Excerpt from Works of the Right Rev. Bishop Hay of Edinburgh, Vol. 3 of 5 Hence we are commanded to think of the Lord in goodness, and seek Him in simplicity of heart, Wis. I. I but be not incredulous, says the Holy Ghost, to the fear of the Lord; and come not to Him with a double heart, Ecclus. I. 36 for woe to them that are of a double heart and to the sinner that goeth on the earth two ways, Ecclus. Ii. I4. Such a one cannot expect to obtain any favour from God, or that His Holy Spirit will en lighten and direct him. Wisdom will not enter into a malicious soul, and the holy spirit of discipline will fly from the deceitful, Wis. I. 4; and our blessed Saviour Himself assures us that His heavenly Father hides the secrets of His Divine wisdom from the wise and prudent, and reveals them to little ones, Mat. Xi. 2 5 that is, to those who apply to Him with a simple and sincere heart, such as is found in little children. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.