The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

1 They must not be conceited of their own wit and learning, and reason, but must deny themselves, and become fools that they may be wise. He cannot abide such as are wise in their own conceit, and will teach their Teachers. His Scholars must be poor in spirit, such as trust to nothing of their own, but will think and believe only what Christ tells them, Isaiah 61. 1. 1 Cor. 3. 8. Yea, they must be such as will declare their ways to him, that is, such as will confess how ignorant and foolish they are and have been, Psal. 119. 26.

1 They must not be conceited of their owne wit and learning, and reason, but must deny themselues, and become fooles that they may be wise. He cannot abide such as are wise in their owne conceit, and will teach their Teachers. His Schollers must be poore in spirit, such as trust to nothing of their owne, but will thinke and belieue onely what Christ tells them, Esay 61. 1. 1 Cor. 3. 8. Yea, they must be such as will declare their wayes to him, that is, such as will confesse how ignorant and foolish they are and hane beene, Psal. 119. 26.

2 They must be such as will attend daily at the School door, at the gates of wisdom, Prou. 8. 34. They must be constant hearers, not such as will play the Truants, or come to be taught but now and then, but they must be such as will be present as often as Christ shall read: not like those that heard him and marvelled, and went their way and left him, Mat. 22.