Do what you know, and God will teach you what to do. Do what you know to be your present duty, and God will acquaint you with your ⟨p. 14⟩future duty as it comes to be present. Make it your business to avoid know omissions, and God will keep you from feared commissions. This Rule is of great moment, and therefore I will charge it upon you by express Scripture. Psalm 25. v. 4. Show me thy ways O Lord, i. e. those ways wherein I cannot errn. Teach me thy paths, i. e. that narrow path which is too commonly unknowno, those commands that are most strict and difficult, V. 5. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me, i. e. teach me evidently that I may not be deceived; so teach me that I may not only know thy will but do itp. Here's his prayer, but what grounds hath he to expect audience? For thou art the God of my salvation, q. d. thou Lord wilt save me, and therefore do not refuse to teach me. On thee do I wait all the day, i. e. the whole day, and every dayq, other arguments are couched in the following verses, but what answer? v. 9. The meek will he guide in judgement, the meek will he teach his way; i. e. those that submit their neck to his yoke, those that are not conceited that they can guide themselves better then he can guide them, he will teach them his waysr, in necessary, great, and weighty matters they shall not errs. Again Prov. 2. v. 3. If thou seekest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding, v 4. If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for •id treasures, v. 5. Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God, v. 6. For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding, v. 7. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly, v. 8. He keepeth the paths of Judgment, and preserveth the way of his Saints, v. 9. Then shalt thou understand Righteousness, and Judgment, and Equity, and every good path. q d. Be but as diligent to get knowledge, as a covetous man is to get moneyt, and God will certainly give you such knowledge of his ways, as shall preserve you from erroru, and will teach you how to behave your selves both towards God and Manw: One Scripture more, that in the evidence of three vitnesses, this rule may be established, Joh. 7.17.
Do what you know, and God will teach you what to do. Do what you know to be your present duty, and God will acquaint you with your ⟨p. 14⟩future duty as it comes to be present. Make it your business to avoid know omissions, and God will keep you from feared commissions. This Rule is of great moment, and therefore I will charge it upon you by express Scripture. Psalm 25. v. 4. Shew me thy wayes O Lord, i. e. those wayes wherein I cannot erren. Teach me thy paths, i. e. that narrow path which is too commonly unknowno, those commands that are most strict and difficult, V. 5. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me, i. e. teach me evidently that I may not be deceived; so teach me that I may not only know thy will but do itp. Here's his prayer, but what grounds hath he to expect audience? For thou art the God of my salvation, q. d. thou Lord wilt save me, and therefore do not refuse to teach me. On thee do I wait all the day, i. e. the whole day, and every dayq, other arguments are couched in the following verses, but what answer? v. 9. The meek will he guide in judgement, the meek will he teach his way; i. e. those that submit their neck to his yoke, those that are not conceited that they can guide themselves better then he can guide them, he will teach them his waysr, in necessary, great, and weighty matters they shall not errs. Again Prov. 2. v. 3. If thou seekest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding, v 4. If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for •id treasures, v. 5. Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God, v. 6. For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding, v. 7. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly, v. 8. He keepeth the paths of Judgment, and preserveth the way of his Saints, v. 9. Then shalt thou understand Righteousness, and Judgment, and Equity, and every good path. q d. Be but as diligent to get knowlege, as a covetous man is to get money
- nMandata tua ostende, quae me non permittant errare, &c. Remigius in loc.
- oSemita dicta quasi semi via, quia angusto calle ditigitur, nec vulgo nota est, sed occulto itinere ambula tu•. Bruno. in loc. B P. T. 11. p. 96.
- pRemig. ubi sup.
- qArnobius in loc.
- rNon eos qui pracurrere volunt, quasi seipsos melius regere possint, sed eos qui non eri gunt cervicem, neque reculeitrant. Aug. in loc.
- sEjusmodi error nunqu•m accidit, vel certe non permanet; de rebus necessariis, magnis, & gravibus — Bergius prax Cathol. p. 247.
- tCartw. in loc.
- u— Dominus clypeus erit iis, qui perfect•m, & omnibus suis numeris constantem contemplationis rationem in hisce reconditis divinisque rebus amplecti sint; quo ab erroribus tuti serventur, &c. Levi Ghersom. in loc.
- wEng. Annor.
