Page 135
Sect. 3.
He goes on, indeed in some Method and ingenuity, to shew how Governours may fall under this suspicion; and first he saith, [That which taketh away the reputation of wisdome in him, who formeth or addeth to Religion, when it is already formed, is the enjoyning a beleefe of contradi∣ctories] I here stop, and tell you, there is a difference betwixt the formers of a Religion, and the Governours, as I have shewed; and for this word Contradiction, I say, that in the forming of Religion,* 1.1 which is to be done by the revealed will of God immediately, the wit of man is not to dispute contradictions; but whatsoever it shall please God to reveale, we are to beleeve, though it appeare to us Contradictory; I dare say, I can de∣monstrate some things, which a weak and silly man would think contradictions, and a man exceeding me in learning, as much as I do him, may serve me so, and much rather that infinite perfection, and not to be fa∣thomed abysse of Gods most unsearchable wisdom, may say a thousand things apparent to it, feasible by that in∣finite power, which the wisest man may be at a losse to find possible; and therefore whatsoever is delivered by the first agents in forming a Religion, by the immediate revelation of God, must be beleeved, although it appear to us full of contradictions; but what he speaks to us con∣cerning the Governours, if they should adde any thing to the former credenda, things to be beleeved, which to hu∣mane judgement appeares contradictory, their wisdome will be disparaged by it, may be allowed. But at the lat∣ter end of that sentence he saith,