N56 Nerf. 17. yln Ev'poftion upon the ffookof J o B. Chap. 37. J 0 B, Chap. 37. Verf. 17, i8. Daftz thou know, &c. 17. Hon, thy garments are warm, when hequieteth the earth by thefouthwind? I. Hall thou with him fpreadout the skie which isfirong, and as a molten looking-glafs? T¡ e-iis context fheweth yet further, the utter infufiiciency of man to comprehend thofe wonderful works of God, con- cerning which_Elihu fpake in theclofe of the 15th verle. And here we have aconvo¡tion of mans infufficiency two wayes. Firf+, In refe,once to his ignorance of what God doth upon him, verf.17. Toil thouknow how thy garments are warm? &c. Seconély, Tohis weaknefs, in giving God any afftifiance about what he hathdone, verf. 18. Haft thou, with him, fpread oat the skie which 'mg?&c. Thus Elihu cometh nearer to Job thanbefore,not only convinc- ing himof his ignorance in thole things which were far above him, but even in thole that wereabout him; not onlywith refpee} to the Clouds of heaven, but to the cloathes upon his back. And is bath troubled fotne Interpreters upon thefe words,while they con- fidered the Teeming lownefs and meannefs of the matter in;quefli- on, which here Elihu puts to 706, as alto, how Elihu (having difcourled of fo manywon& fill works of Cod, in the former part of the Chapter, his wonderful works in lightning, in Thunder, in Rain andSnow, in the motion of the Winds, in ballancingof the Clouds, and in the admi:able afpeé and appearances of the Rain-bow íc troubles forme Interpreters, I fay, to confider how Elih,s;after a large difcourfe of thefe greater.matters)thould come at laft to (peak offohs garments,and the warmth received by them. What cognation or proportion is there between thole high and great things above, and the garments which he daily wore ? Do thefe deferve co be reckoned up among the fecrets of Nature? or, was 3-06 toftupid, that he cobld not give a reafon of their warmth? KuoweJ theft Verf.
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