John Trapp on John 2:25

Verſe 25. Nihil corde ac renibus magis intimum; adeo ut per multos meatus atque incurvos ans fractus de[illegible: 1 letter]erri elaborati cibi debeant, antequam eò poſſint perduci. Lemnius de complex. lib. 1. p. 26. For he knew what was in man.] Artificers know the nature and properties of their works; and ſhall not Chriſt of the heart? He ſearcheth mens hearts, and tryeth the reins, which of all their inwards are the moſt inward: beſides, that they are the ſeats and ſprings of all our thoughts and luſts. Deus intimior nobis intimo noſtro, ſaith one; God is neerer to us, then we are to our ſelves, and knowes our thoughts long before; as a Gardiner knowes what flowers he ſhall have at ſpring, becauſe he knowes the roots.