.Chap, 37. e4; E.tp; tionupontheBaakof J o s. Vert, 44 525 Here is an accent put upon the point ita hand, Hearken to th;s. We ihouldnet let any truth fall to the ground, truth is precious quite through, andwe may fay of truth as of gold, the very filings of it are precious. We Pave the leaf duf} of Gold, every grain of it is of worth, and fo is every grain, or the leaf=s duff of divine' truth. OKe jot, ont tittle ofthe Law ( faith Chrift, (gar. 5. 18.) Pall in no wife paffe till all be fulfilled; Surely then,no jor,no tittle of it fhould be lightly gaffed by,by us. Yet there are fome divine truth like fluds of maffie gold, or, as jewels, which ought to be more carefully attended to,and laid up in the cabinet of the. heart; Some truths have ar, emph,fis, a Selah fer upon them, O hearken to theft. Chrifi faith in the Co!pel, about the tyrhing of mint, an- nife and cummir,, nefe things ye ought to do, but be fore ye do not leave the 'Neig'brier matre s of the t,rtw, aadgyncnt,Víercy and Faith undone (Matth. 23 23..) fo fay I, attend to the leafs truths, but he fore ye attend to Fundamental truths, to thole truths upon which the whole °.eight of the foul Rands ; Such is,, Thegreat ugly of Godlinels, Godmanife1 in the f efh ; and the great Grace of Faith in that Myilery: Thefe, with feverai o- thers,are the fundamentals, the very viralls of Religion ; all falls and di;:s, unlef e ye hand faíi.and live in there : O hearken onto, them. Thirdly, Eliha maybe conceived to freak thus to 3obj becaufe he faw him about to interrupt him ; poffibly he might perceive a little pafïion flirting in him, therefore,.not only to keepup his at tention, or to windup his watch, but to reprefs and keepdown foine flormytroubledmotions íifing in his fpr:-ir, Elihu made this fhort interlocution or digrel%on, Hearken to this, O oh, idlerme to freak out, do not take me off, I have not yet done. Hence note ; Patience-is neceffary in ageod hear- rer ;, And that not only for the doingwhat is heardhu.t for the hear,- ing of ir. As wecannever bringforth the fruit of that which We hear withcutpatience, fo neither can we without patience hear that which fhouldmakeus frùitful. ,The great grace robe axer- cited in hearingEke .Word, is Faith ; yet we have need of Pati- ence in hearing the Word, and that in adouble refpeéfi. . Fitt}, We haveneed 9f Patienchasco continuance in hearing. Sow.
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