OF HUMAN NATURE. 285 then what we neglect now. To refuse what we now have, is not for want of light, but of eyes : not for want of mo- tives, but of faith ; not for want of rules, but of obedience ; not for want of know- ledge, but of will. Let us then pity those blind eyes which do not see, and especi- ally those wilful eyes which will not see. The Christian revelation, as far as re- spects its professed practical purpose, is brought within the reach of the plainest understanding. We speak of the Gospel itself, and not of those metaphysical perplexities with which the schools have endeavoured to meet metaphysical ob- jections ; we speak of the fundamental truths on which God has made salvation to depend. The unlettered Christian lays hold on these truths which the phi- losopher misses. The former looks, to the Holy Spirit for his teacher, the latter to his own understanding. The one lives holily, and thus, " by doing the will of God, he comes to know of the doctrine whether it be of God." The other re-
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