An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

and then no marvel if instead of catching those truths, to embrace them, they catched the Witnesses and kill them.

and then no marvaile if instead of catching those truths, to embrace them, they catcht the Witnesses and kill them.

Observe secondly; That the ear and heart of man in this state of corruption, are vessels too narrow, to take in or hold all the truths of God. I have many things to say, (saith Christ to his Disciples) but ye cannot bear them now, Joh. 16. 12. Nor could they ever fully bear, so much as Christ had to say. We have line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, and there a little, Isa. 28. 10. because it is but here and there a little, some few lines or precepts, which we are able to learn, and digest into our spirits; whole showers of divine truths, are often rained upon us (Heb. 6.) yet we drink in but a drop or two; we swim, as it were, in a whole ocean, a sea of holy revelations, but we are narrow-necked-bottles, and how little is it which bubbleth in? mine ear received a little thereof. The truth of God, is like God himself, infinite; Truth is nothing else but the mind of God, and that is infinite; therefore we who are not only finite, but straitened, cannot possibly comprehend it.

Observe secondly; That the eare and heart of man in this state of corruption, are vessels too narrow, to take in or hold all the truths of God. I have many things to say, (saith Christ to his Disciples) but ye cannot beare them now, Joh. 16. 12. Nor could they ever fully beare, so much as Christ had to say. We have line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, and there a little, Isa. 28. 10. because it is but here and there a little, some few lines or precepts, which we are able to learne, and digest into our spirits; whole showers of divine truths, are often rained upon us (