y Chap. 33. An Expofition tspon the Book,of J o B. Verf. 16. 27I or taking awayof that ( whatfoever it is) which hinders the ef, naurin 1lc feauall hearing or obeying of thofe meiffageswhich God fends to-rum flue r ét- men. When -od fpake ina dream, hedidmore then fpeak, he ideducebar open'd the ear,yea,he gave ancare to hear : This powerful' work defìuentesea- of Godupon the heart is elegantly expreffed'by opening the eare, pillos et ina- becaufe when the ears are :ftopt, wecannot hear, till that which penes cures ts- hops them is pluckt out or taken away ; fo that here wehave C labitoqq murmure : Speaking with effeó, or the cleare and penetrating power of the ar.sa Spirit of God fweetly and prevailingly infinuating his mind ctnthius au- toman. God fpeaks foas he willbe heard. rem vellit et admonuit, d, c. Hence Obferve. Horst. Firfi, The eareof Haan is nsttnradfyftopt againfl the teachings of Léattc`tet au- God. Auremrwelare There are many things which flop the Bares of man, or man vel apeerire of bath many eare Stoppers. I will name leven, all which God re- auribus a moves and takes away whenhe effectually reveals his mind to rgiiatifq; guod man. Fìrfl, the eare of usan is ftopt with ignorance, that's a thick inrimis fenfrbue vaile or covering uponthe eare, and keeps out the mind ofGod sndm tft. till it be removed. And, Secondly,Unbelief is another earaop- lariorem etrs per ; till the Lord removeth that we cannot hear. Thirdly, Im- penes iancm penitency or hardneffe of heart flops the eare,there are a number volúntatis di- of Scriptures I might give for each ofthefe. Fourthly, the love of vine denotat. any particular fin is an eare-shutter or an eare-flopper, and the coc: Lord removes that, whenhe opens the eare. Fifthly, Prejudices flop the care, prejudices fomtimes againfi the pet'fon fpeaking, fomtime againfi the word fpoken. That man will never hear a word topurpofe , who bath a prejudice againfi the perfon, or a prejudiceagainfi the word, either aprejudice againfl the man, or againfithe matter. Sixthly, Pride flops the care too, the proud man will not hearken, therefore God humbles and brings down the fpirit that the word may be heard. Seventhly, and láfly, the World is agreat ear-fiopper that locks up the eare againfi the :word ; the -world in theprofits of it, and the world in the plea- fures of it, and the world in the cares of it, and the world in the fears of'ir, theworld by or in every one ofthefe flops the eare, andby thefe the ears ofall mennaturally are flopped, fo that they areas it is fsid ( PfaloS$.4. )lie the deafeadder,thatflops her eare, osnd will not hear thevoyce ofthe chorsner'eharwe he never fo wifely_ P p 2 Till 1
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