. • "3l he giues themhis fpirit-, and grace in their heart 1 hee giues thein th~ bleffings c;>fthislife, and·ctcrnall in the world to corne)we would furely ferue him with awillingminde. . . Buton thecontrarie,the caufeand fountaine of all difo– bedienceagainll God, is, beca~fe t_her~ is ne right know- . ledgeofGod:As11o fta complatnes1nhts4·C~apter,Verf. ~.Horea -4·•• that they !ie,theyfteale, theycommit adu!tery>anJhlo~d t9Nch– lthhlond. But what was the.caufcofthis confufion? Becau(c there was no knowledge of God in the land: and where menknow·notGod,what canbe.looked forelfc, butallimpiety againtl: God,all vnrighteous dealing againfi men? . - This plainely reprooues all ign.orant pcrfon~, that knowP'{t 1. ;not howm·any perfons there bc:e in the Trinity, or at lea.'ll they cannot cell what any of them did for them. They are not acquaintedwith the properties ofGod.,nor withhisac– .tions.,theynel)er thought on hisName,nor pon~ered onhis truth,iufiice,power,mercy,and fuch hkc things. The(e,may ·bragge of':loue-, -a.nd faith, anc;l _hope, .a.u(i _confidcpce,· andpatience-: .~ut they haue nene of them, for all good things flo'¥V from this, that we know God. Therefore p~~,Hl faith2.Thef..t.8. That ·god will com1 .w#h thoufonds of hu ~ngels. inftatning·fire, rendr.ing vengeaNce 'to ttll thiJfe that ftnow.him N-ot., neither o/leyh#s GoJfi;ll. Thefc thingsfollow a_lofc; doth no-t one know God? then it is dcare hce doth. not obey his Gofpell,he makes no confciencc ofit. There– fore an ignorant heart is alway a fi111full heart: and a man. without knowledge, is a man without grace: and this ig~ norance is fo foule ;dinnc, a$ that it lhall bee. fufficient to bring Godsvengeance vponth~m: .a~d how light account focuer men make ofit,. God will condemne them for this, that theyremain j gnorant ofhim:(or fure it is thatfireh men neither canor will haue rega.rd tohis ~ommandement. _ And on the other fide, .thi.s mu{l.fHrre vs vp to call for J. wifedome,and tocrief~r vnde~{bnding, tQ fceke for it,3nd . to digge for it as for gold and precious Hones.:Wee mufi Prou.%. · often rcade Gods .word,a~dconfcrre and med-itate vpon it,. which if wee doe, it will giuc 's vnderflandiug, and then !Vclliallf~e GodsJ>ropcrtics) hi~ gopdn~ e, his lone, his C + ability,
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