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An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of…
An abridgement of the whole body of divinity extracted from the learned works of that ever-famous and reverend divine, Mr. William Perkins / by Tho. Nicols.
London: printed by W.B. for Will. Hope, 1654
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.
1. Either spiritual understanding, by which it acknowledgeth the known truth of the word of God, ⟨p. 149⟩2. Or spiritual wisdom, by which the same truth is applied to the good ordering, both of particular things, and of particular actions, as persons, place, and time require.
The effects of spiritual understanding, and of spiritual wisdom are these.
1. To discern betwixt good and evil, Heb. 5. 14. Phil. 1. 10.
2. To discern spirits, 1 Joh. 4. 1. 1 Thes. 5. 21.