The Institution of Christian Religion

By the unhappy success of which undiscretion, we ought to be warned to take care that we bend our selves to travail in this question rather with tractable willingness to learn, than with sharpness of wit, and never have in our mind either to search for God any where else than in his holy Word, or to think any thing of him, but having his Word going before to guide us, or to speak any thing but that which is taken out of the same Word: The distinction that is in the one godhead of the Father, the Son, and the Holy ghost, as it is very hard to know, so doth it bring more busyness and cumbrance to some wits than is expedient. Let them remember that the minds of men do enter into a maze when they follow their ⟨p. 39⟩own curiosity, and so let them suffer them selves to be ruled with the heavenly oracles, how soever they can not attain the height of the mystery.

By the vnhappye successe of whiche vndiscretion, we ought to be warned to take care that we bend our selues to trauaile in this question rather with tractable willyngnesse to learne, than with sharpnesse of witte, and neuer haue in our mynde eyther to searche for God any where els than in his holy Worde, or to thynke any thynge of hym, but hauyng his Word goyng before to guide vs, or to speake any thynge but that whiche is taken out of the same Worde: The distinction that is in the one godhead of the Father, the Sonne, and the Holy ghoste, as it is very harde to knowe, so dooth it bryng more busynesse and comberance to some wittes than is expedient. Let them remembre that the myndes of men doo entre into a mase when they folowe their ⟨p. 39⟩owne curiositie, and so let them suffer them selues to be ruled with the heauenly oracles, howe soeuer they can not atteyne the heighte of the mysterie.

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