A judicious naturalist observes, that _sound_ and _strong_ lungs, are that, _on_ which, and _by_ which, the air or spirit of this world _principally_ operates, when (N. B.) he finds it proper to assist, (N. B.) the _weakness_ of our lungs, by his breathing into them.” Now if any man should find his heart edified, his understanding enlightened, by the above passage on _divine inspiration_, he will be pleased at my assuring him, that the pastoral letter of Mr. _Stinstra_, and the dissertation on enthusiasm, by Dr. _Green_, are from the beginning to the end, full as good in every respect, as that is. These two instances are proof enough, that as soon as any man trusts to natural abilities, skill in languages, and common-place learning, as the true means of entering into the kingdom of God, a kingdom of God, which is nothing but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost; he gives himself up to _certain delusion_, and can escape no _error_ that is popular, or that suits his state and situation in the learned, religious world. He has sold his birthright in the gospel-state of _divine_ illumination, to make a figure and noise, with the sounding brass and tinkling cimbals of the natural man. Thus Doctor _Green_, wanting to write on _divine inspiration_, runs from book to book, from country to country, to _pick up reports_ wherever he could find them, concerning divine inspiration, from this and that _judicious_ author, that so he might be sure of compiling a _judicious_ dissertation on the subject. All which he might have known to be mere delusion, had he but remembered, or regarded any one single saying either of Christ or his apostles concerning the _Holy Spirit_, and _his operations_. For not a word is said by them, but fully shews that all knowledge of the Spirit, is only that which the Spirit manifests in man. *But there is a degree of delusion still higher to be noted, in such writers, as Dr. _Green_; for his collection of ingenious, eminent, rational authors, of whom he asks counsel concerning the necessity, or certainty of the immediate inspiration of the Spirit, are such as deny it, and write against it. Therefore the proceeding is just as wise, as if a man was to consult some ingenious, and eminent _Atheists_, about the truth and certainty of God’s immediate, continual providence; or ask a few select _Deists_, how, or what he was to believe of the nature and power of gospel-faith. Now there are the Holy Spirit’s own operations, and there are reports about them. The only true reports are those that are made by inspired persons; and if there were no such persons, there could be no true reports of the matter. And therefore to consult uninspired persons, and such as deny, and reproach the pretence to inspiration, to be rightly instructed about the truth of immediate, continual divine inspiration, is a degree of blindness, greater than can be charged upon the old Jewish Scribes and Pharisees.