554 è7erC. i 6. e4' E.vpoFtion upon the Book of J o s. Chap. 37.. Thirdly, He is perfeet in knowledge, for he knows all things as they are,he Both not know things according to appearance, only or as they are held forth to be.tdany will make fair fhews,aed of- fer biith themfeIves and their afilions as verygood, holy, righte- ous, religious, yet the Lordwho feeth through them, feeth theta flat knought quite through (Heb. 4. 12. ) All things are naked and man;fefi to him : He feeth to the skin;he leech through cloaks and vizards, yea, he feeth through skinand all, he lookes into the breatf ; the breafis of men are to him, as if they were cut open,. as the word there imports. Fourthly, He is perfett'inknowledge, For heknoweth all things is? himfelf. God doch not go out of hirmtfelf to fearch here and there for knowledge and information. We run to this and that book,to this and that man, to fetch in knowledge and yet we know but little when .e have done all ; but the Lord knowes ail things himfelff, without fearch or Rudy. Fifthly, He knowes all things unerringly he knoweth them fo as there is not the leafy miaake in his knowledge ; that'sper- k& knowledg. How many errours are there in our knowledge ? howaa'uch darknefs inour light ? But God it light, and inhim it no.darkrefs at all.. Sixthly, He knowes all things everlaflingly; all things are be- fore himalwayes. Some men quite lele the knowledge of many things which they have known, but all that God knoweth (which is all) abidethin the fame clearnefs and fulinefs with him for ever. Seventhly, He knows all things as perfe6ly as' if he had but one thing toknow, therefore he isperfe& in knowledge. We nfe to fay of a man that bath a knowledge fcattered upon manyrnat- ters, or that isknpwin; in many Arts,and Trades and bufinelTes, we fay,. this man is fomething in every, thing, and nothing in any Atiquin moats-. thing; he bath no full knowledge of any one thing; his knowledge 4.0u+,gttllurn beingdivided upon or among fomany things. But fuch is theper- 1 ^' fe&ion.of Gods knowledge, that he knowes all things.as perfe&ly as if hefhad but one thing to kno,-y, T'o.him that ù itfanite,one and allr ail one,And from hence (ro dole up the whole point and this aaerfe take thee five Inferences. Pita then, To know,ietobe.like odífor God 'iiaCodofknotvltdçeo; show unlike God are ignorant perfons g Second.
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