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

3. There is no saving knowledge of any property of God, nor such as brings Consolation, but what alone is to be had in Christ Jesus, §. 18 ⟨p. 101⟩being laid up in him, and manifested by him. Some eye the Justice of God, and know that this is his Righteousness, that they which do such things, as sin, are worthy of Death, Rom. 1. 32. But this is to no other end but to make them cry, who amongst us shall dwell with that devouring fire? Isa. 33. 14. Others fix upon his Patience, Goodness, Mercy, Forbearance, but it doth not at all lead them to Repentance; But they despise the Riches of his Goodness, and after their hardness and impenitent hearts, treasure up unto themselves wrath against the day of wrath, Rom. 2. 3, 4. Others by the very works of Creation and Providence come to know his Eternal power and Godhead, but they Glorify him not as God, nor are thankful, but become vain in their imagination and their foolish hearts are darkened, Rom. 1. 20. Whatever discovery men have of truth out of Christ, they hold it captive under unrighteousness, v. 18 Hence Jude tells us v. 10. that in what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

3. There is no saving knowledge of any property of God, nor such as brings Consolation, but what alone is to be had in Christ Jesus, §. 18 ⟨p. 101⟩being laid up in him, and manifested by him. Some eye the Iustice of God, and know that this is his Righteousnesse, that they which doe such things, as sinne, are worthy of Death, Rom. 1. 32. But this is to no other end but to make them cry, who amongst us shall dwell with that devouring fire? Isa. 33. 14. Others fixe upon his Patience, Goodnesse, Mercy, Forbearance, but it doth not at all lead them to Repentance; But they despise the Riches of his Goodnesse, and after their hardnesse and impenitent hearts, treasure up unto themselves wrath against the day of wrath,