An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

The eye of God is not an eye of flesh in this sense neither. All spirits have much clearness of understanding, much sharpness and quickness of apprehension. The devil being a spirit,¹ though now a wicked spirit, hath one name from knowledge. How much more knowing is he, who is The spirit, the Creator of the spirits of all flesh, and the Creator of those spirits which subsist without flesh?

The eye of God is not an eye of flesh in this sense neither. All spirits have much clearnesse of understanding, much sharpnesse and quicknesse of apprehension. The devil being a spirit,¹ though now a wicked spirit, hath one name from knowledge. How much more knowing is he, who is The spirit, the Creatour of the spirits of all flesh, and the Creatour of those spirits which subsist without flesh?

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Further, Sight is put for judgement, and seeing for judging. Judging is an act beyond knowing. Judgement is the result of knowledge. So, Thou dost not see, is, Thou dost not judge as man judgeth.

1. Mans judgement is often hindered by his affections.¹ His judgement is hindered by divers affections, especially by love, and the nearness of relations; man can hardly see a fault and a friend, a sin and a son together. Love makes knowledge as ignorance, and light as darkness. Christian charity covers a multitude of sins from private revenge, and harsh censures; But humane charity cover a multitude of sins from public justice, and wholesome admonitions. The former keeps from rigid severity, this endangers to cockering flattery. It is not thus with God, He seeth not as man seeth. They who have the greatest interest, the nearest relation to God, are seen what they are, and shall be