3 5,8 Verf. a 5. anExpofition upon the Rook of J o s. Chap. 3 6 Sixthly, Confider why loth Elihu thus charge it upon pb furely tohumble him for his fin, in that he did not magnifie God for his works. Hence Note ; It is agreat aggravation of our negleít of praiiJMg God for his works, or of any not magnifying the works of God, Peeing bis works are obvious to everyman, even to the weaker and ruder fort of mea. If the very blind may fee them, how finfully blind are they,' who fee them not ! The works of God thould be fought our, (Pfal.i t z. 22 4. ) If they lie in corners, yet they are to be fought out, and they are fought out of them that havepleafure therein. If God fliould hide his work under ground, if God thould put his Candleunder a bufhel (as Chrifi faith men do not, Mat. 5.) yet 'Cis our duty to feek it out, and let it upon a Candleflick, that all may behold it and praife him for ir. Now if the mofthid- denworks of Godmull be fought our, that they may be magnifi- ed, furely then, when the works of God (land forth and offer themfelves to our view, and we cannot tell which way to draw oureyesfrom them, hewgreat a fin is it, not to behold them, not to give hiin.theglory of them. Seventhly , 'Obferve To magni fie the works of God is mans duty, yea it is amoi ne- cef art' andinditenfsbleduty. This is the poynt chiefly intended by Elihu in his prefent dif- ,courfe with fob ; This containeth the fum and fubtlance of the whole Text. Tomagnifie thework of God is fo necefpary, fo in- difpenfible aduty, that A remember is put upon it, leti at any time it fhould flip from us. TheLord knowing howgreat, howweigh- ty, how comfortable, howprofitable a duty it is to keep theReif day, prefixeth this word, Remember the Sabbath day to keep it ho- ly, (Exod. so. 8.) I might give inflance from feveral other Scriptures, importing thofe duties which have a mementoput up- on them to be of great neceffry, and that theLord will not bear with us ifwe lay them by, or negleó the contiant performanceof them. To forget any duty is very finfull, how much more thole which we are fpeciially warned to remember that We do them ! David
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