aboue marriage: Ensebius was an Arrian, also defen∣ded Peters abiuring his Lord: Luther held consubstanti∣ation. At a word, as the fairest face hath a wart, so the learnedst men haue their errours, because the night of their ignorance was not whollye spent, nor the day of their knowledge wholly come, their remaining igno∣rance brought false expositions and opinions. Second∣ly, let this warne and exhort al Christians more earnest∣ly to pray God to keepe them from errours, & to that end, that he would encrease their knowledge and iudg∣ment, Col. 1, 9, 10. 11.
Also, let it admonish vs neuer to content our selues with any measure of vnderstanding in heauenly thinges, but vse all good means, that we may grow more & more in all knowledge of Christ, ioyning knowledge vnto knowledge, as worldly men adde riches to riches, and as the Sunne encreaseth in brightnesse till high noon, so let the word of Christ dwell in vs in all wisedome. Fi∣nally, let it moue vs both to be modest in our assertions about diuine things: not hardy and bold to affirme that whereof we doubt, but suspecting our owne ignorance, be more ready to heare then to speake, to learne then to teach: and the things to be knowne many (& deep some of them) being humbled, that our ignorance is so much, and our knowledge so little, duely considering, that as wee haue no knowledge but what wee receiue, so that which we do know, is farre lesse then that which we do not knowe; which all holy men haue both felt and con∣fessed.
Note further, that howe much the day is aboue the night, so much doth knowledge excell ignorance, Eccl. 2, 13. Also the necessity of knowledge appeareth by this metaphor: the day not more needefull to doe worldlie works, then knowledge to a Christian, to do the works of saluation. This condemnes such of extreame follie, as care not for knowledge, but do despise vnderstanding: and serues as a spurre to quicken our mindes vnto the