In a word, of all other things it is the most abstruse: no humane invention like it: none of the Liberal Arts and Sciences comparable to it in profundity. The Law is not such a mystery as the Gospel, for the Law was engraved in mans heart: and man doth still by nature retain some glimpse and sparkles thereof: forq the Apostle saith, that the Gentiles do by nature the things contained in the Law, and show the work of the Law written in their hearts. But the Gospel was never written in mans nature:⟨p. 530⟩ it was extraordinarily revealed, and is above nature: whereforer the Apostle contenteth not himself to call it a mystery, but also termeth it a great mystery: intimating thereby, that it is a mystery both of great weight and moment (the knowledge of nothing else can be more excellent, necessary and profitable) and also of other things most abstruse, admirable and incredible: so as it isf without controversy a great mystery: a most certain, sure, unfallible, undeniable truth.
In a word, of all other things it is the most abstruse: no humane inuention like it: none of the Liberall Artes and Sciences comparable to it in profunditie. The Law is not such a mysterie as the Gospell, for the Law was ingraued in mans heart: and man doth still by nature retaine some glympse and sparkles thereof: forq the Apostle saith, that the Gentiles doe by nature the things contained in the Law, and shew the worke of the Law written in their hearts. But the Gospell was neuer written in mans nature:⟨p. 530⟩ it was extraordinarily reuealed, and is aboue nature: whereforer the Apostle contenteth not himselfe to call it a mysterie, but also termeth it a great mysterie: intimating thereby, that it is a mystery both of great weight and moment (the knowledge of nothing else can be more excellent, necessarie and profitable) and also of other things most obstruse, admirable and incredible: so as it isf without controuersie a great mysterie: a most certaine, sure, vnfallible, vndeniable truth.
- qRom. 2. 14. 15.
- r1. Tim. 3. 16.
- f[Greek or Hebrew].〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
