Prophets and Psalms (Schreck) n. 152

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152. Chapter 29 [Ezekiel] 1-3 Of the natural man who, in things Divine, trusts nothing but His knowledges [scientifica]. 2 4, 5 Such will pervert the truths of the church by applying their knowledges to falsities. 2 6, 7 Because truths have been perverted in this manner, all power, which is of truth, has been destroyed in their case, 3 8-12 and all truth will be utterly devastated, until they will no longer have truth. 3 13-16 Nevertheless something of a church will be established out of those who are natural and in knowledges [scientifica]. 11 17-18 Reasonings from knowledges [scientifica] of the natural man will not destroy knowledges [cognitiones] of truth with them; 11 19, 20 but these will be destroyed by reasonings from the natural man with those who trust knowledges [scientifica] alone, and have perverted the truths of the church. 2 21 Those who are of the church that the Lord will establish will have truths of doctrine. 11


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