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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1690 Excerpt: ... THE PRINCIPLES OF Christian Religion EXPLAINED To the Capacity os the meanest, with Practical Applications to each Head. Ans. God and himself. Explication. The Knowledge of God is most necessary in divers respects. r. Because it is a most excellent Knowledge it (elf; Psal. 139. 6. For Gcwi being of all things the most. extellent, Knowledge of him must needs be most excellent: So as if any Knowledge be necesliry, this most of all. %. It is most Honourable to God; Exod. 18. 10. The more knqwledge men have of God, the more they will fear, and reverence, and every way honour him. 3. It is most profitable to ut; John 17-3-By the Knowledge of God, we understand how to go to God, how to expect all blessing from him, and how to trust on him in our greatest straits and dangers. Surely, if God were better known, he would be better trusted; for they that fow thy Name, will put their trust in thee-, Psal. 9. ia Application. Let all that mind the peace and comfort of their own Souls, labour after a clear knowledge of God; as by a diligent attending upon the Ministry of the Word preached, so by a frequent Reading the Holy Scriptures, which are able to rrnle us wise unto Salvacioir, and to give wisdom to the simple; Psal. 19.7, And also by fervent praying unto God for an understanding hea,rt to know him and the mysteries of the Gospel: A 4 , nl 1. Next to the knowledge of God, it is meet that we labour after the knowledge of our selves. Thereby we shall the better dijcern cur miferable condition. We are indeed most Vile, wretched, linfull creatures 3 yet are we naturally highly conceited of bur selves. All of us, till God do alter our minds and dispositions, savour much of Lacdceas self conceit; Rev. 3.19. Though in regard of our Spiritual Estate, we be wretched and miser...
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