Three treatises tending to awaken secure sinners

Answ. 1. It is all plainly written according to the nature of the subject: But a prejudiced, disaffected, yea or but untaught, disused soul cannot at first understand the plainest Teaching. The plainest Greek or Hebrew Grammar that can be written, will be utterly obscure to him that is but newly entered the English School: yea after many years time that he spends in learning. Did you study hard, and pray for Gods teaching, and enquire of others, and wait patiently in Christs School, that you might come to further knowledge by Degrees? and were you willing to know even those Truths that called you out to self-denial, and that did put you on the •ardest flesh displeasing duties? Had you done thus, you would have admired the Light of the Holy Scripture, and now have rejoiced that ever you saw them, and not have quarrelled at its seeming Darkness. This word might have made you wise to salvation, as it hath done others, Act. 20. 32. 2. Tim. 3. 15, 16, 17. This Law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the Testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; The statutes of the Lord are Right, Rejoicing the heart: the Commandment ⟨p. 228⟩of Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes, Psal. 19. 7, 8.

Answ. 1. It is all plainly written according to the nature of the subject: But a prejudiced, disaffected, yea or but untaught, disused soul cannot at first understand the plainest Teaching. The plainest Greek or Hebrew Gramer that can be written, will be utterly obscure to him that is but newly entred the English School: yea after many years time that he spends in learning. Did you study hard, and pray for Gods teaching, and enquire of others, and wait patiently in Christs School, that you might come to further knowledge by Degrees? and were you willing to know even those Truths that called you out to self-denyal, and that did put you on the •ardest flesh displeasing duties? Had you done thus, you would have admired the Light of the Holy Scripture, and now have rejoyced that ever you saw them, and not have quarrelled at its seeming Darkness. This word might have made you wise to salvation, as it hath done others,