11. An act of spiritual teaching, and irradiating the mind and judgement with heavenly light, called by the Prophet the writing of the law in the heart, and putting it into the inward parts, Jer. 31.33. 2 Cor. 3.3. and by our Saviour, The Fathers Teaching, Job. 6.45. and the holy Spirits convincing of sin, righteousness and judgement, John 16.8, 11. and by the Apostle, a demonstration of the spirit and power, 1 Cor. 2.4. A spiritual revelation of wisdom out of the word unto the conscience, Eph. 1.17. For though we are to condemn fanatic revelations besides the word, and without it: yet we must acknowledge spiritual revelation, or manifestation of the divine light and power of the word by the holy Spirit in the minds of men converted: for the word of God being a spiritual Object, doth unto the salvifical knowledge of it require such a spiritual quality in the faculty which must know it, as may be able to pass a right judgement upon it; for spiritual ⟨p. 79⟩things are spiritually discerned, 1 Cor. 2.14. It is true, that hypocrites and other wicked men may have very much notional and intellectual knowledge of the Scriptures,2 and those holy things therein revealed, Heb. 6.4. 2 Pet. 2.21. But none of that knowledge amounteth unto that which is called the Teaching of God, and a spiritual demonstration: for the mysteries of the Gospel were unto this end revealed, that by them we might be brought unto the obedience of Christ; and therefore the knowledge of them is never proportioned or commensurate to the object, till the mind be thereby made conformed unto Christ, till the conceptions which are framed in us touching God, and sin, and grace, and heaven, and eternal things, be suitable to those which were in the mind of Christ, 1 Cor. 2.16. Evangelical truths are not fitted unto mere intellectual, but unto practical judgement. It is such a knowledge of Christ as may fill us with the fullness of God, Ephe. 3.18.19. A knowledge that must work communion with Christ, and conformity unto him, Phil. 3.10. A knowledge that must produce a good conversation, Jam. 3.13.3 He that saith he knoweth him, and keepeth not his Commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him, 1 Joh. 2.3, 4.
11. An act of spirituall teaching, and irradiating the minde and judgement with heavenly light, called by the Prophet the writing of the law in the heart, and putting it into the inward parts, Ier. 31.33. 2 Cor. 3.3. and by our Saviour, The Fathers Teaching, Iob. 6.45. and the holy Spirits convincing of sinne, righteousnesse and judgement, Iohn 16.8, 11. and by the Apostle, a demonstration of the spirit and power, 1 Cor. 2.4. A spirituall revelation of wisedome out of the word unto the conscience, Eph. 1.17. For though we are to condemne fanatick revelations besides the word, and without it: yet wee must accknowledge spirituall revelation, or manifestation of the divine light and power of the word by the holy Spirit in the mindes of men converted: for the word of God being a spirituall Object, doth unto the salvificall knowledge of it require such a spirituall quality in the faculty which must know it, as may be able to passe a right judgement upon it; for spirituall ⟨p. 79⟩things are spiritually discerned, 1 Cor. 2.14. It is true, that hypocrites and other wicked men may have very much notionall and intellectuall knowledge of the Scriptures,2 and those holy things therein revealed, Heb. 6.4. 2 Pet. 2.21. But none of that knowledge amounteth unto that which is called the Teaching of God, and a spirituall demonstration: for the mysteries of the Gospell were unto this end revealed, that by them we might be brought unto the obedience of Christ; and therefore the knowledge of them is never proportioned or commensurate to the object, till the mind be thereby made conformed unto Christ, till the conceptions which are framed in us touching God, and sin, and grace, and heaven, and eternall things, be suteable to those which were in the minde of Christ,
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- 2Cibus in som•is simillimus est […] vigilantium, quo tamen do•m••ntes non […], Aug. Confess. lib. 3. cap. 6. Sol non omnes quibus lucet etiam accendit. Sic sapicatia multos quos docet non continuo etiam acc•ndit. Aliud est multas divitias scire, aliud possidere: nec notitia d• vitem sacit, s•d poss•ssio. Bernard. in Cant. Serm. 23.Cibus in som•is simillimus est 〈…〉 vigilantium, quo tamen do•m••ntes non 〈…〉, Aug. Confess. lib. 3. cap. 6. Sol non omnes quibus lucet etiam accendit. Sic sapicatia multos quos docet non continuo etiam acc•ndit. Aliud est multas divitias scire, aliud possidere: nec notitia d• vitem sacit, s•d poss•ssio. Bernard. in Cant. Serm. 23.
- 3[Greek or Hebrew], B•sil. de martyre manante. Hominis sapientia pietas est. Aug. Enchirid cap. 2. de doctr. Christiana, lib. 2. cap. 6.7. & lib. 1. cap. 35.〈non-Latin alphabet〉, B•sil. de martyre manante. Hominis sapientia pietas est. Aug. Enchirid cap. 2. de doctr. Christiana, lib. 2. cap. 6.7. & lib. 1. cap. 35.
