on the 119. Plalme. 605 I fee thoumakc(1itknowne.Did our Sauiour Chri(1 giuethankerfor this thing,and (hallnot we, for whofe example thefe things weredone ?We can g:uethanks for our wits, andfor ourmemo- ries:but what isahat co the purpofe ?ourwit may rather hinder vs,thi3 furthervs inthe trueknow.; RWit not hum- ledge of theLord,vnlcsitbehibled& Pubic& toGodsfpitit. Buthereisagreatcaufeofthank -hla hsodr3.vt sloes, thatthefimplefhallvnderllandthc femy(leries,notasweeCewedbefore, fuchashaue no eonceiuing atall ,but (uch as acknowledgetheir finrphcitie, & hunger after the veord:euen as we alfo graunt,that wife men (hall hace thisvnderflanding,if they willdenie their reaíon,andllirvp affet-tion. For as ah wifemen (hall not be debarred from thispriuiledge ; fo all (mple menGall not be preferredth:reunto, For neither wifedcmeinitfelte ,nor fimplicitieinttownenature,do .. either furtheror hinder hereunto. Butalas, I fee howkathmeo wouldbe, tolofetheirworld- ly wit, and how theykeke after prayfeand commendation for thefame ; but few, ryGet With. hBeaffetliondehrefpirituallvnderltandingor furrow , in any like meafitre, when they lianeit not. Déut.4.6.7hat isyour vnderffanding and wi fedome inthe fight of thepeople,frithMofes, that the Lordpermittethyou fomere toapproch tohim,and to be taught his ordinancesand fairer. What then meant thele 1peeches of them, thathunt (omuch after worldly wit ? What , doyen thinke I am afoole ? Do you thinke tam an afle,andhauenowit toconceive what thingsbe,as well as ocher men? Doyou count niebut a del-head? Surely they are too proud,and too much blinded in theirowne conceits, Wherefore theProphet doch filmvs, that as the myaeries of Gods wordare reuealed to them thatarefrniple cf vnder(landing; fo it is to them that are bus in ae6uioit. The cattle then o'iiy sie donomore profitby the word, is becaule ste donot deltic our reafon, wee haue not affections that hungetafter it, nor loue to make vs pant forit, whichthings if wedid,we Gould furelybefatisfied} Indeed theLord giueth vndcrllan dingto whomhe plealeth, and wherehet purpofeth to be- flow fo greata blefling;he giucchgracealfo more aboundandy to fubdue theirreafon, And as fimplici«ecannot of itfelfebeacau(eof 1pirituallvndedlanding,but as itfoonerbringeth visto ¡light Of mir wants, and malted)vs the more to longafter Gods word ; fo wifedom is no caufe df hinderauce,hut as we ceding toomuch inthe fcateofrealon, cannoteafily be brought to the firtplicitieof Gods word. Audif theentrance, rudiments anti principles of religiongiue loch knowledge,and the verycatechifines yeeld filch vnderlanding, what is to be hopedfor , when Weartainc to riperknowledge,when'.ve hauemore vnder(tandrng,ushen we haue moreaffec?i- onsa wel, let hen vsexamineburoonehearts herein: whenwebegnn, were wt delightedw ith vnderllanding, anddid our vuderlianding moue invs fuck aftètttons, and in ottr proceedings,ta Ourvnderll andürg Icffe,and our affe&ions fewer,or do wenot thinke hill ofour ignorance,and desire tohaue our judgement clearer? we arc in a dangerous ea ate,we mull fufüeáì our (clues': $athan Will bewitch vs;and tellvs that this is a paradoxe,that after fo longhearing and reading' Wet fhould (il(be ignorant , andthat 1 ill we haut neede tohunger after the word. It is there- forethegreatnietcic ofGod, that to the receiuingoffofingularabenehr ,hereq. tined) nothing, f s,btt theackitooledgingof our ignorance, andbessaylingof ourwants. He would, that ' Wt Gould 11111 putour felues in nundeof this one rhing,that though we hauenot 'this vnder(i«ri= dif in' thehighclideg ree, orinanhundredfold ;yetwemu11basicitinfomedegives eitherin threekore fold,or inthirtic fold i tote muttyear, grteue and troubleour felues for this affe pion. ;it4fiereit{s, the héartisaltberálland free ruleröföuraff ílionr,andrehereït is not,wemuß,, learnt tolayviolent bands cues anouraffetlions. Weare to (hew thatwhichwee omitted in- tho I'ätiètit(íd:of the verle goingbefore; Xeeaufé7 lined thj lam;i 'c. 1-1crc the Prophet (heweth, óttattHtlouè w hiebhe didbeatetoGodslaw; wasfo gieat,Chat'tecould notfatisfie him,but hill he'this(ledafter it, and thit11ingdidpant. Louç,as wefay,al way fated, a priceof things,nothing istooBeare, no tratteli is toonmch,'Laue ifeffi iciléeineehtoògteatyorcheltiÜgwhichweeldut; we feeàgreatpricéeinrhingswhich atcic:hie : ., 9othen,ifwemake Our loue of the word ;find rirakeour priceonìí,we thal thinke nopokes' fufficient,no traucll enough toamineveto it:andon thecontraty,if out loutbe littleand (mall' totted tvwrd;we(hall Rode it to be thecaufe, w'hy,:KKt'fttfolioleapri ceon it. Forif ourinuebe fiFany <tftire;it witdrawonouraffa'tltons;but a haueloft ourlout 'nomarvelthough w e hauefobarren feelings. If then we will haueany truetrials dour loue, let vs fee,if withche Fff 3 man
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