The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

1. It enricheth the understanding with knowledge, with heavenly wisdom, which is better than gold. It makes the Head a store-house of divine knowledge.

1. It inricheth the understanding with knowledge, with heavenly wisdome, which is better than gold. It makes the Head a store-house of divine knowledge.

There is some Knowledge before Faith. Scientia Principiorum; the Knowledge of Principles. But the best Knowledge is after Believing. — We believe and know, saith John. First believe, and then know. Crede, ut intelligas: beleeve, that thou mayest understand. Hence David, Psal. 119. — Teach me good Judgement, for I have believed thy Word. Not that I may believe: but — for I have believed.

There is some Knowledge before Faith. Scientia Principiorum; the Knowledge of Principles. But the best Knowledge is after Beleeving. — Wee beleeve and know, saith John. First beleeve, and then know. Crede, ut intelligas: beleeve, that thou mayest understand. Hence David, Psal. 119. — Teach mee good Judgement, for I have beleeved thy Word. Not that I may beleeve: but — for I have beleeved.

¹Hence Augustine, upon Heb. 4.2. (— The Word did not profit them, because it was not mixed with Faith in them, that heard it) saith, — They cannot learn; because they will not believe. He that would learn, must believe.