Chap. 34. An Expofition capon the Book of J o B. Verf.to. of the rational! life are often afcribed to the heart. fob told his friends (Chap.? 2. 3.) Ihave a heart (we render,!havean'onder- flanding)aswell asyou;and ingoodAuthors a hearty mandignilìesEgregie cords - not only amanof courage, or a man of fpirir, but a man of know- ron homo. i. e. ledge andunderftanding, a man more then ordinarilywife, a man wide Japiens- of the higheft Elevation for wifdome , iscalled a hearty man, Cìc: r. Tufcul: Naturalills have afcribed the moving of feveralipallions,tofeve- rail incernall parts of the body ; laughter ( fay they) rifech from the,leene, anger from the Gall, love from the laver, but to the heart they givemore then a pailîon, senderflanding, which is the noblefl faculty ofreafon. Here Elbacalls upon men of heart, or of underftanding to hearken tohim. Hence note. Firft, Thebelt may need to have their attentions quickened. Some will not heare at all, theyare like the deafe adder (Pal. 48. 4, 5.) that 11-oppeth her care, whichwill not hearken to the voyce of the charmer, charming never fo wifely ; The Prophet reproves fuch (fer. 6. ro.)Towhom fhallI fpeakandgive warn- ing, that they may heare,behold their care is uncirceemci fed and they cannot bearken ; behold, theWord ofthe Lord is to them a reproach, they have n® delight in it ; they cannot hearken, that is, they will not ; or they cannot hearken, that is fpiritually and obediencial- ly, though they have anatural!, yet they have not a gracious eare, as the fame Prophet ( chap. r t. 6, 7, 8.) upbraided them ; yet they obeyed not, nor enclined their tare. This linfull deafneffe the Lord complained of alfo, (Pfaff. Si. 8.) Beare O my people, ( faith God) and at the It verfe, Mypeople would not hearken to my voyce ; Now as bad menwill not heare at all topurpofe ; fo the belt feldome hear fowell or to fo good purpofe as they ought and might. Men of heart or of underflanding are fometimes flow of hearing, andmay need to have their eare awakened. Secondly, note. It is an incouragement in fpeak ng to have underftanding hearers. When a people have not only eares but hearts toheare, then the word is heard indeed. We may'fuppofe underllanding men will probably preve the befl hearers ; the Prophet was in hope 55t CO,
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