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in_o answer_n to_o this_o objection_n of_o ignorant_a man_n that_o say_v they_o can_v understand_v 1._o poor_a soul_n they_o say_v they_o can_v get_v this_o knowledge_n but_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o will_v not_o now_o that_o they_o will_v not_o get_v holy_a knowledge_n be_v evident_a although_o they_o can_v learn_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n they_o can_v learn_v other_o thing_n that_o be_v evil_a and_o vain_a fast_o enough_o my_o people_n be_v foâ—lish_a they_o have_v not_o know_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n they_o be_v sottish_a child_n they_o have_v no_o understanding_n what_o altogether_o void_a of_o understanding_n no_o 4.22_o terem_fw-la 4.22_o they_o be_v wise_a to_o dâ—e_v evil_a but_o to_o do_v good_a they_o have_v no_o knowledge_n now_o this_o proceed_v from_o the_o evil_a frame_n and_o corruption_n of_o their_o heart_n the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n assi_v they_o in_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o in_o counter-working_a the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o our_o saviour_n say_v â—â—_o luke_n 16.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la â—â—_o that_o the_o child_n of_o this_o world_n be_v wise_a in_o their_o generation_n then_o the_o child_n of_o light_n they_o be_v not_o absolute_o more_o wise_a and_o sagacious_a than_o the_o child_n of_o light_n in_o every_o respect_n but_o wise_a in_o their_o kind_n of_o wisdom_n and_o in_o some_o respect_n wise_a for_o the_o world_n and_o for_o worldly_a advantage_n they_o can_v order_v all_o their_o outward_a affair_n with_o much_o discretion_n they_o have_v strange_a invention_n to_o hook_n in_o a_o good_a bargain_n they_o observe_v the_o fit_a time_n of_o take_v in_o and_o put_v off_o commodity_n to_o the_o most_o advantage_n they_o be_v give_v to_o oppression_n engrossing_n fraud_n