The Fountain of Life Opened

First, All other knowledge is natural, but this wholly supernatural; Matth. 11.27. no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any the father, save the Son; and he to whom so ever the Son will reveal him: the wisest Heathens could never make a discovery of Christ by their deepest searches into nature; the most Eagle-eyed Philosophers were but Children in knowledge, compared with the most illiterate Christians.

Secondly, O•her knowledge is unattainable by many: all the §2helps, and means in the world would never enable some Christians to attain the Learned Arts and Languages: men of the best wits, and most pregnant parts are most excellent in these; but here is the mystery and excellency of the knowledge of Christ, that men of most blunt, dull, and contemptible parts, attain (through the teaching of the spirit) to this knowledge: in which the more acute and ingenious are utterly blind, Matth. 11.25. I thank thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth; because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent: and hast revealed them unto babes, 1. Cor. 1.26, 27. you see your calling brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh; not many mighty, not many noble are called: but God hath chosen the foolish things of the World, to confound the wise, &c.

Secondly, O•her knowledge is unattainable by many: all the §2helps, and means in the world would never enable some Christians to attain the Learned Arts and Languages: men of the best wits, and most pregnant parts are most excellent in these; but here is the mysterie and excellency of the knowledge of Christ, that men of most blunt, dull, and contemptible parts, attain (through the teaching of the spirit) to this knowledge: in which the more acute and ingenious are utterly blind,