The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises

Ninthly, He hath a spirit of discerning. There is a great deal ¹of light comes into the heart with faith. A man cannot believe, and be ignorant still. The Christian that is endued with faith from above, is endued with wisdom from above: so as he can conceive of the things of God that concern salvation, which ⟨p. 140⟩the natural man perceiveth not. Though he may want still in many knowledges, yet he hath skill in some measure to learn how to be saved. The doctrine of salvation he can now understand, which is taught in the ministry of the Word; and he now can make some good use of reading the Scriptures, that before discerned little or nothing in them. The veil that lieth upon the hearts of all flesh, is now taken from his eyes; yea the very entrance into Gods Word giveth light to the simplest believer. He that was stupid and unteachable before, doth now hear as the learned, with an holy kind of in-sight and judgement, 2 Tim. 3. 15. Psalm 119. 130. Prou. 1. 4, 8. and 9. 4, 5.

Ninthly, He hath a spirit of discerning. There is a great deale ¹of light comes into the heart with faith. A man cannot beleeue, and bee ignorant still. The Christian that is endued with faith from aboue, is endued with wisedome from aboue: so as he can conceiue of the things of God that concerne saluation, which ⟨p. 140⟩the naturall man perceiueth not. Though he may want still in many knoledges, yet he hath skill in some measure to learne how to be saued. The doctrine of saluation hee can now vnderstand, which is taught in the ministery of the Word; and hee now can make some good vse of reading the Scriptures, that before discerned little or nothing in them. The veile that lyeth vpon the hearts of all flesh, is now taken from his eyes; yea the very entrance into Gods Word giueth light to the simplest beleeuer. He that was stupid and vnteachable before, doth now heare as the learned, with an holy kind of in-sight and iudgement,