How theViuellydgeth.Ofl(novledge, 34-/ tion. Secondly,if theDiuell fees knowledgeemit needs comein, & ignorance snuff heeds 2. Erronr. goout,he fended) outErrour,which mutt makemen iftheywill heeds be. knowing,eyther Trinitaries, orArrians,or Anabaptifts,or flchltke,whomay line welfindeed, andnrake a great fhe:ve ofgodlineffe, but all for his greater-aduantage tdWinne the more foules. Thirdlie, Worldline fe fucceedeth , who dares playhis parteuen vppon themthat haue World/ides; pureknowledge, whome neyther Ignorance nor Errour could preuaile again(t: but therepreuailenot, thencomesHypocrite, and beewill lift vs,and féarch vs to thequick. Ifan Angell fromHeauen fhould withftand vs tothe face , wec dare 'boldliepronounce, that ignorant,erronious, and woridliemen,Rich as willtake order for God , o huis thcyr banns are full, and all Hypocrites,haue lurelie vncleane fpirits breathing as thein,Ephef. 4 Hyfoaifre, 2.2. 3 0 man eon S There are manie kindes of knowledge : The common courfe of the woille is fit rrpt itr,,ef7f` down,Micab.6. x 6:0»nbries ltatutesare fought for,knowledge ofLawpoints,Chrill,Mat: f,r,,,nleagr, and 16. complayneth of another kinde of knowledge: Yee fay in:the Euening,.the skie is ',ha is me rcd, &c. but knowyee theface of theHeauens, and are yee ignorant of the keowlecl e r;g't know" whichbringetheuerlalhinglife? A third kind of knowledge theic is ipoken of Amos 8. iCOge q. andProuerbes so. where akiude of people had a grace in makingof the Ephah fmall, and, the Shede great. Wee haue learned a trimme part of knowledge to trippe men in buyingand felling. Another knowledgethere is Eecicefiafticus 3o. 24.when people keep muchadoeaboutkeepingofbullockes ,andthatfofarre, as they firltpreferre them:but 4 Godandhis kingdomearefought for afterwarde : Indeede thefe thinges are lawfull for himthat hark fird affect ed hisowne foule to feekethe kingdomof God, but tomake the knowledge ofGodcomeafter,is prepoi}erous. There is another knowledge,& that isofthe lawofGod,which men make fo final! ac., i countof, that the Lordcomplaineth by hisProphet: howbee bath taken paines to write themylteries ofthelaw, &men thinke it a ftrange thing ;the knowledgeof Godhis word is hardto them. Wellwemuff enter oneway or other,and therefore it (hall beprofitable to fearch andCamay the wayes.Oneway is fet downe EpheLchap.4.17.where the Apoille x planting trueknowledge brewarnetis of goingawayin the vansue oftheir oivnemmdc, neither by addingor detracîing,Deue.4.z. and t 2.3z.Apoc. zz.t S.nor by cuttiirg out the book in peeces,as in Ieremie. This way is more flatliefet downe, Deut.t 2.8. Tellull trot doe rrhatfeeuercuery man thinkethkoodinhis miteeyes that is,ifye ewer purpofeto thrice in Ilea- herdic knowledge ye mutt not fay:Methinks this is good,orthat is good,butye mull fetch all from the fossntaineof tutknowledge of God, wlsschsss warranted. A fecond way ma y chalked out,z. Chron. x7.3 .4.where the Lord begmneth to commend fehofaphat for wal- king uprightly after his conunaundements, not afterthe manner of ¡frasel. But weewalke after the trade ofIfrael.Be it fpoken thereforeto theface ofall flelh,what man rower wal- ked) thusafterthe tradeof *wet, his bloodbevppon hiinfelfe. Tie thirdway is Funded tovs,a. Pet.3 .1748. Becaufeweperfwade our feluestowalke well, when wee walke after Example, example, bemire thus,and thusdid our fatherswalkedPeter meeteth with this way , and faith Chrift bath redeemedvsfrom the traditionsof the fathers. This way would the WO. man ofSamaria hauewalked,Iohn 4.had not our Sauiourput her intothe right way. Let vs.learne towalke out ofthewayof cufome, andtocome into thewayof God. Though all the world goethisWay orthat way, yet let vs faywith Iofh. chap. 24 t 3.'Iandmy houfe millmalkearight, & fo (hall wegrowfromknowledgeto knowledge,until! all appeare be- fore God in Smon. Wee mullnot thenmake Gods word a ftranger,becaufewe will liaise it thus,if it beaccording tomyrearon,oraccording to thefafhiô ofthe world, oraccording tomyforefathers ,but lettingthefeafide ,letvsgrowiii word ofLord.Thereisanother 4 thing much hindring this knowledge ofGod,ÿis,whi we banea glimmering fight we cals offal guides, & yet inworldlythings wehaue no end where Mould be anend:ou'rfins are Terfeserantei neuer gray- headed,but in heaueniy knowledgeweTrickly make anend,where fhould be noend. Many can becontent to know,butPaulwonld not haue vs childriinknowledge, &therforewriting tothemothercitieofgood learning,hee runneth ffil on thispoint with the Corinthians,knomeyeenot,knoweyeenot? afpecchofreprehenfon. SomCt4a]etvefhall fee
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