*Hence may be seen, the great and like blindness both of Infidels and Christians; the one in trusting to their own reason, dwelling in its own logical conclusions; the other in trusting to their own reason, dwelling in learned opinions about scripture words and phrases, and doctrines built upon them. “For as soon as it is known, that _God is all in all_, that in him we _live and move_ and _have our being_; that we can have nothing _separately_, or out of him, but every thing in him; that we have no being, or degree of being but in him; that he can give us nothing as our good, but himself, nor any degree of salvation from our fallen nature, but in such degree, as he again communicates something more of himself to us: as soon as this is known, then it is known with the utmost evidence, that to put a religious trust in our own reason, whether confined to itself, or working in doctrines about scripture words, has the nature of that same idolatry, that puts a religious trust in the _sun_, a departed _saint_, or a graven _image_.” And as _image-worship_ has often boasted of its divine power, because of the wonders of zeal and devotion, that have been raised thereby in thousands, and ten thousands of its followers; so it is no marvel, if _opinion-worship_ should often have, and boast of the same effects. What poor divinity-knowledge comes from great _scholars_, and great _readers_, may be sufficiently seen from the two following quotations in a _late dissertation on enthusiasm_; the one is taken from Dr. _Warburton_’s sermons, the other from a _pastoral letter_ of Mr. _Stinstra_, a preacher amongst the _Mennonists of Friesland_. That from Dr. Warburton, stands thus: “By them (that is, by the writings of the New Testament) the prophetic promise of our Saviour, that the _Comforter_ should abide for ever; was _eminently_ fulfilled. For tho’ his ordinary influence _occasionally_ assists the faithful, yet his _constant abode_ and _supreme illumination_ is in the sacred scriptures.¹” Dr. _Warburton_’s doctrine is this, that the inspired books of the New Testament, is that _Comforter_, or _Spirit_ of _truth_, which is meant by Christ’s being _always_ with his church.――Let us put the Doctor’s doctrine into the letter of the text, which will best shew how true, or false it is. ¹ Dissertation, page 10.