How foolish a thing it is for men to lean on their own understanding, and trust their own hearts. If we are so blind, then our own wisdom is not to be depended upon; and that advice of the wise man is most reasonable, 'trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not on your own understanding.' 'And he that trusteth in in his own heart is a fool.' They therefore are fools, who trust to their own wisdom, and will question the mysterious doctrines of religion; because they can not see through them, and will not trust to the infinite wisdom of God.
Let us therefore become fools; be sensible of our own blindness and folly. There is a treasure of wisdom contained in that one sentence, 'if any among you seems wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.' Seeing our own ignorance and blindness is the first step towards having true knowledge,' if any man thinketh he knowest anything, he knoweth nothing as he ought to know.
Let us ask wisdom of God. If we are so blind in ourselves, then knowledge is not to be sought out of our own stock, but must be sought from some other source. And we have nowhere else to go for it, but to the fountain of light and wisdom. True wisdom is a precious jewel; none of our fellow creatures can give it to us, neither can we buy it with nay price we have to give. It is the sovereign gift of God. The way to obtain it is to go to Him, sensible of our weakness and blindness and misery on that account. 'If any lack wisdom, let Him ask of God.'
Jonathan Edwards, Man's Natural Blindness in Religion, Works Vol 2 Pp 255-256
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