The divine life in three treatises

3. The Infinite Wisdom of God, must resolve the soul to Rest in his determinations. We are most certain that God is not deceived. Though all men seem Liars to you, let God be true: for it is impossible for him to lye, Heb. 6. 18. If our Reason be to seek, so is not God. When we are saying with Nicodemus, How can these things be? God knoweth how: and it is enough for us to know that they are so. If Infinite wisdom say the word, Believe it, though all the world contradict it. Though proud unbelievers say, that the words of God are improbable, let them know that God is not at a loss when ever mens dark understandings are at a loss: The Sun is not taken out of the firmament, when ever a man closeth or loseth his eyes. What? will those cavillers puzzle the Almighty! will they pose Omniscience? Doth it follow that the course of the Planets, and the Heavens, and all the Creatures are out of order, if these silly Moles understand not the order of them? No more will it follow that any word of God is false, or any Rule of God is crooked, because they see not its truth and rectitude. Shall dust and ashes judge the Lord? who hath been his Counsellor? and with whom hath he advised for the making, redeeming or governing of the world? There is no Rest to an inquisitive soul but in the Infinite wisdom of the Lord. Find once that it is his word, and enquire no further. Its madness to demand a further proof. As all Goodness is comprised in his Will and Love; so all Truth is comprised in his Wisdom and Revelations. There are no Arguments but what are lower and subordinate to this. And therefore if thy Reason be at a ⟨p. 63⟩loss, as to the cause or manner, yet hast thou the greatest Reason to believe that all is just and true that proceedeth from the Wisdom of the Lord. I• flesh and blood and all the world gain say it, yet Rest in the Word of God.

3. The Infinite Wisdome of God, must resolve the soul to Rest in his determinations. We are most certain that God is not deceived. Though all men seem Lyers to you, let God be true: for it is impossible for him to lye, Heb. 6. 18. If our Reason be to seek, so is not God. When we are saying with Nicodemus, How can these things be? God knoweth how: and it is enough for us to know that they are so. If Infinite wisdome say the word, Believe it, though all the world contradict it. Though proud unbelievers say, that the words of God are improbable, let them know that God is not at a loss when ever mens dark understandings are at a loss: The Sun is not taken out of the firmament, when ever a man closeth or loseth his eyes. What? will those cavillers puzzle the Almighty! will they pose Omniscience? Doth it follow that the course of the Planets, and the Heavens, and all the Creatures are out of order, if these silly Moles understand not the order of them? No more will it follow that any word of God is false, or any Rule of God is crooked, because they see not its truth and rectitude. Shall dust and ashes judge the Lord? who hath been his Counseller? and with whom hath he advised for the making, redeeming or governing of the world? There is no Rest to an inquisitive soul but in the Infinite wisdome of the Lord. Find once that it is his word, and enquire no further. Its madness to demand a further proof. As all Goodness is comprized in his Will and Love; so all Truth is comprized in his Wisdom and Revelations. There are no Arguments but what are lower and subordinate to this. And therefore if thy Reason be at a