Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume /

Use 4. See hence what little Reason men have to boast of their Knowledge, or Gospel-privileges, when these may turn to their sorer Condemnation. He that knows his Masters will, and doth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes, Luke 12.47.

Ʋse 4. See hence what little Reason men have to boast of their Knowledge, or Gospel-priviledges, when these may turn to their sorer Condemnation. He that knows his Masters will, and doth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes, Luke 12.47.

And so Christ speaks to the Pharisees, who boasted themselves to be the Pechachim, the seeing men, whose eyes were opened; Because you say, we see, therefore your sin remaineth, John 9.41.

And thus the Jews boasted over the Gentiles; That they knew God's will, were instructed out of the Law, and were instructors of the foolish, and teachers of babes, Rom. 2.18, 19, 20. and boasted themselves to be the Circumcision; but yet they not keeping the Law, the Uncircumcision should judge and condemn them, v. 27. We have many among us who boast of a little Knowledge they have more than others, and have learned to talk and dispute of Religion, and despise others as foolish, ignorant, blind and babes; when all this may make their Judgment the more intolerable. Some of the Jews have a Tradition, that the holy Fire of the Altar was hid in an hole of a Rock all the time of the Captivity; and when at their return they looked for it, it was turned into a Jelly, which they took and laid upon the Altar, and there was kindled into a Fire again by the beams of the Sun. When the Light that is in the Mind kindles a Flame of Love in the Heart, and thence are presented holy Sacrifices to God; this is Light sanctified, and sanctifying the Soul: but when it rests in the Mind, and is resisted in the Heart and Practice of Men, it will, whether Men will or no, shine into their Consciences first or last, to their greater Terror and Condemnation.