of the world, and the glory of it paſſeth
