A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word…

In the way of his teaching, he is very tender and condescending; He accommodates his Discourse to their Apprehension, Mark 4.33. He spake as they were able to bear it; Not as he was able to speak, (he was able to read Lectures above the capacities of Angels) but as they were able to bear it. Therefore he ⟨p. 161⟩spake so much to them in Parables, because they might the better understand him: For though a Parable would make Truth more obscure, (and so Parables and Dark-Sayings are conjoined, Psal. 7.78. and to speak in Parables, is opposed to speaking plainly, John 16.26. John 16.29.) yet a Parable revealed, unveiled, (as Christ did usually to his Disciples, Matth. 13.17, 37.) makes Truth more clear. It gives us the advantage of viewing heavenly Truth in earthly Glasses, the Species and Reflections of which we are most able to conceive; Therefore our Saviour saith, If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, (or cannot understand) how shall ye believe if I tell you of heavenly, John 3.12.

In the way of his teaching, he is very tender and condescending; He accommodates his Discourse to their Apprehension, Mark 4.33. He spake as they were able to bear it; Not as he was able to speak, (he was able to read Lectures above the capacities of Angels) but as they were able to bear it. Therefore he ⟨p. 161⟩spake so much to them in Parables, because they might the better understand him: For though a Parable would make Truth more obscure, (and so Parables and Dark-Sayings are conjoyn'd, Psal. 7.78. and to speak in Parables, is oppos'd to speaking plainly, John 16.26.