Chain of Principles. fathotne the depth of its contrive- ments, and thereupon ready to cavil at, and call in queftion the equity of them. Such as do fo, (ifany fuch !hall cart an eye upon thefe papers) muff give me leave to fay unto them, as one ofour ancient writers did to their fore- fathers;" TheApoflle(faithhe)having difcourfed of thefe myfteries ac= knowledgeth their depth and adore- " eth the wifdome of God in them. " Dignare r to ilia nefcire. Concede Deo potentiam [ui. Nequa qq uam to indiget de= fenfre. Be thou alto willing to be " ignorant of fuch things.. Leave God himfelf in the modelling of his de- `` crees and difpenfations. He will be " fure to do it fo , as not to !land in " need ofany apology or defence of `` thine. To which let me add a fay- ingof Luther , and with it conclude this Exercitation. " Reafon (faithhe) "thou art a fool and dot not un- deríland thematters of God. Where- fore be not ob1reperous, but hold thy prating;, 309 Exerc. . f Hieron, in epil}ola ad Ctefiphonte,n.,; Tu, Ratio, fluita es, non faas qus fuat Der..P e I rgue nè ohfi-repiws tnibi, fed rice, non judiea, f audi veib.r.in Dei ci e,eo
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