A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the dutiesA guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties

And these are the causes of saving knowledge. The object of it is God, his will and works. Where first we are to know, that there is a God, who is to be worshipped and served of us. Unto which we attain by the light of nature, which revealeth this principle unto us, and convinceth all men of this truth, by the Book of the creatures, in which the infinite wisdom, power and goodness of the Creator shineth; by the terrors of conscience following the commission of heinous sins though never so secret; by the series and dependency of causes one upon another, in the disquisition whereof there is no end, till we come to the cause of causes, who having his being of himself, giveth being unto all things; by the goodly order which may be observed in the creatures, and the motion of the heavens and the celestial bodies; by the final causes, one thing being referred to another, till we come to the summum benum and supreme end of all things, which is God; by the accomplishment of Prophecies foretold long before their events; by the consent of all Nations, in acknowledging this principle; and finally, by the judgements and punishments executed upon the wicked, even in this life: by all which we come to the clear understanding of this truth, that there is a God; although in truth it is so evident in it self, that no argument can be brought to illustrate it, seeing nothing is so clear and manifest.

ANd these are the causes of sauing knowledge. The obiect of it is God, his will and workes. Where first we are to know, that there is a God, who is to be worshipped and serued of vs. Vnto which we attaine by the light of nature, which reuealeth this principle vnto vs, and conuinceth all men of this truth, by the Booke of the creatures, in which the infinite wisedome, power and goodnesse of the Creator shineth; by the terrours of conscience following the commission of heynous sinnes though neuer so secret; by the series and dependancy of causes one vpon another, in the disquisition whereof there is no end, till we come to the cause of causes, who hauing his being of himselfe, giueth being vnto all things; by the goodly order which may be obserued in the creatures, and the motion of the heauens and the celestiall bodies; by the finall causes, one thing being referred to another, till wee come to the summum benum and supreme end of all things, which is God; by the accomplishment of Prophecies foretold long before their euents; by the consent of all Nations, in acknowledging this principle; and finally, by the iudgements and punishments executed vpon the wicked, euen in this life: by all which we come to the cleare vnderstanding of this truth, that there is a God; although in truth it is so euident in it selfe, that no argument can be brought to illustrate it, seeing nothing is so cleare and manifest.