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And that without our Indeavours of living up to such Knowledge, All our learning will but light us into the Territories of Darkness; Little or Nothing will be got by our most plausible Attainments, besides the Meagre Satisfaction of going learnedly to Hell, and the Priviledge to be beaten with many stripes, whilst the more ignorant Transgressor must be contented with a few; I cannot think of a fitter Text for the giving advantage to my Design of setting up the most Ʋsefull and Real learning, in the place of That learning wherewith the Devil is oft adorn'd, (to use the words of S. Jerome touching the Excellence of Pelagius, ) than this important Exhortative of our learned Author to the Hebrews; recommending to them the Study of Peace and Holiness, as That on which there dependeth (as it is followed, or despis'd, ) an unspeakable Proportion of Bliss, or Misery. These are the Sciences, and the Arts, which will make us wise unto Salvation. We are to ballance all our Knowledge with these two Weights, whereby to preserve it from puffing up. These are to take up our Meditations; on These our Souls are to be fixt. These are the Beauties we are to court, with the greatest Love. These the Riches we are to covet, with greatest Avarice. These the Dignities to be sought for, not onely with the greatest, |
And that without our Endeavours of living up to such Knowledge, All our learning will but Light us into the Territories of Darkness; Little or Nothing will be god by our most plausible Attainments, beside the Meager Satisfaction of going learnedly to Hell, and the Privilege to be beaten with many stripes, while the more ignorant Transgressor must be contented with a few; I cannot think of a fitter Text for the giving advantage to my Design of setting up the most Ʋsefull and Real learning, in the place of That learning wherewith the devil is oft adorned, (to use the words of S. Jerome touching the Excellence of Pelagius,) than this important Exhortative of our learned Author to the Hebrews; recommending to them the Study of Peace and Holiness, as That on which there dependeth (as it is followed, or despised,) an unspeakable Proportion of Bliss, or Misery. These Are the Sciences, and the Arts, which will make us wise unto Salvation. We Are to balance all our Knowledge with these two Weights, whereby to preserve it from puffing up. These Are to take up our Meditations; on These our Souls Are to be fixed. These Are the Beauty's we Are to court, with the greatest Love. These the Riches we Are to covet, with greatest Avarice. These the Dignities to be sought for, not only with the greatest, |
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