A09473:155
Two treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat…Tvvo treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat…
Two treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat of the flesh and spirit.Tvvo treatises· I. Of the nature and practise of repentance. II. Of the combat of the flesh and spirit.
Cambridge: printed by John Legate printer to the University of Cambridge. 1593., 1593Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legate printer to the Vniversitie of Cambridge. 1593., 1593
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Hence we may learn the cause why excellent divines do vary in divers points of religion: and it is, because in this combat, natural blindness yet remaining, prevails more or less. Men that are dim sighted & cannot discern without spectacles, if they should be set to descry a thing a far off, the most of them would be of divers opinions of it. And men enlightened & regenerate in this life do but see as in a glass darkly. 1Again, this must teach all students of divinity often to suspect themselves in their opinions and defences: seeing in them that are of soundest judgement the light of their understanding is mixed with darkness of ignorance. And they can in many points see but as the man in the Gospel, who when our Saviour Christ had in part opened his eyes, saw men walking, not as men, but in the form of trees. Also this must teach all that read the scriptures to invocate & call upon the name of God, that he would enlighten them by his spirit, & abolish the mist of natural blindness. The prophet David was worthily enlightened with the knowledge of Gods ⟨p. 80⟩word, so as he excelled the ancient and his own teachers in wisdom: yet being privy to himself touching his own blindness, often prayeth in the Psalms, Enlighten my eyes that I may understand the wonders of thy law.
Hence we may learn the cause why excellēt divines do vary in divers points of religiō: and it is, because in this cōbat, naturall blindnes yet remaining, prevailes more or lesse. Men that are dim sighted & cannot discerne without spectacles, if they should be set to discry a thing a far off, the most of them would be of divers opinions of it. And men inlightened & regenerate in this life do but see as in a glasse darkly. 1Again, this must teach all studēts of divinity often to suspect themselues in their opinions and defences: seeing in them that are of soundest iudgemēt the light of their understanding is mixed with darknes of ignorāce. And they can in many points see but as the man in the Gospell, who when our Saviour Christ had in part opened his eyes, saw men walking, not as men, but in the forme of trees. Also this must teach all that read the scriptures to invocate & cal upō the name of God, that he wold inlighten thē by his spirit, & abolish the mist of natural blindnes. The prophet David was wor thily inlightned with the knowledge of Gods