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'Tis true, they pretend to offer something for a more colourable Denial of supernatural Revelation: but the perverseness of Infidelity appears through all their Pretences. Some object against the Sublimity of the Doctrines of the Gospel. It was the scornful Expression of one, This is like the Peace of God that passes all Understanding. As if the Reality of things depended upon the Conception and Capacity of the Human Mind, and Divine Truths were impossible because incomprehensible. ⟨p. 232⟩Such foolish Pride obstructs the Reception of Divine Truths; and from hence humble Christians are despised as led by a blind Belief. Others are offended at the simplicity of the revealing them. The Doctrines are so high they cannot reach unto, the manner of conveying them is so low they will not stoop to. But 'tis evident these arguings are not from the Reason but the Lusts of Men. For the rare Accord of the Matter and Manner of the Gospel-Revelation is a sensible Character of its Descent from God: The Doctrine is high and bright, of an extraordinary Revelation; the Delivery of it is easy and familiar, since 'tis for the Instruction and Salvation of Men; and accordingly the Divine Wisdom has made an exact Temperament of these things. Briefly, the corrupt Affections pervert the Will to reject the Gospel, and the ⟨p. 233⟩perverted Will influences the Understanding to disapprove it. Nay, carnal Lusts force Men against their Light, (as the Jews did Pilate to condemn the Person of Christ) to condemn his Doctrine.

'Tis true, they pretend to offer something for a more colourable Denial of supernatural Revelation: but the perversness of Infidelity appears through all their Pretences. Some object against the Sublimity of the Doctrines of the Gospel. It was the scornful Expression of one, This is like the Peace of God that passes all Understanding. As if the Reality of things depended upon the Conception and Capacity of the Human Mind, and Divine Truths were impossible because incomprehensible. ⟨p. 232⟩Such foolish Pride obstructs the Reception of Divine Truths; and from hence humble Christians are despised as led by a blind Belief. Others are offended at the simplicity of the revealing them. The Doctrines are so high they cannot reach unto, the manner of conveying them is so low they will not stoop to. But 'tis evident these arguings are not from the Reason but the Lusts of Men. For the rare Accord of the Matter and Manner of the Gospel-Revelation is a sensible Character of its Descent from God: The Doctrine is high and bright, of an extraordinary Revelation; the Delivery of it is easy and familiar, since 'tis for the Instruction and Salvation of Men; and accordingly the Divine Wisdom has made an exact Temperament of these things. Briefly, the corrupt Affections pervert the Will to reject the Gospel, and the