Mark 2:25-26 And he said to them, Have you never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungered, he, and they that were with him?… The cause of so many gross and foolish opinions which many amongst us hold and maintain, is nothing else but their ignorance of the Scriptures, either because they read them not duly and diligently, or else because they understand them not aright. How many foolish and absurd opinions are held by ignorant people in many places? Such as these for example: That faith is nothing but a man's good meaning: That God is served by rehearsing the Ten Commandments and the Creed instead of prayers: That the Sabbath is kept well enough if men and women come to church, and be present at public prayers and at the sermon, though they spend the rest of the day either idly or profanely: That the Sabbath is well enough sanctified by bare reading of prayers, and so much preaching is needless: That it is lawful to swear in common talk to that which is true: That in religion it is best to do as the most do: That a man may make of his own as much as he can: That such as are not book learned need have no knowledge of religion. These, and such-like absurd opinions, proceed from nothing but ignorance of the Scriptures. If we would avoid such errors, and be led into all truth of doctrine necessary to salvation, let us(1) be frequent and diligent in hearing the Scriptures explained in church; (2) search them diligently and often in private reading; (3) pray daily to God to open our understanding, that we may perceive their true meaning; (4) confer with others touching those things which we read and hear. (G. Petter.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? |
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