Chap. 4z. an Expo(ition upon the Book of Jo ß, Verf. 3. Hence note, Good-meaning men may fometimes arrogate, and pretend to moreknowledg, thancometh to their(bare. They may think they know the truth in a better manner and meafarethan indeed they do : Our opinion of our felves is often greater than our knowledg of other matters ; andwe may foon imaginewe know that, which indeed we know not. The Apofile faith (a Col.. 8. 2.) If any man think that he knoweth any thing, be knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. He that really know- eth any thing, as he ought, cannotbut have thoughts that he knoweth it ;bat he that thinketh,that is,is much,or proudly think- ing thathe knoweth any thing, doth only think fo, for he know- eth nothing as be ought, that is, really, groundedly, and effeóu- ally. 813 Fifthly, Obferve ; Cod will bring bis fervants at lag to fee how fhart they areof that knowledg, which they fometimesprefame tobave. yob thought he hadmore knowledg than he indeed had, and Godmade him fee ir. ' Tis a work of great goodnefs in God, to thew us how defe&ive we are both in knowledge and goodnefs. We are full of felf, till God convinceth us of our Pelf-emptinefs ; we are full of felf- wifdom, and felf-firtngth, and felf-righteoufnefs, till the Lord convinceth us, that our ö wif- dom is folly, our firength weaknefs, our righteoufnefsan unclean thing, and fheweth us, yea caufeth us to recieve and takearia for our righteoufnefs, flrength, and wifdom. God did not leave yob till he had brought him out of, and off from himfeelf, as to whatfoever he had too high an opinion of, or any confidence in himfelf. Again, fob was upon his humiliation before God ; he had not any grofs fin to charge himfelE with (for he flood fill upon his in tegrtty, as he had done before ; nor was fob miflakenin that point, he had not lived in anygrofs fin) That which he charged himfelf with,was wantof knowledg, and his error, in managing his caute, towards God arifiog from it. Hence N
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