Chap. to. Art Erpofrtion upon the B®ak,ofJ O B. Ver bath but little experience, rrtnff needs have more th!n a little igno- rance. Experience breeds knowledge, and brings to perfection in knowledge. The eye of God is from everlahing. If he had not (as he bath) all knowledge in and from hitufèlf, he might have fetcht it in before this time, fromwhat he bath teen. And lie (having fcen all things) muff needs have perfect knowledge, whole knowledge had been perfet`,f, thoughhe had never fern a- ny of there things. Belìdes, As this phrale, an eye of flefh, imports thinnersofex- perience, and thence imperfeftions of knowledge, fo gruffmots of fpirit, and dimnefs of underttanding to attain knowledge. When Peter made that gracious confctlìon (Mat. i6. 16.) Thou art Chrifr the Son of the LivingGod ; Chri(1 anfwers, Blrfed art thou Sinton Barjona, furflip and blood ( that is, min) bath not Carofgnifiv, revealed:his unto tbee,but myfatber which is in heaven: as if he had aliquid pingue laid, All men are flail and blood, fo dull -lighted and blind,that ebrufsmcraf_ they could never have perceived this truth by any feud or ob- fun Y P Y Y Y j ubríteaut fervation, it comes only by gift and revelation. perfpieor. The eye of God is not an eye of flefh in this fenleneither. All fpirits have much clearnels of underftanding, much fharpnefs and quicknels ofapprehention. The devil being a fpirit, though now a wicked fpirit, hath one narnefrom krzoirledge. How much p:rn, more knowing is he, who is, Thefpirit, the Creatour ofthe fpi- rits ofall flefh,and the Creator of thole fpirits which fubfiEt with- out fleth ? Further, Sight is put for judgement , and feeing for judg- ing. Judging is an aft beyond knowing. Judgment is ithe refult of knowledge: So, Thou dolt net fee,is, Thou doff notjudge ar man doth. 3. Mans judgement is often hindered by his affeaions. His t!umvider rite: judgement is hindered by divers affeótions,efpeciallyby love,and 'e bornfnam, et /rent i1Ji ex fi: the nearnefs of relations ; man can hardly fee a fault and a Cie i>rdicar ut friend, a fin and fon together. Love makes knowledge as ig- afj tqus dw. norance, and light as darknefs. Chriltian Charity covers a mul- Carirct8 titude of fins from private revenge, and harfhcenfitres ; But hu- ihß mane charity covers amultitude of fins from publick jrallice, and wholforneadmonitions. The former keeps from rigid feverity, this endangers Ito cockering flattery. It is not thus with God, He feed, not as manfeetb, They who have the greateft interet, the nearer} relation to God, are fern what they are, and (hall be judged
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