466 Chap. 6. An Expofition upon the Book of J O B. Verf. t o . feflion of the one, as by the confefiion of the other. Paul with much earnetinefs,profeffeshis integrity about this, as was even now touchy, Alls ao.'Fourthly obferve, That thefiudy ofa godly man, it to make the word of Got vi fible. Ihave not concealed, that is, I have made plain, I have revealed, or I have publifhed the words of the holy one; much ofjobs mind is concealed under that word, I have nit concealed. For in this negative there is an affirmative; as ifhe had Paid, this hath been my labour and my buinefs, my work in the world, to make known fo muchof the will of God as I know. This was the work of Chritl here below, Father 1 have glorified thee upon earth, I haveftnifhed the work which thou gavefï me to do, John 17.4. What this work was, he fhews,verfe6. I have manifefled thy name unto the menwhich thougaveff me out of the world. Lafily, Obferve, That it it a dangerous thingfor any man to conceal the word of God,either in his opinion,or in his praelice.For it is as ifJob had laid, ifI had ever concealed the words of God, I had been but an ill . cafe, at this time ; God might now juflly reveal his wrath againfl. me,ifI had concealed his word from others ; or God might jutlly hide his mercies from me, ill had hid his word-from men. Smo- thered truths, will one time or other let the Conícience in aflame, and that which Jeremiah fpake mice concerning his refolution to conceal the word ofGod,and the effe of it, will be a truth upon every one, who (hall let himfelf undera refolution to do, what he under a temptation did ; Ter. 20, 9. Then I [aid, I will not make mention ofhim, nor fpekk any more inhis name : what fol- lows ? Then his word was in mybreaft,as a burning fire finit up ire ay bones, and f was weary with forbearing. Ifa gracious heart bath taken up luch a fudden refolution to conceal the word of God, he quickly repents of it, or (-marts under it : He finds that word, as a burning fire in his bones, he is not able to bear it. I was weary with forbearing (faith the Prophet) Nothing in the world, will burthen the confcience, fo much as concealed truth and they who have taker a meditated refolutiou, that they will not reveal theword of God, may be Pure that word will one time or other reveal it Pelf to them, in the light and heat of a burning fire, feeding upon their confciences, I have not concealedthe words ; whole words ? The words of the Holy One. Who is that ? The Holy One, is a periphrafis, for God
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