524 Verf. Evoo tion upon the Bookof 3o B. , Chap. ;7. er ? We may conceive he was occafioned to give him this fpur, or-excitation, for thefe three reafonr, or at leall Come of them. Firfl, We may fuppofe, that fob having beenentertained with a long difceurfe, began to grow weary and flacken his attention, and therefore, as when We fee one in a congregation remiffe in hearing, or fleeping out a weighty point, we jog him, or fay, Hearken to this ; fo Elihu here. Hence note, Fit fl ; 4 good hearer of the ¡ or d, rasay fometinaes want an awaken- ang word. Ha that is not (:s fob was not) a fir.ft, nor fecond, nor third- ground- hearer, but (as Jobwas ) a fourth-groaoì d-hearer, one that heareth with agood and honell hearr,'ver, even he may a little let down his watch, and give lull occrfion ro the fpeaker for Inch a thort diverfan'as Eat,/ here ued, Hearken (1pray) to this. There is a willingnefs of fpirit in all fourth-ground, or right-heart- ed'hearers, yet,there is alfo,even in them,a weaknefs. of the flefh ; corruptionmay be flirrin, temptationmay be working, therefore 'Lis no unnecefíary jealoufie inthe Miniflers of the Gofpel,fome- times to mingle or interweave fuch paffages as thefe, in rpeaking to them, pray hearken, fur up and awaken your (elves : There may be need of this ( 1 fay) where there is a general good bent of heart. Some pretendinghearers are like the Idols of the hea- then, who have eyes andfee not, cares andbear net ; who,when they are hearing,fat themfelver, at leaf( give way, to fleer,and willing- ly yecid CO the drowfinefs of their fpirits; this theweth an evil heart but a good man may be overtaken with drowfîneffe, and find much indifpofition to duty, while he is in duty, and then he will count it a favour, to hear filch a word as this call in, Pray hearken. Secondly, Elihu might afrefla provoke him to more ferions at- aention,becaufe the matter he had to deliver, was of more impòr- ntace, or did morenearly concert. him, than what he hadPaid be- fore. Hence note ; Though The whole truth of God is to be attended to, yet there arefome truths thateall for fpecialattention, Here
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