Chapter XIV. What it is to comprehend God

We know these things. We surely do not suppose that we have therefore comprehended them. It is not argument that comprehends them, but holiness, if at least that can any way be comprehended which is incomprehensible. But unless its comprehension were possible, the Apostle would not have said, ' That we may comprehend with all

Who wonders, but he who contemplates the glory of God ? Who fears, but he who searches the depth of His wisdom ? Who glows with zeal, but he who meditates on the love of God ? Who endures and perseveres in love, but he who aspires to copy eternal love ? In truth, perseverance is a sort of likeness here to eternity hereafter. In fact it is perseverance alone on which eternity is bestowed ; or rather, it is perseverance which bestows man on eternity; as the Lord says, ' He that shall persevere unto the end, the same shall be saved.' eternity, for the things promised are eternal, it fosters a spirit of long-suffering, and gives strength to perseverance. It is now easy, I suppose, to adapt these four to the four in the Apostle's list ; meditation on the promises coincides with the 4 length ', the remembrance of benefits with the ' breadth ', the contemplation of God's Majesty with the * height ', the consideration of His judgements with the ' depth '. He should have been further sought who is not yet found to the satisfying of our souls, nor can be sought enough. But perhaps He is more worthily sought through prayer than through dialectics, and more easily found. With this let us end the book — but not our search for Him.