The Christian's charter showing the privileges of a believerThe Christian's charter shewing the priviledges of a believer

3. The Mystery of Scripture: The hard knots of Scripture shall §3be untied, and dark Prophecies fulfilled. There is a sacred depth in Scripture which we must adore: some places of Scripture are hard in the sense, others dark in the phrase, and cannot well be translated in regard of ambiguity; one Hebrew word having such various and sometimes contrary significations, that it is very difficult to know which is the genuine sense. As it is with a traveller which is not skilled in his way, when he comes to a turning where the way parts, he is at a stand, and knows not which way to take; I might give some instances. It is true, all things purely necessary in the Word of God, are clear: but there are some sacred depths that we cannot fathom, and this may make us long after Heaven, when our light shall be clear. So for Prophecies, some are very ⟨p. 160⟩abstruse and profound; Divines may shoot their arrows, but it is hard to say how near they come to the mark: 'tis dubious whether in such a particular age and century of the Church, such a Prophecy was fulfilled. The Jews have a saying when they meet with an hard Scripture they understand not, Elijah veniet & solvet nodos: Elijah will come and interpret these things to us; we expect not Elijah, but when we are in Heaven we shall understand Prophecies, our knowledge shall be clear.

3. The Mystery of Scripture: The hard knots of Scripture shall §3be untied, and darke Prophecies fulfilled. There is a sacred depth in Scripture which we must adore: some places of Scripture are hard in the sense, others dark in the phrase, and cannot well be translated in regard of ambiguity; one Hebrew word having such various and sometimes contrary significations, that it is very difficult to know which is the genuine sense. As it is with a traveller which is not skilled in his way, when he comes to a turning where the way parts, he is at a stand, and knowes not which way to take; I might give some instances. It is true, all things purely necessary in the Word of God, are cleare: but there are some sacred depths that we cannot fathom, and this may make us long after Heaven, when our light shall be clear. So for Prophecies, some are very ⟨p. 160⟩