The divine life in three treatises

4. He that walketh with God hath an infallible Rule, and taketh the right course to have the best acquaintance with it, and skill to use it. The Doctrine that informeth him is Divine: It is from Heaven, and not of Men: And therefore if God be wiser than man, he is able to make his Disciples wisest; and Teaching will more certainly and powerfully illuminate. Many among men have pretended to Infallibility, that never could justify their pretensions, but have confuted them by their own mistakes and crimes: But none can deny the Infallibility of God. He never yet was deceived, or did deceive: He erreth not, nor teacheth error. Nicodemus knew Christ was to believed, when he knew that he was a Teacher come from God, Joh. 3. 2. Christ knew that the Jews themselves durst not deny the truths of John's Doctrine, if he could but convince them that it was [from Heaven, and not of men] It is impossible for God to lye: It is the Devil that was a Liar from the beginning, and is yet the Father of lies. No wonder if they believe lies that follow such a Teacher. And those that follow the flesh and the world, do follow the Devil: They that will believe what their fleshly interest and lusts persuade them ⟨p. 260⟩to believe, do believe what the Devil persuadeth them to believe; For he persuadeth them by these, and for these. What marvel then if there be found men in the world, that can believe that Holiness is Hypocrisy, or a needless thing! that those are the worst men that are most careful to please God; that the world is more worthy of their care and labour, than their salvation is; that the pleasures of sin for a season are more desirable, than the everlasting happiness of the Saints; that cards and dice, and mirth and lust, and wealth and honour, are matters more delectable, than Prayer, and meditating on the Word of God, and loving him, and obeying him, and waiting in the hopes of life eternal; that gluttons and drunkards, and whoremongers, and covetous persons, may enter into the Kingdom of God, &c. What wonder if a thousand such damnable lies, are believed by the Disciples of the Father of lies!

4. He that walketh with God hath an infallible Rule, and taketh the right course to have the best acquaintance with it, and skill to use it. The Doctrine that informeth him is Divine: It is from Heaven, and not of Men: And therefore if God be wiser than man, he is able to make his Disciples wisest; and Teaching will more certainly and powerfully illuminate. Many among men have pretended to Infallibility, that never could justifie their pretensions, but have confuted them by their own mistakes and crimes: But none can deny the Infallibility of God. He never yet was deceived, or did deceive: He erreth not, nor teacheth errour. Nicodemus knew Christ was to believed, when he knew that he was a Teacher come from God,