god -Chap. 42. An Expefition upon the $ook,öf J o s. Verf. 3 Without knowledge? Or, for want of knowledge. But, was fob an ignorant man? was he without knowledge? Na, but he hadnot a right knowledge of the counfel of God con- cerning himfelf ; which though it was force excufe to him, yet is didnot altogether excufe, nor acquit him from the fault. who is be that .hideth counfel without < knowledge ? I (hall not flay upon obfervations from this verle, becaufe did it at the fecond verfe of the 38thChapter. I (hall only confider that difference among Interpretersabout this word counfel, towhom it dothrefer. ltirft, force refer it to fob, and conceive that he chargeth him- feif with this error, thathehad hid hisown counfel from God, or that bethought his counfel was hidden fromhim., The Septua- gint render it plainly to this fence, who is he that hideth coon's: frowthee ? Noman can hide the counfels, nor the mot+ fecretin- tendments of his foul fromGod ; all things, even the thoughts of the heart, are naked and manifeft before his eyes, with whom we have to do. 'Tis' bet+ for us to reveal our felves to him, from whom we cannot with all our skill and cunning conceal our (elves, as was further fhewed from the latter interpretation of thofe words in the former verle, .NQ thought can be with-belden from thee, But wemay fully difcharge fob of this, for be often profeffed that his molt fecret wayes were known to God, yea, that theway of his and every mans heart, was known to God (Chap, 10. r 9.) if:I fan, then thoumark,eff me. Read allo Chap. 16.19. Chap. 3a. verf. a. And if we look back to the 5th verfc of the firft Chapter, there 'cis reported of fob, that heoffered facrifice for hischildrenafter their fealings ; for (faith be) it maybe that my font havefinned, and curfed God in their hearty. He knew, if it were.but a fin in their hearts, God cook noticeof it ; and there -. fore doubtlefs he had the fame apprehenuon of hisown heart- fins. Secondly, others who take it for fobs owncounfel, give this fenfe; who is be thatbidetb coonfelwithout knowledge ? As if he had fzid, Tam the man that havehid my counfel, or my own mean- ing, for want of due knowledge how to exprefs it. Many hide the truth of their own apprehenfions and opinions, in the darknefs or confufedpefs of their expreffions. Some have a clear notion of things uiseflenirn uzcelaru ta confrlium? ept.
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