Of Knowledge. 139 will,) he (hall know the dodrine which is of SERM. God; not that he (hall be infallible in all V. points, or fet above the poffibility of error or ignorance in matters of religion ; but he (hall certainly know what is abfolutely necef- fary to be known, and be preferv'd from per- nicious mifrakes. But this is the fatal caufe of unbelief, either of the whole gofpel doc- trine, or force of its molt important articles which have the molt direct and immediate in- fluence on practice, this, I fay, is the caufe of fuch unbelief, and of condemnation for it, that light is come into the world, and men love darknefs rather than light, becaufe their deeds are evil. The greateft hinderance of men's attaining the knowledge of the truth in matters of religion, is a vicious difpofition; the prevalence of evil habits and ftrong pre- dominant lufts and pallions, which blind their underftandings. Above all others, the fcor_ ner, tho' he take force pains in feeking wif- dom, thall not find it ; and the fenfual de- bauch'd man cannot difcern thethings of God, which are fpiritually difcerned ; but if the eye of the mind be, fingle, not vitiated with corrupt affections, with the love of the world, and the things of the world, the whole man is full of light ; for as the natural eye is fitted to
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