Se6 Chap. 42. stn Expo/ition upon the Book of J o B. Verf. 2' to it, and that no thought can be with-holden from God. Thusmuch for the firft part of fobs humiliation, his exalting of God in his omnipotency, and in his omnifciency ; he is omni- potent, he can do every thing, nor can any of his thoughts be with-holden from him, by any power of man ; he is omniCci- ent, no man can with-hold or hide his own thoughts from Cod. job having made that great acknowledgemenr of the power and knowledge of God, I know thou canif do every thing, nei.. . Cher can any thought be with-holden from thee, comes to the con= feflion of his own wcaknefs and ignorance. Verf. 3. who úhe that hidetb coonfel without knowledge ? there- fore have I uttered that Iunderftood not. who is be ? That is, what manner of man is he ? or what is he fora man ? what a man hath he been ? That bidctbsounfrl. Wehad thefe words at the fecond verfeof the 38th Chapter, where theLordPaidchidingly to yob, rvbo a this that darkneth counfel by words witbont knowledge? Here job faith humbly to Cod, who Is tick that bideth eounfel ? There is fome change in the words; little,if any, in the fenfe. There theLord faid, who a9 bethat darknetb ? Here Yob faith, Who ra be that hidetb 3 &c. both may be taken as intending the fame thing, darkeing and hidingbeingof alike fïgnification, and things in the dark can no morebe fete, than things hidden. Yet fome fewi(b Writerscon- ceive, that Job here Both fomewhat abate what the Lord fpake, or didextenuate thematter, as to his own faultinefsand mifcarriage; As if he indeed granted, that he hadhid or concealed the coun- fel of God, but wouldbe excufed in this, that he had darkned it. This is a nice difference, and I doubt not but the fpirit of Yob was fo low and gracioufly humbled, that he fpake with the moft and highefi fervency, to humble himfelf, whenhe faid, Who is be thatbidetb counfel ? Mallowhad Jobhid the counfel of God ?¡ I anfwer,?Firft ; He had hid the counfel of God by not decla- ring it fo muchor fo fully as he ought. David prophesyingof Chrift,
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