i78 Chap. 33. An Evpofition upon the Book, of J o B. Verf.14. in ífirring them un. Though we deny mans natural! power, yet, perfons converter1 have a ipirituall power, which they ,often neg le6 to flir up. When the fervants of Benhadad ( Kings 2o.. 3,2, 3 3,) carne toAhab u ,on thattneifage tobeg his life, it is . iaid,7 he mendid dilligently obferve whether any thing would come fcomhm that they might take holdnéí,and urge it in favour of their Matter ; andas loon asAhab lAid dropt that word, he is my Brother,as boon they had that word;they did heftily catch it . and applyed it for theirptrefentpurpofe.So they that are godly fhould obferve what is fpoken unto them, what corruption is {mitten by the word or by the rod ofGod, and as footle. as ever fuch aword :: is fpoken, they should take irup and apply it to themfelves. 'Thirdly, thofe many lulls that are in the heart of a:godly man, not yet fully monified, as fecret pride, -felf-love, and unbelief, there hinder him from underftanding the mindofGod.And there- fore we are counfelled by the Apoltle 'ames :( Chap. r. at.) to lay aide ( that ir, to get fubdued and mortified) all filthineffe and fnperfluityofnaughtanefJe, and .( fo) receive with meeknefs the engraffedwordwhich ss able tofave our fouls. :As if he hadlaid, we canneither perceive nor receive the word favingly, unlefl'e our lulls are call out and call off. How much any imam neglehls this duty of mortifying his lulls, by fomuch is he rendred bothunable to perceive the word, and unfit to-profit- )y_,it. Laftly, Mr. Broughton renders the words thus, Godfpeaksonce, yea twice, and man willnotmark it. We fay, man p,erçeiveth it not; he faith,man will not mark,it. As our reading Chews the weaknefs and imperfections, or the negligence and flothfullneife of man, whenhe Bothnot perceive what God fpeaketh ; fo his fheweth the obftinacy of man. The will of man is as perverfe,ashis under- flanding is blind. Manbath not onlya wound or a weakneffe in his will unto that which is good,butlie hatha rebellion in his will againfi that which is good, and that not by force occafionall dif gull or fudden guff of paflIon, buthe is naturally letand refolved againft that which is good. Manwill notmarkwhat God fpeaketh inhis wordandworks. Chrifl, upbraids the Pews ( yob. 5, 40. ) rewill not come a intome that yemay have life he charger ,the fault upon their Wills. 'Tis certain manbatha will not to-came roChriff for life yet that is a forced and fare fetcht inference which fome.make from'it, that man Grath therefore power and will
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