252 Chap. 9. Ant Expofittan upon theBoob, o fJ 013; 'Veda 4. thoughts of, andput the lowefi rates upon themfelves. No man ever received a fairer or more valuable certificate from God then Job did, and yet no man cöuld (peak more uiidervaluingly of himfelf then Job did. Secondly, Obferve, The more we know God,the more humble we are blare him. yob having much knowledge of God,quickly found out his own utter infufhiciency to deal with God ; Howmisch.lefrfhall I anfwer him ? Not , that he had lefs ability. to anfwer God then others, but being' more acquainted with God,and living nearer God then others, he raw his own infumciency more then others. The more communion'we have' withGod, themore knowledge we have of God, the leis aid the lower we are inour own eyes. The reafon why men are fo full ofpride, is, becaufe they are firangers from God,they know nofhii gofhimas they ,aught. And proportio, nably, as any one is, further dittant from,. oir more ignorant of G d,thémore clothpride prevail upon l inl;even as humilitygrows more humble inproportion to his nearer approaches.. When Job was yet brought nearer to God,he was more, hùtnbléd,Ch.42.5,6.. I have heard ofthee by the hearing ofthe ear, but nowmine eyeteeth thee;that is, I have a clearer and more glorious'manifeftationof thee to my foul then ever,I now perceive thy power,thy holinefs, thy wifdome,thy faithfulnefs,thygoodnefs,as if theywere corpo- real objets; as if I faw them with mine eye,Ifherefore 1abhor my Pelf in dull andafhos ; he could not go lower in his thoughtsof himfelf,then hisexpref1 on laid him Abhòrret}ceis a perturbationof the mind, atifhg from 'vehetrient diflike,ox'extreameft,difetteem. Abhorrence, firi4litakea is hátred wound`up to the height. As exulting is the higheif, a, ' ofjoy,and delighting thehighest a`61 of love,fo abhorring is the, deepeft as of hatred;and to abhor, repen- ting in dart andafhes, is she deepeft á6-t of ahborrence Thus 16w.. job goes not only tò á' lifliltê but to the furtheft degreeout,,.ab horrençe of hinifelf when Ifa he:(aw.thel ordrSo ah in (the 6th of his I',rophe y) whe i God:carne near him,andhe faw fo'much` ofGod','crie`s oüt,7äm undone,fo`r I amaman ofpolluted lips; but did nor ifaiab know hé Wá§á inan,à manofpolluted lips till then? yes: but he ci s neveT`fó fférrfilíie, (*it,.as,then', he faw own pollatloni ¡no'rethen every. by,; e light of`the'glory`of God . that thou ródi d al öüt hitñë'I inéver faw Iimfelf'toclearly, as w hen the majefiy of. God dazled his eyes. When. the. Sun fhines, bright
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