CHAPTER FIVE: THE READING OF HOLY SCRIPTURES
1. It is Truth which we must look for in Holy Writ, not cunning of words.
All Scripture ought to be read in the spirit in which it was written.
We must rather seek for what is profitable in Scripture, than for what ministereth to subtlety in discourse.
Therefore we ought to read books which are devotional and simple, as well as those which are deep and difficult.
And let not the weight of the writer be a stumbling-block to thee, whether he be of little or much learning, but let the love of the pure Truth draw thee to read.
Ask not, who hath said this or that, but look to what he says.
2. Men pass away, but the truth of the Lord endureth for ever.
Without respect of persons God speaketh to us in divers manners.
Our own curiosity often hindereth us in the reading of holy writings, when we seek to understand and discuss, where we should pass simply on.
If thou wouldst profit by thy reading, read humbly, simply, honestly, and not desiring to win a character for learning.
Ask freely, and hear in silence the words of holy men; nor be displeased at the hard sayings of older men than thou, for they are not uttered without cause.
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