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

In the Knowledge of our selves in reference to our eternal condition, doth much of our wisdom consist. There is not any thing wherein (in this depraved condition of nature) we are more concerned, then sin: without a knowledge of that, we know not our selves, Fools make a mock of sin. A true saving knowledge of sin is to be had only in the Lord Christ: in him may we see the desert of our iniquities, and their pollution which could not be borne, or expiated but by his blood, neither is there any wholesome view of these but in Christ, in him and his Cross is discovered our universal impotency either of atoning Gods Justice or living up to his will; the death of sin is procured by, and discovered in the death of Christ; as also the manifestation of the riches of Gods Grace in the pardoning thereof, a real and experimental acquaintance as to our selves, with all which, is our wisdom; and it is that which is of more value, then all the Wisdom of the World.

In the Knowledge of our selves in reference to our eternall condition, doth much of our wesedome consist. There is not any thing wherein (in this depraved condition of nature) we are more concerned, then sinne: without a knowledge of that, we know not our selves, Fooles make a mocke of sinne. A true saving knowledge of sinne is to be had only in the Lord Christ: in him may we see the desert of our iniquities, and their pollution which could not be borne, or expiated but by his blood, neither is there any wholsome view of these but in Christ, in him and his Crosse is discovered our universall impotency either of attoning Gods Justice or living up to his will; the death of sinne is procured by, and discovered in the death of Christ; as also the manifestation of the riches of Gods Grace in the pardoning thereof, a reall and experimentall acquaintance as to our selves, with all which, is our wisedome; and it is that which is of more value, then all the Wisedome of the World.

2. Righteousness is a second thing whereof the Spirit of Christ convinces the World, and the main thing that it is our wisdom to be acquainted withal. This all men are persuaded of; that God is a most Righteous God; (That is a natural notion of God which Abraham insisted on Gen, 18. 35. Shall not the Judge of all the world do right?) They know that this is the Judgement of God, that they who commit such things are worthy of death,