Necessary and especially necessary

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py3ak

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We discuss many things on this board, and I think for many such interaction has sharpened our grasp on truth and widened; but let us be sure that we are also clear on the relative place of the different sorts of knowledge.

A second sort [of persons not utterly ignorant and yet defective] are such as want not affection to truth, nor love to piety, yet to them the studying of this doctrine, that concerns Christ and his offices, is somewhat tasteless and wearisome. They would be at hearing of duties, cases and questions spoken of, though we may in some respect say, that none of these are objects of faith properly, at least as it is justifying, but means and midses to guide you to make use of, and to carry suitably to the privileges that are in the covenant. Hence many have good affection, that are very shallow in their knowledge of Christ, and think but little of preaching, and books that hold out the doctrine concerning Christ, because they come not in so close to practical things and cases; whereas, if they were better settled in the knowledge of Christ, it would answer all their cases, and loose all their questions and doubts. Let therefore these be well looked to, and this, by no means, be nauseated or slighted; though knowledge of the truths of God be necessary, yet it is especially the knowledge of Christ that is necessary.
James Durham, Christ Crucified, Sermon 58.
 
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