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Speculum theologiæ in Christo, or, A view of some divine truths which are either…
Speculum theologiæ in Christo, or, A view of some divine truths which are either practically exemplified in Jesus Christ, set forth in the Gospel, or may be reasonably deduced from thence / by Edward Polhill ..., Esq.
London: printed by A.M. and R.R. for Tho. Cockerill, 1678
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.
To begin first with the Attribute of Wisdom; this is the great Disposer, which in all things places the Centre and draws the lines, fixes the end and harmonizes the means thereunto. There is a fair impress of it in the work of Creation, much more in that of Redemption: a Nobler end there cannot be than Gods glory in the Salvation of lost man, nor a more admirable means than God manifest in the flesh. This is the Wisdom of God in a Mystery, 1 Cor. 2.7; a thing more sublime than all the secrets in the Creation. Humane reason may by its own innate light go into the ⟨p. 11⟩outward Temple of Nature, but into the Sanctuary of Evangelical mysteries it cannot, unless supernaturally illuminated, ever enter; and when it is there, it is capable but of a little portion thereof: nay, the very Angels, who stoop down to pry into it, are not able to search it to the bottom, nor to tell over the treasures of Wisdom which are in it. This is [Greek or Hebrew], the manifold wisdom of God, Ephes. 3.10. Never was such a constellation of Attributes as there is here: that Power, Wisdom, and Goodness which appeared in Creation, are here in greater lustre; and over and above Holiness, Justice and Mercy shine forth in their orient Excellencies: never did the glory of God so break forth, as it doth in this wonderful Dispensation.
To begin first with the Attribute of Wisdom; this is the great Disposer, which in all things places the Center and draws the lines, fixes the end and harmonizes the means thereunto. There is a fair impress of it in the work of Creation, much more in that of Redemption: a Nobler end there cannot be than Gods glory in the Salvation of lost man, nor a more admirable means than God manifest in the flesh. This is the Wisdom of God in a Mystery, 1 Cor. 2.7; a thing more sublime than all the secrets in the Creation. Humane reason may by its own innate light go into the ⟨p. 11⟩outward Temple of Nature, but into the Sanctuary of Evangelical mysteries it cannot, unless supernaturally illuminated, ever enter; and when it is there, it is capable but of a little portion thereof: nay, the very Angels, who stoop down to pry into it, are not able to search it to the bottom, nor to tell over the treasures of Wisdom which are in it. This is , the manifold wisdom of God,