8_a o Chap.4.2. ,in Expofition upon the Book ós, Verf. 3, The Hebrew word rendred underftood,imports adiffin& know- ledge of things (Prov. 54.8.) The wifelons of the prudent, is to underhand hidway; that is, to know what to do, and howor in what mannerto do every duty iiiall the changesof his life. Thus the Angel Gabriel was commanded concerningDaniel (Dan. 8. 16.) Make thin man to underhand the vi fon ; that is, whom it concerns, when and in what manner it (hall take effeet, and be fulfilled. Such an underflanding as this fobhad not of` the things which hehad uttered ; and therefore confeffeth, Ihave uttered that lunderflood not, I have fpoken (as we fay) i knew not what ; whichmay refer to fuch like paflages as are in the former part of this Book (fob19.7 ,8.) Behold,! cry out of wrong, boot lam not beard ; I cryaloud, but there is no judgement : He bathfenced up my way, that I cannot pafr, and be bath fetdarknefs inmypaths. Non intdlige job did not well underhand himfelf when he fpake thus and hamquedtxi there are'feveral other fuch extravagant f echesof his, up and gaumde tuts Pe s ÿudkiisquero, down this Book. And doubrlefs hedid not barely confefs that he ter, &tedt had erred in fpeaking, nor did he only acknowledge that he had tertianquo not ufed fuch reverence as became him, infpeaking to God, but. bonemaOiOO$ that he hadfpoken fuch things aswere fcandalons, and gave juf} matter of offence, andat which feveral of his friends did aáual- ly . take offence. At befi he might well acknowledgehe had rath-. ly uttered things that be did notfully underhand. Thus Job, who thought hehad fpoken wifely enough, while man fpake to him, and he fpake tomen, now hearing God fpeak,, and he fpeaking to God, doth morewifely confefs that himfelf was not wife, and that his light wasbut darknefs concerning the works of God, much more concerninghis cowed in thofe works. As if he had Paid, I have fpoken many things of God, and of his excellencies in this di fputewith my friends ; yet Ibave+hidden, or nct;hit, but flips that which I fhould have moll inf/ed upon and ,f redied tomake manifef#, even the foveraignty of Godover me, and all that I am or bave ; as al fo, the coonfel, aim and intention ofGod in laying his bandfo forelyupon me : but now being better informed about the reafon of Gods dealings withme, I confefs I have uttered that I underhóod, not, Things too wonderfulfor me, which I knew not. piwas a rnari of great underfianding;yethere were things too won-
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