Chap.42. too Expofition upon the Book of B. Verf.4. nor ear beard, neither bave entred into theheart of man, the things whichGod bath prepared for them that love him. They are won- derful things, whichman, by all hisnatural wifdom, cannot attain unto. Philofophers, whopry into all the fecrets of nature, can- not undertünd thofe fupernaturalfecrets, how long foever they fiand prying upon them : And though fobhad been long confider- ing of,and fpeakingabout thofe thingsof God,which the eye often fees,and the ear heard,yea,which he himfelf(to his grief)had felt; yet he faw reafon enough at latl to fay, that even thole things, in the whole compafs of them, exceededhis reafon; I(faid he) have uttered that 1 underflood not, things too wonderful for me which Iknew not. fob having thus acknowledged his want of knowledg, and the weaknefs of his underfianding in the mifieries of providence,ap- pliethhimfelf to God for infiruetion in the next verte. Verf. 4. Hear, l befeech thee, and Iwill fpeak: Iwill demand of thee, and declare'thouuntome. This is fobs humble petition; and it confifieth of two parts. Firli, That God would not rejedt, but give ear to a poor crea- ture,burdened with the fence of his infirmities, in his addreffes to him Hear, Ibefeech thee, and Iwill fpeak, or as Mr. Brough- ton renders, Oh, bear me, when 1 do fpeak, Secondly, That God would admit him under his tuition, and infiruet him, while he waited for adviceand counfel I will de- mand of thee, and declare thou unto me ; Lord, teach thou me fob fpeaketh fubmiflively as became a learner ; he is not now what he was, he comes to God in another manner, than he had done before ; Near, l befeech thee, and I willfpeak, Mil he had Paid; I have formerly defired to plead my caufe with thee (Chap.' 3,2z.)and thou haft jufily checkr,and chidme for it (Cbap.38.3. a:1.4.0.20 1S if I prefumed I could teach thee ; but now I fee myerror, I fubmir, and earneflly delire to be taught by thee. I havefpoken heretoforeotherwife than I ought, and otherwife thanI purpofe to fpeak hereafter t I fpakebefore in a challenging firain (Chap. i 3.22.) Then call thou, and Iwill anfwer : or let me fpeak, andanfwer thou me. There fob feemed M rn mm try co
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