40 : Chap. ; 4. An Expofation upon the Book,of J o E. Verf. ofothers, as well as by your owoeprofeffion and pretertion ; Te- who came fromfarretoundertake ,thisweighty worke, the comfortingand coshfelling ofthisyour art-ledfriend, f ee now how well you have ac- grsittedyocrrfelves, and anfwered the expedation rarfed both of you and by you. Have ye not comforted himfairey, and ceunfelled him wifely ?'..Doeye not fee how (hart you are of your none pr:opofallr? and how illyou have handled the matter,he remaining asfamefrom conviï:tion, fatiàfallion, or confolatioìr., as when youfirfl began with hiss ?' Thus fornecarry the fence, but I (hall no:flay upon it,no doe I conceive that Eau fpake Ironically, but plainly, and in . good earnefi, no: onlycalling them wiïe and knowing-men, bit Judging and belìevind they were fo. Of tiefe he baggs audi- ence. Mare and give care. 7oheare is a naturali act ; aman that hath ears cannot chufe but heare (unieffe he flop them when any thing is fpoken : but togiveear, is, as I may fay, an artifciall a&, a fludyed aft, yea a 9tii elf curt- fpirituall act, when the matter fpoken of is fpirituall. Elihu doth bus percipere not call for abare hearin of words, but for a iludious hearing five auritare, of the matter which fhouldbe prefented to them ; heare andgive l fas b. rare ; or as the Elegancyof the Hebrewmay be rendred, ear my Mond- words : for the word which we render to.glve care, lignifes altò Erquiaauribus the ear, car my words. We fay of a thing that we delire another lidhit brachi1's would reach tous,pray hand it hither,putting the denomination of fiat" ponds- the Organ or Infirument upon the a& ; foby a like Ilegancy,it is ranter qua au- here fay my d, Ear words ; that is, heare fludioufly anddiligently, clivinste, ipfe ',dancescoder; math an holy art and skill. As there is anart in fpeaking, fo there quo cures no- is a great, ifnor a greater art in hearing ; ear my words , or, give wine,)1824 ap- care to useye men that haveknowledge. peäontur. lu '.From the Conliderationofthe partieshere fpoken to, wife and verbum audi- endiponderare_ kating men. Boldscat. `Note. Thewife, and knowing, are toheare as well asfÿeake. They that are Mfe , need more wifdome, and they, that are knowing, may improve their knowledge by hearing; They who know mazy, yea moil truths, may' yet knowmore truths; and if any know all truths, they may yet know every truth more. This. caufed
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