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SER. II.
AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE.
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write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia." Rev. i. 11.

"Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter." Rev. i. 19.

"Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write.—Unto the angel of the church of Smyrna,—of Pergamos,—of Thyatira,—of Sardis,—of Philadelphia,—and of Laodicea, write,[1] &c." Rev. ii. 1. to iii. 14.

  1. Observe, (by the way,) after each of these written communications it is added, He that hath an ear let him hear what the spirit saith unto the churches. And in the following, observe not only the authority, but what the Spirit saith, as to the object for which the Scriptures were written.
"Many other signs truly did Jesus, which are not written in this Book; but these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that, believing, ye might have life through his name." John, xx. 30, 31.

"These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life." 1 John, v. 13.

"It seemed good to me—to write unto thee, in order—that thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed." Luke i. 3, 4.

"These things write I unto you that ye sin not." 1 John ii. 1.

"These things write we unto you, that your joy may be full." 1 John i. 4.

"When I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints." Jude iii.

"This second Epistle, I now write unto you; in which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: that ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the