Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

DIGRESSION. II.

All Solid Wisdom laid up in Christ. True wisdom wherein it consists. Knowledge of God, in Christ only to be obtained. What of God may be known by his works. Some properties of God not discovered but in Christ only; Love, Mercy: others not fully but in him: as Vindictive Justice, Patience, Wisdom, All-sufficiency. No Property of God Savingly known but in Christ. What is required to a Saving Knowledge of the Properties of God. No true knowledge of our selves but in Christ. Knowledge of our selves wherein it consisteth. Knowledge of Sin how to be had in Christ. Also of Righteousness, and of Judgement. The wisdom of walking with God hid in Christ. What is required thereunto. Other pretenders to the Title of wisdom, examined and rejected. Christ alone exalted.

All Solid Wisedome laide up in Christ. True wisedome wherein it consists. Knowledge of God, in Christ only to be obtained. What of God may be known by his workes. Some propertyes of God not discovered but in Christ only; Love, Mercy: others not fully but in him: as Vindictive Justice, Patience, Wisedome, Alsufficiency. No Property of God Savingly known but in Christ. What is required to a Saving Knowledge of the Properties of God. No true knowledge of our selves but in Christ. Knowledge of our selves wherein it consisteth. Knowledge of Sinne how to be had in Christ. Also of Righteousnesse, and of Judgement. The wisedome of walking with God hid in Christ. What is required thereunto. Other pretenders to the Title of wisedome, examined and rejected. Christ alone exalted.

A Second consideration of the Excellencies of Christ serving §. 1 to endear the hearts of them who stand with him in the Relation insisted on, arises from that which in the mistaken Apprehension of it, is the great darling of men, and in its true notion the great aim of the Saints, which is wisdom and knowledge. Let it be evinced that all true and solid knowledge is laid up in, and is only to be attained from and by the Lord Jesus Christ, and the hearts of men, if they are but true to themselves, and their most predominate principles, must needs be engaged to him. This is the great design of all men taken off from professed slavery to the world, and the pursuit of sensual, licentious courses, that they may be wise: and what ways the Generality of men engage in for the compassing of that end, shall be afterwards considered. To the Glory and honour of our dear Lord Jesus Christ, and the establishment of our hearts in Communion with him, the design of this digression, is to evince, that all wisdom is laid up in him, and that from him alone it is to be obtained.