. The Christian faith asserted against Deists, Arians, and Socinians : in eight sermons preach'd at the Lady Moyer's lecture in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 1728, 1729, and since greatly enlarged : to which is prefix'd, a large preface concerning the light and the law of nature, and the expediency and necessity of revelation. SERMON V. Preached ^pr. 3. 1719. I Cor. IL 13. Which Things alfo we Jpeak^ not inthe Words^ which Ma?is Wtjdomteachethy hut which the HolyGhojl teacheth. ROM the eleventh verfe it appeareth that no Man know- eth the Tbirigs of God : the Purpofes of his WtU^ and the S
. The Christian faith asserted against Deists, Arians, and Socinians : in eight sermons preach'd at the Lady Moyer's lecture in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 1728, 1729, and since greatly enlarged : to which is prefix'd, a large preface concerning the light and the law of nature, and the expediency and necessity of revelation. SERMON V. Preached ^pr. 3. 1719. I Cor. IL 13. Which Things alfo we Jpeak^ not inthe Words^ which Ma?is Wtjdomteachethy hut which the HolyGhojl teacheth. ROM the eleventh verfe it appeareth that no Man know- eth the Tbirigs of God : the Purpofes of his WtU^ and the Secrets oi his Nature: Thefe are revealed to us by the Spirit jwhofearchetb all tbingfy even the deep Toings of God. As our own Thoughts, till difclofed, are known to no Man, befides our felves, as our own Spirits only are confcious of them, and not the Spirits - ^^ OS,. 168 The Omnifcience of other Men, even fo tbe Things of God know-€th no Man J but the Spirit of God. The Comparifon holdeth moft ftridtly, asthe Jpojile puts it with refped: to Men: amongthem no Man knoweth anothers Thoughts,much lefs can any Man know the Secrets, whichbelong to God ; but it doth not hold in theReverfe, For tho no one but the Spirit know-eth the Things of God, yet the fame Spirit^which fearcheth the deep Things of God,knoweth the Things of Man alfo, and fenrch-eth all the deepeft and moft inward RecelTes ofhis Soul, and we may juflly apply to the Holy Spi-rit what the Apoftle afferteth of the Word of God, that He is a difcerner of the Thoughts and Intentsof the Hearty hi either is there any Creature^ that isnot manifefl in his Jight: but all things are nakedand opened unto the Eyes of Him^ rvith whom wehave to do. This Attribute oi Omnifcience is truly incom-municable, and may be confidered as challengedby, and afcribed unto God in general^ withoutany manifefl Delig
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