'526 Chap. 6. An Expofition upon the Bookof J O B. meets in words, how forcible, how firong a re fuch words ? But what dotbyour arguing reprove ? I confefs there is great firength in right words and to the words ofthe upright, but you . have been long difputing the matter withme, and what have you got ? where axe your gains ? The word liignifies rebuke with con, vidion & argument,to Phewwhat is right, &to refute that which is contrary, f ob, x 3, 3 the word is fo ufed, Surely IfhauldJpeak ro theAlmighty, andIdef re to reafon withGod, to reafon it out ás Argun, redo- it were by force of argument with God. The word is anfwera- guit, pr.epara ble in fence, to that in the Greek ufed by the Apoftle, Heb. r I . r. vin verba con- Faith it a conviWorì or the evidenceof things not feen, that is, an drfoliquem evident conviction; faith gives a ftron er evidence then any rea- difpurendo QJ' $ $ rfdendendo fit, . fon,yea then fence ; therefore though faith be of things that fall not under fence, and are above reafon, yet faith is an evidence or a conviéi:ion, fuller then any Logical conviffion or demonftra Lion. The Argument from fuch authority as faith grounds upon, is fironger and more convincing then any,or thenall the reafon in the world. What doth your arguing reprove ? Word for word, What doti, your 9m dodìfeep- as if he hadafaiddour arguing is no arguing, your arguments reafons are no rondo confide: y , $ your difeepratio vs reafons;that which you have been arguing all this while with me, flea, g.d. quid doth notCs muchas deferve the name of an argumentinmy cafe) vo, redarguitu it hath no power or ftrength in it : fob layes a charge upon his redarguendi Verf. 25, verbonon efi friends by this oppoftion ; Right wards are forcible, butyour ár- donandurn. guments are not right, or, you are not right who argue, therefore whatforce, what power there in what you have fpoke,n ? I can blow it all offas eaflyas a man can blow offa feather. Mr. Brought- ton varies fomewhat from this fence. And what canyour blame foundly blame a that is, you (hall find nothing blame-worthy or reprovable in me. Obferve hence, firft, Words rightly fpoken, are veryforcible , Take it in the gene- ral. What mighty things have words, words duly fpoken done ? Abigail a weak woman, by a few right words overcame the flrength and wrathofmighty David, and turned his whole army back; Davidwith all his men, were in the heat of refolution, and upon a hot march to deftroy Nabal, yet the flops them; And a that woman (peaking to Irsab ( when Sheba fled to the City, with "a few right words, prevailed to fave the City,and flay the fury ofwar. Take
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