{"id":"1.1","chapter":1,"number":1,"text":"The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible Rule of all Saving Knowledge, Faith, and Obedience; although the light of Nature, and the works of Creation and Providence do so far manifest the Goodness, Wisdom and Power of God, as to leave Men inexcusable; yet are they not sufficient to give that Knowledge of God and his Will, which is necessary unto Salvation. Therefore it pleased the Lord at various times, and in various manners, to reveal himself, and to declare That his Will unto his Church; and afterward for the better preserving, and propagating of the Truth, and for the more sure Establishment, and Comfort of the Church against the corruption of the Flesh, and the malice of Satan, and of the World, to commit the same wholly unto Writing; which makes the Holy Scriptures to be most necessary, those former ways of God’s revealing his Will unto his People being now ceased.","segments":[{"text":"The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible Rule of all Saving Knowledge, Faith, and Obedience; although the","proofs":["2 Timothy 3:15–17","Isaiah 8:20","Luke 16:29, 31","Ephesians 2:20"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Timothy 3:15–17","osis":["2Tim.3.15-2Tim.3.17"]},{"printed":"Isaiah 8:20","osis":["Isa.8.20"]},{"printed":"Luke 16:29, 31","osis":["Luke.16.29","Luke.16.31"]},{"printed":"Ephesians 2:20","osis":["Eph.2.20"]}],"note":null},{"text":"light of Nature, and the works of Creation and Providence do so far manifest the Goodness, Wisdom and Power of God, as to leave Men inexcusable; yet are they not sufficient to give that Knowledge of God and his Will, which is necessary unto Salvation.","proofs":["Romans 1:19–21","2:14–15","Psalm 19:1–3"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 1:19–21","osis":["Rom.1.19-Rom.1.21"]},{"printed":"2:14–15","osis":["Rom.2.14-Rom.2.15"]},{"printed":"Psalm 19:1–3","osis":["Ps.19.1-Ps.19.3"]}],"note":null},{"text":"Therefore it pleased the Lord at various times, and in various manners, to reveal himself, and to declare That his Will unto his Church; and afterward for the better preserving, and propagating of the Truth, and for the more sure Establishment, and Comfort of the Church against the corruption of the Flesh, and the malice of Satan, and of the World, to commit the same wholly unto","proofs":["Hebrews 1:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 1:1","osis":["Heb.1.1"]}],"note":null},{"text":"Writing; which makes the Holy Scriptures to be most necessary, those former ways of God’s revealing his Will unto his People being now ceased.","proofs":["Proverbs 22:19–21","Romans 15:4","2 Peter 1:19–20"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 22:19–21","osis":["Prov.22.19-Prov.22.21"]},{"printed":"Romans 15:4","osis":["Rom.15.4"]},{"printed":"2 Peter 1:19–20","osis":["2Pet.1.19-2Pet.1.20"]}],"note":null}],"relations":{"lbcf1689":["1.1"],"savoy1658-modernized":["1.1"],"wcf1646-modernized":["1.1"]},"diffs":[{"source":"wcf1646-modernized","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible Rule of all Saving Knowledge, Faith, and Obedience;","position":null},{"text":"s","position":32}]},{"source":"savoy1658-modernized","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible Rule of all Saving Knowledge, Faith, and Obedience;","position":null},{"text":"s","position":32}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}