[There are many things which men have- not a capacity to learn. But even the weakest of men may attain the know- ledge of God, if they will seek it in God's appointed way. Our Lord returns thanks to his heavenly Father on this very ac- count, " because the things which he has hid from the wise and prudent, are revealed unto babes'^." Nor is this expression merely figurative ; for Samuel, Josiah, Timothy, and John, are standing monuments to the Church, that " God will ordain strength in the mouths of babes and sucklings^." In reference to this knowledge then, no man has any excuse for his igno- rance ; no man can say, " I am no scholar, and therefore have no reason to be ashamed ;" for all may know the Lord, if they will seek the enlightening influences of his Spirit, since God has pledged himself, that " if any man lack wisdom, and ask it of him, he will give it liberally, and without upbraiding™."]
Application —
[Let tJiose loho knoiv not God as reconciled to them in Christ Jesus, begin to seek that knowledge without delay. And let those tvho do knoiv him, give God the glory : for though an ignorance of him is to our shame, the ho7iour arising from this distinction, belongs to God alone ; since it is " he who has given us an understanding to know him "."]
k Matt. xi. 25. i Ps. viii. 2. with Matt. xxi. 16.
m Jam. i. 5. « 1 John v. 20,
1 Cor. XV. 51 — 58. Behold, I sheiv you a mystery ; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all he changed, iii a moment, in the tivinkli^ig of an eye, at the last trump : for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall he raised incorruptihle, and we shall he changed. For this corrupttible must put on incor- ruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall he brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is sivallowed up in victory. 0 death, where is thy sting ? 0 grave, where is thy victory ? The sting of death is sin ; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved hrethreii, he ye steadfast, unmoveahle, always abounding in the tvork of the Lord, forasmuch as ye k?iow that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.