1466. Those who represent the learned or wise of the world admitted that they cannot stop themselves, but really want my tongue to perish in this way-a sign that the wise of the world can hardly be taught the inward and very inward matters of belief. Even if they could understand, still they do not try to, because they want to find out and expound those matters on their own power, based on their own sciences. But because they admitted that they can hardly stop themselves, it is just as the Lord said, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of the heavens [Matt. 19:24]. By riches in this passage are meant those fields of knowledge from which human doctrine and wisdom spring. 1748, 17 March.