• I · 6[-God a11d his Will. 55 holy Properties ~[Jential(y infinite, no Creature c~n direCtly or perfefrlycompreh~nd them, or any of them.. H~ ~ufi:.be infinite that can perfeCtly comprehend that wh1ch IS mfmte.: Wherefore God is perfeCtly known unto himfelf only_;, but as for us how little a Portion is heardof him? Hence he IS cal~ led the in'VijiUe God, and raid to dwell in light inacceffible. The Subfiflence ofhis moftfingle and fimple Nature in three diflinEf Perfons, t-hough it raifes and ennobles Faith in its Re– velation, yet it amazeth Reafon which would trufi to it felf in the Contemplation of it; whence men grow giddy who will own no other guide, and are carried out of the way of Truth. No man hathflenGod at any time; the only /;eg,otten who is in the bofome ofthe Father he hatbdeclaredhim,Joh.r. 18. 1 Tim.6. 16. - 2. Therefore we can have no direCt intuitive Notions or Apprehenfions of the Divine Effence, or its Properties. Such Knowledge is too wonderfulfor us. Whatever is pleaded for an intellet1ual 'l!ifion ofthe Elfence of God in the light of GlQry, yet none pretend unto a poffibility of an immediate full com-: prehenfion of it. But in our prefent frate God is UQto us, as he was unto Mofts under all the external manifefiati6ns of his Glory, in thick Darknefs,- Exod.20.2L All the rational ~onceptions of the Minds ofmen, are fwallowed up and lofi, ~hen they would exercife themfelves direflly on tl1at which ts abfolutely Immenfe, Eternal, Infinite. When we fay )t is fo, we know not what we fay, but only that it is not otherwife. · What weder.y of God, we know in fome mea– fure, but what we affirm we know not; only we declare what we believeand adore. Neque fenfus eft ejus, neque phan– taji.1,~erue opinio,ncc ratio,nec fcientia,faies 'Dionyf. 'lJe Di·vin. J!ommt : r. We lrave !lo means, no corporal, no intelleCtual mfirument or power tor ~he comprehenfion of him. Nor ' hathany other Creature;_ ~e7r~ wjTo o'mp E'llJI 0 8£?1 ~, 0; H9veV c et
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