And  as  Jefus  did  not  fend  his  Difciples  to  preach  to  all  the  world,  till
after  his  'death,  and  as  he  then,  after  his  death,  did  actually  furnifh  them
with  all  miraculous  powers  to  render  their  doctrine  effectual,  this  is
the  molt  conceiving  proof  that  his  doctrine  was  divine,  and  that  he  him-
felf  was  actually  gone  to  heaven,  and  lived  theie  in  the  higheft  intcrcft
and  favour  with  God.  For  that  an  impoftor,  a  deceiver,  hateful  to  the  God
of  truth,  mould,  after  his  death,  be  able  to  animate,  inftruct,  autho-
rize, and  empower  a  company  of  men,  otherwife  deititute  of  all  afhft-
ance,  and  labouring  under  all  poffible  difficulties,  to  throw  down  all  the
religions  of  the  world,  and  to  erect  a  new  one  in  their  ftead,  is  utterly
impoffible.  It  is  therefore  certain,  b.yond  all  doubt,  that  Jefus  Chriji
was  fent  from  heaven  to  reveal  the  Gofpel  to  the  world.  And  as  v/e  are
very  fure  that  we  have  in  our  hands  the  writings  of  his  Apoftles,  we
may  be  as  fure,  that  they  contain  a  revelation  from  heaven,  or  that  doc-
trine which  Chriji  received  from  God  and  delivered  to  his  Difciples.
And  if  i'o,  then  the  writings  of  the  Old  Teftament  are  alfo  the  word  of
God,  for  Chriji  and  his  Apoftles  declare  them  to  be  fuch.  Therefore
all  Scripture  is  given  by  infpiration  of  God.
