Cháp.9. An Expofitionupon the BookofJ O B. Verf. iq.. bright into a room, we may fee the leafs mote in the air ; fo when the glory ofGod irradiates the foul, we fee all the motes and atoms of fin, the lealt 'pot and unevennefs öf our hearts or lives this brings the foul low , and will keep it fo. The mor ew e knowofGod, the more we honour him, and our 'elves the left. Thefe two are eminent effeéts of knowing God. As God xifes in our though ts,fo we tall. Paul who had been wrapt up into the third heavens, and had a multitude of divine revelations, calls himfelf, The leaf' of theApcffles (i Cora "15.9.) and lets then the halt ofall Saints (Ephef.3,8.) not that any thing can be leis then the leaf. The Apòltles holy Rhetorick, dothnot crofs AriJtotles Philofo- phy. But (the original being a double diminutive)his meaning is, -A"'15412' he was as little "as could"be,thereforehe puts himfelfdown fo lit- tle as could not be, left then the leaft. Job fpeaks near him, How much lefsfhall I anfwer him? The Qùetlion imports an inability in him for réfolution. He thought himfelf fo much lets able to anfwer then they, that he could not tell how much leis. And therefore leaves others to calt it up, and take the account how fhort hewas of that bufinds ; he knew-it was rnuch,but howmuch it was he knew not,How much d 'ball I anfwer him? Andchoofe out my words to reafon with him. Ind, The word lignifies choice upon exaC triall ; it is ufed in that Etegit. LXJt fenfe: Exod., ty.9.Mofes biddeth Jofhua choofe out men to go and verruntports. fight with Arnaldo he did not takeL'them as they came to hand, yW éTim- or lay his hand violently upon them toprefs them,but he ádvifed- reap. 9. cap. z8, zyq ly tookhis choice, he-had pickt men for that fervice. Davidga- Per dipiofuut . *tiered all the children ofIfrael he had a feleC company to fetch up (705 34.4)et theArk ( Sam.6.1.)-and whenhe undertook the ISueï withGo- 7e9u'p a car. liab, the Text faith, he went to the brook and chofe him óut Dcut, Hin. 91ÌÌe, fivefmoothf'ones,they were'choife (ones fittefi for his,bling.As it is juvenit ad nti: amongperfon°s and things, fo among words, ,there are choice hoarier ego words : fome are but rubbifh, refufe words others are precious; it° eiefPar et wife, futable words : Howfhouldl choofe out my words to reafon iLdóneu fe/efPir with him ? Shall I think by fetting words in a curious frame to verbár elegl a prevail With God?or shall I'by fpeaking rhetorically and elegantly et compolita_ overcome him? There is much power in oratory, in choice of orations,, words; and therefore theholy Ghofi forbids the, Minitiers ofthe G_ofpel to freak with choice woxdc, in that fetife, namely, with The- 253
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