Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions, Vol. 5 of 5 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions, Vol. 5 of 5 Ecclesiastes i. 18. - In much wisdom there is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Page 1. This assertion is taken up upon Solomon´s judgment, who by the very verdict of omniscience itself, was of all men in the world the most knowing. After premising that, in speaking to the text, the patronage of ignorance, especially in things spiritual, is not intended; but if anything is indeed said against knowledge, it is against that only that is so much adored by the world, and falsely called philosophy; and yet more significantly surnamed by the apostle, vain philosophy, 1. To rectify the absurd opinions of the world concerning knowledge, and to take down the excessive estimation of it, in the prosecution of the words, it is demonstrated to be the cause, or at least the inseparable companion of sorrow in three respects, 3. I. In respect of the nature and properties of the thing itself, 4. Under this head a question is started, whether or no there be indeed any such thing as true knowledge in the world? And three reasons advanced, which seem to insinuate that there is none, 5. And then the uncertainty of knowledge, its poorness, and utter inability to contribute to the solid enjoyments of life, is shown in several theological and philosophical problems, 6. II. In respect of the laborious and troublesome acquisition of it: in setting forth which, the scholar´s labor is considered with that of the soldier and the husbandman, and a view is taken of those callings to which learning is necessary, the physician, the lawyer, and the divine, 8. III. In respect of its effects and consequents, three whereof are instanced. 1. The increase of knowledge is an increase of the desire of knowledge, 10. 2. Knowledge rewards its followers with the miseries of poverty, and clothes them with rags, 11. 3. Knowledge makes the person who has it the butt of envy, the mark of obloquy and contention; which considered, men are advised to make him that is the great Author, also the subject of their knowledge. For though there is a vanity, a sorrow, and a dissatisfaction in the knowledge of created, inferior objects, yet we are assured, that it is life eternal to know God, and whom he has sent, his Son Christ Jesus, 12. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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