The Practice of Piety

The greatest knowledge that men can attain unto in this life, comes as far short of the knowledge which we shall have in heaven: ¹as the knowledge of a child, that cannot yet speak plain, is to the knowledge of the greatest Philosopher in the ⟨p. 205⟩World. They who thirst for knowledge; let them long to be students of this University. ²For all the light by which we know any thing in this world, is nothing but the very shadow of God: but when we shall know GOD in heaven, we shall, in him, know the manner of the work of the creation, the mysteries of the work of our Redemption: yea, so much knowledge as a Creature can possibly conceive and comprehend of the Creator and his works. But whilst we are in this life, we may say with Job. ³How little a portion hear we of him? And assure our selves with Syracides, that There are hid yet greater things then these be, ⁴and that we have ⟨p. 206⟩seen but a few of Gods works.

The greatest knowledge that men can attaine vnto in this life, comes as farre short of the knowledge which wee shall haue in heauen: ¹as the knowledge of a childe, that cannot yet speake plaine, is to the knoweldge of the greatest Philosopher in the ⟨p. 205⟩World. They who thirst for knowledge; let them long to be students of this Vniuersity. ²For all the light by which wee know any thing in this world, is nothing but the very shadow of God: but when we shall know GOD in heauen, wee shall, in him, know the manner of the worke of the creation, the mysteries of the worke of our Redemption: yea, so much knowledge as a Creature can possibly conceiue and comprehend of the Creator and his works. But whilest wee are in this life, wee may say with Iob.