Deuteronomy 29:29 The secret things belong to the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children for ever… I. THE DIFFICULTY OR IMPOSSIBILITY OF CONCEIVING THE SACRED MYSTERIES OF OUR FAITH IS NO REASONABLE OBJECTION TO THE TRUTH OF THEM. Not a thing in the whole compass of nature, were we to pursue our inquiries to the utmost, but would puzzle the wisest. Can we wonder, then, at our inability to understand the world of spirits? II. IN MATTERS SO VASTLY BEYOND THE REACH OF OUR CAPACITIES, IT IS NOT ONLY NEEDLESS BUT DANGEROUS PRESUMPTION, TO BE TOO CURIOUS AND INQUISITIVE CONCERNING THEM. That it is needless, appears from the difficulty to understand them; and that it is dangerous, the many heresies and errors which have sprung up in the Christian Church may abundantly convince us. III. THERE ARE OTHER MATTERS OF MUCH GREATER CONSEQUENCE TO EMPLOY OUR MEDITATIONS, WHICH IT IS OUR DUTY TO STUDY AND EXAMINE. Revelation discovers to us many secrets of nature, many great designs of Providence, many engaging motives to the practice of our duty, which would otherwise have been concealed from us. III. THIS AND ALL OTHER KNOWLEDGE WILL BE VAIN AND INSIGNIFICANT UNLESS IT HAS AN INFLUENCE ON OUR LIVES AND MANNERS. (J. Littleton.) Parallel Verses KJV: The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. |
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