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The Lord Jesus in Wisdom and tender Mercy, establisheth a Law of Grace, and Rule ⟨p. 353⟩of Life, Pure and Perfect, but simple and plain; laying the Condition of mans salvation more in the Honesty of the Believing Heart, then in the strength of Wit, and subtlety of a Knowing Head. He comprised the Truths which were of Necessity to salvation in a Narrow room: So that the Christian Faith was a matter of great plainness and simplicity. As long as Christians were such, and held to this, the Gospel rode in Triumph through the world, and an Omnipotency of the Spirit accompanied it, bearing down all before it. Princes and Sceptres stooped: subtle Philosophy was non-plust; and all useful Sciences came down, and acknowledged themselves Servants, and took their places, and were well contented to attend the pleasure of Christ; As Mr. Herbert saith in his Church Militant:

The Lord Jesus in Wisdom and tender Mercy, establisheth a Law of Grace, and Rule ⟨p. 353⟩of Life, Pure and Perfect, but simple and plain; laying the Condition of mans salvation more in the Honesty of the Believing Heart, then in the strength of Wit, and subtilty of a Knowing Head. He comprized the Truths which were of Necessity to salvation in a Narrow room: So that the Christian Faith was a matter of great plainness and simplicity. As long as Christians were such, and held to this, the Gospel rode in Triumph through the world, and an Omnipotency of the Spirit accompanied it, bearing down all before it. Princes and Scepters stoopt: subtil Philosophy was non-plust; and all useful Sciences came down, and acknowledged themselves Servants, and took their places, and were well contented to attend the pleasure of Christ; As Mr. Herbert saith in his Church Militant:

Religion thence fled into Greece, where Arts Gave her the highest place in all mens hearts: Learning was posed: Philosophy was set; Sophisters taken in a Fishers Net. Plato and Aristotle were at a loss, And wheeled about again to spell Christs Cross. Prayers chased Syllogisms into their den, And Ergo was transformed into Amen.