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# Title: Leibniz-Handschriften zur Theologie LH 1, 4, 8
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Inpvosd, does oF Lights or Colours; and hare Better reaton
to seek, and more certain hove ol acrainive in thenent lile
eo atuller and more compleat tnomlede, ehan Tuch a Man
canhare wichrelation co theuse oE his Pres, and ihe advan-
eage oF secins. And then rill noc herise op in Fudemene
aeintus, and condemn us Ence he endures lo much, toob-
tain Sielit on the impertect Ltruasantations oF it mace 10
him by ocher Men, Wrhil v. P.c.  beliere and encure a5
much For Eternal Happir sn the Testimonr oF 60d.
S. XIII. IF it Be askC Vty thele thines are noc ace
clearer eOus? lantiver, For the lame reasons chac Lieht and
Coloursare noc elear to one chat is born blind, even because
in ehis imperteet State re rane baculcies eo discern them.
And e cannor expect ro reach the knomlede ol chem wrhils
here, for che lame reason chac a Chila, Whilt he islo, car
noc peak and discourse as he doth Wben a erovn Man 
there is a Time and Scason Por ereer chine, and re oust
erait Por chat Sealon. There is anocher seare and Lite For
theclear discernins of these Matters; bue in themean eime
re ouxutto takre the Sceps and Methods Which arC PFODCE
For our present Condition: and il e will noc do lo, ve can
ne more expect to arrire cothe knomlede ot thele necellar
Truchs, or thac Scare ertich will makre ehem plain eo us, chan
a Child can hope he Mall erer beable eo read and writo
irhio ill not bepersuaded t0g0 ro School or ober his Master.
This analosical Lnomlede ot G0ds Hlature and Auri
Dures is all ot wrhich re are capable at pretene; and ve
must cicher De concenced to knon him chus, or sC donn
erich an intire Penorance and Neglect ot Ood, and AnalIy
despair ot furure Happiness. Buc it concerns us Frequentu
eo call co mind the ABOAles ObTervatIOn, 1 C OF. 1Z. 12. For
non we scechro a Class darely, but ihen face to face : nou 
tenom in pert, bul ihen Y. Ball kngu even as L am knoion. YB0
our prelent knomleds ot Dirinc Thines be verr imperteat,
vec ic is enouoh co avatien our Detre et Worez and rHO We
s0 not understand the Eniormenes of che Blesed, vet C
Descriprion e have ot ihem is (uTCIeNE EO enORDC _S 1O
scek alter them, and eo prosecure che Mechods preserib d in
Scripeure For actainins them.
S. ZIV. And Theretore let me oster it as a second Reaton,
Wrtr God and Dirine Thines are ehus represented 10us in
Scripture, viz. Thac Tuch Rnomleds is CuHCienE 1O aII ThC
Incenes ane Purposes ot Religion; ehe detion ntereot 15 10
lead us in he was 1o Ecernal Happinels, and in ordec chere
unto,