a HOLY LIFE. 169; 



Angels know the Excellencies and Perfefti- 

 ons of the Divine Nature, but yet they are 

 never the more happy for that Knowledge, 

 becaufe they have no intereft in God, nor 

 are like to reap any benefit or advantage by 

 what they know of him. So in Men here 

 in this World, Virtue and Knowledge may 

 be feparated : A knowing Man may be a 

 vicious Man* and confequently unhappy. 

 Again, Knowledge of the Myfteries of Na- 

 ture, and the Works of God, though there 

 be in Man an eager third after it, and 

 fome Pleafure in obtaining it : yet if it 

 terminates only in Knowledge, and be di- 

 refted to no further end r it doth not con- 

 tribute much to our Happinefs. It is a 

 known faying, 



Scire tuum nihilefl ntfitefcire hoc fc tat alters 



And truly I am apt to think there may 

 be fomething of truth in it. Thofe Meii 

 that exercife their Wits in curious Ma- 

 thematical Speculations, could they be 

 allured that their Inventions and Difco- 

 veries fliould never come to the know- 

 ledge of any Creature but themfelves> I 

 doubt whether the pleafure of the Inten- 

 tion, would in their own efteem compen- 



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