A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many useful questions and cases of conscience are…A treatise of miscellany questions wherein many usefull questions and cases of conscience are…

I answer first, where there is but a form of godliness, there is but a form of knowledge, [Greek or Hebrew] is a word no where used by the holy Ghost, but in two places, a form of knowledge, Rom: 2. 20. and a form of godliness, 2 Tim. 3. 5. It is not the true and real form, either of knowledge or godliness, which as they have a true matter, so a true form. He saith not [Greek or Hebrew], (which had been the proper word for a true form,) but [Greek or Hebrew] speciem scientiae, speciem pietatis. If we have respect to the notation of the word, 'tis a formation or forming, I may call it a forming without mattering, so that the form of knowledge, more then which an ungodly man hath not, be he never so learned) hath not the truth substance, and reality of knowledge, ⟨p. 150⟩Theophilact saith, some understand it to be the image, and false resemblance of knowledge, so Hesychius and Suydas understand [Greek or Hebrew], to be [Greek or Hebrew] an image of a thing.

I answer first, where there is but a forme of godlynesse, there is but aforme of knowledge, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 is a word no where used by the holy Ghost, but in two places, a forme of knowledge, Rom: 2. 20. and a forme of godlinesse, 2 Tim. 3. 5. It is not the true and reall forme, either of knowledge or godlinesse, which as they have a true matter, so a true forme. He saith not 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, (which had been the proper word for a true forme,) but 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 speciem scientiae, speciem pietatis. If wee have respect to the notation of the word, 'tis a formation or forming, I may call it a forming without mattering, so that the forme of knowledge, more then which an ungodly man hath not, bee hee never so learned) hath not the truth substance, and reality of knowledge, ⟨p. 150⟩Theophilact saith, some understand it to be the image, and false resemblance of knowledge, so Hesychius and Suydas understand 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, to be an image of a thing.