A53713:407
Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Of communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, each person distinctly in love, grace, and consolation, or, The saints fellowship with the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, unfolded by John Owen ...Of communion with God the Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost, each person distinctly in love, grace, and consolation, or, The saints fellowship with the Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost, unfolded by John Owen ...
Oxford: printed by A. Lichfield for Tho. Robinson, 1657
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I shall not need to give any more instances to manifest the insufficiency of this wisdom for the attaining of its own peculiar, and immediate End. This is the vanity of any thing whatever, that it comes short of the mark it is directed unto. It is far then from being true and solid Wisdom, seeing on the forehead thereof you may read disappointment.
I shall not need to give any more instances to manifest the insufficiency of this wisedome for the attainning of its own peculiar, and immediate End. This is the vanity of any thing whatever, that it comes short of the marke it is directed unto. It is farre then from being true and solid Wisedome, seeing on the forehead thereof you may read disappointment.
And this is the first Reason why true wisdom cannot consist in either of these, because they come short even of the particular and immediate ends they aim at. But
And this is the first Reason why true wisedome cannot consist in either of these, because they come short even of the particular and immediate ends they ayme at. But
2. Both these in conjunction, with their utmost improvement, are not able to reach the true general end of wisdom. This Assertion §. 48 also falleth under an easy demonstration; and it were a facile thing to discover their disability and unsuitableness for the true end of wisdom: but it is so professedly done by him who had the largest portion of both of any of the Sons of men (Solomon in his Preacher) that I shall not any further, insist upon it.
2. Both these in conjunction, with their utmost immprovement, are not able to reach the true generall end of wisedome. This Assertion §. 48 also falleth under an easy demonstration; and it were a facile thing to discover their disabilility and unsuitablenesse for the true end of wisedome: but it is so professedly done by him who had the largest portion of both of any of the Sornes of men (Solomon in his Preacher) that I shall not any further, insist upon it.