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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20943	A treatise of the knovvledge of God, as excellently as compendiously handled by the famous and learned divine, Peter Du Moulin, late minister of the Reformed Church in Paris, and professor of theologie in the Vniversitie of Sedan. Faithfully translated out of the originall by Robert Codrington, Master of Arts; De cognitione Dei. English	Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658.; Codrington, Robert, 1601-1665.	1634 (1634)	STC 7321; ESTC S118646	41,950	94

man as he is a Citizen the Oeconomicks as hee is the master of a family But Divinitie doth instruct him as hee is a man and discourseth not of the parts of Life but of the Whole neither doth it propose unto it selfe any particular or subordinat end but the last end of all viz. eternall blessednesse which consisteth in an vnion with God to which end it is requisite that other Ends and our whole eourse of Life should be obedient vnles peradventure we would bee carefull of our life in some little portions and pieces of it but in the whole be vnthrifts so of many litles as we thinke wisely laid together one entire folly should bee made and there would bee a good Lawyer a good Physitian a good Senator but a bad man But the meanes which Divinitie doth vse to attaine to this last End which is our vnion with God namely Faith in Christ and the studie of good Workes are so apt so certaine so well knowen that no doubt is to bee made of them vnlesse wee would make a doubt of the promises of God who is Truth himselfe Finally the knowledge of God God himselfe recording it is so much to be esteemed that though to glory in other things is an extreame vanitie and the first point of folly in this onely God would haue us with a religious pride to glory in our selues For thus saith he in the ninth of Ieremy Let not the Wise man glory in his Wisedome neither let the mighty man glory in his might let not a rich Man glory in his riches but let him that glorifieth glory in this that hee vnderstandeth and knoweth mee that I am the Lord who excercise Iudgement and Righteousnesse on the Earth Now seeing there may bee gathered from the knowledge of God many and excellent fruits through the whole course of our life this is aboue all the most principall that we cannot master our Corruptions or stop our desires in their Careere with a stronger reyne than with the knowledge of God For hee that knows God knows him to bee a searcher of the secrets of the heart whose eyes cannot bee curtain'd with the flattering clouds of lying or hypocrisie to whom Accounts are to bee given of every idle Word wherefore the holy Scripture did assigne this the Cause of the Wickednesse of the sonnes of Heli they were wicked men the sonnes of Belial not knowing the Lord and Hosea the 4. Because there is no knowledge of God in the Land perjury and Lying and Stealing and committing Adulterie hath broken forth and bloud toucheth bloud On the contrary from the knowledge of God arise all examples of Vertues wich Esay witnesseth Chap. 11. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountaine for the Earth shall bee full of the knowledge of the Lord And truly a holy Man who considers alwaies that God beholds him will so liue in private as in publicke so in publicke as in the Temple so in the Temple as before the eyes of God who is his Iudge his Master and his father Neither doth Satan open a wider window vnto all kind of vice than by perswading Men that God looks not downe on things so low For then a deepe sleepe overwhelmes the Conscience and the feare of the Iudge being taken off the barres are broken and Men dare doe any thing running headlong into all kind of Villanie although restrain'd a little by the power of the law or by the feare of Infamy Neither is the knowledge of God of little moment in chasing from vs all restlesse Cares in calming the troubles of our mind and in silencing the tongues of Murmurers For hee that knowes God knowes all his workes to bee as full of Iustice as of providence to complaine of whose providence as it is vnrighteous so to oppose it is not onely vnprofitable but Rash and Dangerous And hee who is assured that God so workes that even evills themselues doe turne to Good to those that feare him doth secure himselfe in his care and Loue. The same knowledge of God is greatly profitable in teaching vs to obserue an honest and profitable vse of earthly things lest by an vngratefull oblivion wee bury his blessings or abuse them vnto Riot or to lust or resemble the beasts that drinke of the River never thinking of the fountaine from whence those waters flow For hee who knowes God knowes him to bee the Author of all Good things and in that title doth pay homage to him and is industriously wary lest those things which God hath given vnto vse and matter of thanksgiving be corrupted by ingratitude or abuse What shall I say more seeing without the knowledge of God it is impossible for vs to know our selues for then the bubbles of our Pride sinke downe and our plumes doe fall when wee looke on God For as long as a Man lookes on himselfe or compares himselfe with inferiour things hee takes himselfe to bee a creature of some reckoning and applaudes the humour overcome with a vaine and flattering opinion of his strength or Wisedome But whē he presents himselfe before the tribunall seate of God hee is presently touch'd with an apprehension of his weakenesse and his naturall pollutions and deformities present themselues before him and is invironed with so great a Light that he is inforced to confesse that the Light of his Vnderstanding is but vtter darkenesse In the same manner they that onely behold the things which are before their feete beleeue their sight is good and cleere enough but the same Men when they behold the Sunne haue strait their eyes so blinded that they are compelled to confesse that the sharpest discretion of their eye is both darke and dull when it turnes it selfe vnto heavenly things Seeing then so great is the exellence of this divine knowledge and the fruit thereof so abundant that it may bee extended into every part and portion of our life I cannot but here lament the condition of humane vnderstanding which in trifling things doth expresse a most subtle and ingenious Industry but in the knowledge of God alone doth languish in a drowsie sloth For how Rare is hee that disregardeth not these sacred studies to addict himselfe toi things that tend to the advantage either of publcke or private dignity How many beate their braines in curing the bodies and skinnes of others who within their owne haue Dropsie humours How many sit in the seate of Iudgement to decide the Differences of others which are themselues at discord with God and consider not that he must iudge them How many are expert in the Account of Numbers and Lines whose owne lives are Irregular as being altogether without the knowledge of God So strange besides is the garbe and Condition of humane things that we preferre delights even aboue necessities So the Confectmaker is valued aboue the husband man and wee thinke the embroiderer to bee a more Substantiall fellow then the Taylor And commonly those