Graphautarkeia, or, The Scriptures sufficiency practically demonstrated wherein whatsoever is contain'd in Scripture, respecting doctrine, worship or manners is reduced to its proper head, weighty cases resolved, truths confirmed, difficult texts illustrated and explained by others more plain.

2dly, In particular; To give knowledg of himself, and of Jesus Christ, and of the Mystery of Salvation by him, in the Gospel, and of our Duty.

Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day, Deut. 29. 2, 3, 4.

There is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding: great men are not wise, neither do the aged understand judg∣ment, Job 32. 8, 9.

Good and upright is the Lord, therefore will he teach sinners in the way: the meek will he guide in judgment, and the meek will he teach his way, &c. what man is he who feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall chuse, &c. the secret of the Lord is with them who fear him, and he will shew them his covenant, Psal. 25. 8, 9, 12, 14.

I will instruct thee, and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go, I will guide thee with mine eye, Psal. 32. 8.

O send out thy light, and thy truth: let them lead me, let them bring me unto, &c. Psal. 43. 3, 4.

Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes, and I shall keep it to the end, give me understanding and I shall keep thy law, Psal. 119. 33, 34.

He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel, Psal. 147. 19.

Wisdom cryeth, &c. how long ye simple ones will ye love simplicity, &c? and fools hate knowledg? turn you at my reproof: behold I will pour out

my spirit upon you, I will make known my words unto you, Prov. 1. 20, 22, 23.

If thou cryest after knowledg, &c. then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledg of God. For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledg and understanding, Prov. 2. 3, 4, 5, 6.

In all thy ways acknowledg him, and he shall direct thy paths, Prov. 3. 6.

I have taught them the way of wisdom: I have led thee in the right paths, Prov. 4. 11.

The earth shall be full of the knowledg of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea, Isa. 11. 9. Heb. 2. 14.

And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness, &c. They also who erred in the spirit, shall come to understanding, &c. They shall learn doctrine, Isa. 29. 18, 24.

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left, Isa. 30. 21.

And the eyes of them who see, shall not be dim, &c. the heart also of the rash, shall understand knowledg, and the tongue of the stammerers be ready to speak plainly (Or, elegantly), Isa. 32. 3, 4.

Your God will come, &c. then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped, Isa. 35. 4, 5.

I the Lord have called thee, &c. for a light to the gentiles: to open the blind eyes, &c. And I will bring the blind by a way they knew not: I will lead them in paths they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight, Isa. 42. 6, 7, 16.

I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the Lord, &c. Jer. 24. 7.

And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord, for they shall all know me from the least of them, unto the greatest of them, Jer. 31. 34. Heb. 8, 11.

Jesus said, I thank thee, O father, &c. because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Neither know∣eth any man the father but the son, and he to whomsoever the son will re∣veal him, Matth. 11. 25, 27.

It is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given, Matth. 13. 11, 13. Mark 4. 11, 12.

Peter said, Thou art that Christ, &c. And Jesus answered, and said unto him, Blessed art thou Simon Bar-Jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my father who is in heaven, Matth. 16. 15, 16, 17.

The day-spring from on high hath visited us: to give light to them who sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: to guide our feet into the way of peace, Luke 1. 78, 79.

I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gain-say nor resist, Luke 21. 15.

These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, &c. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the Scrip∣tures, Luke 24. 44, 45.

That was the true light, which lighteth every man who cometh into the world, John 1. 9.

As it is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore who hath heard, and hath learned of the father, cometh unto me, John 6. 45. Isa. 54. 13.

If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of my self, John 7. 17.

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he who followeth me, shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life, &c. If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed, and ye shall know the truth, John 8. 12, 32.

Jesus said, For Judgment I am come into the world, that they who see not, might see: and that they who see, might be made blind, John 9. 39.

I am come a light, &c. that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness, John 12. 46.

I have called you friends: for all things which I have heard of my father, I have made known unto you, John 15. 15.

This is life eternal, that they may know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent, &c. I have manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the world, John 17. 2, 3, 6.

God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, the light of the knowledg of the glory of God, in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us, 2 Cor. 4. 6, 7.

But when it pleased God, &c. to reveal his son in me, &c. Gal. 1. 15, 16.

Having made known the mystery of his will unto us, according unto his good pleasure, &c. making mention of you in my prayers, That the God of our Lord Jesus, &c. may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledg of him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, &c. Eph. 1. 9, 16, 17, 18, 19. ch. 3. 18, 19.

If in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you, Phil. 3. 15.

The mystery which hath been hid, &c. but now is made manifest to his Saints, to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ, Col. 1. 26, 27.

Consider what I say, and the Lord give thee understanding in all things, 2 Tim. 2. 7.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask it of God, who giveth liberally unto all men, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given, James 1. 5.

We know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding that we may know him who is true, 1 John 5. 20.

See more in Knowledg and Understanding, Chap. 37.