Chap. 9. An Expofrtion upon the Bookof J O B. Verf. 2 i. 301 fees himfelf; and as light encreafeth, fo doth his tight ofhitr,felf. And the morehe fees himfelf,the more evil he fees in himfelf. In a cloudy day we think the air is clear, but the fhining of the Sun, Chews us millions of motes in the air : Ifa mantee nomotes in his Iûe ( force fee not beams there) it isbeeaufe he walks in dark- ratemderna° nefs,and bat h not the light. He doth not know his own ful.'I hat's fog,roricran a ufefull interpretation of the words, and the firft fenfe. non admitwm, Secondly, IfIwere perfecct ; If it fhould be told me I were per- fed omn'noccon, fed, I would not know my own foul ; that is, I would not take rerrs mead. notice of my felf, as perfect, I would be a firanger to my pelf un- nr:e excuriam der that title,' would (hake the thoughts offticha perfection out viarum wish, ofmy mind, as much as I would (hake the thoughts of finfull bene,re£ieq; corruption out of my mind. It is as dangerous to lodge or nou- v;xertm,hoe rifh thoughts ofour own perfection, as to lodge thoughts of the Peenit urdjfpi rnoft finful corruptions. A holy heart loves good thoughts, but it ldmirabili loves not thoughts of its own 000dnefs. omr .r ;;> So then, I would not knowmy ownfoul 1 imports not affected ttonedign1,.Jhmoi ignorance,but elected knowledge.}ob was no ( tranger to his own do trcx tier/ foul, he had ftudied himfclt, and was well aerfl in iris own bofotn. evo set. Self-knowledge is a duty. ïindJelf=knowledge wily be a fin. Chri- fonnburhlura' fiians fhould read themfelves more then books, and yet they may E,calo e pore too much upon thernfelves. Heathens gave us this lcffo fcendir,,kris and they fay it came from heaven, know tbyfelf. Augujiine is 'ffamnme,:; quick upon it ; Lord, Iknow M E, and I know T HE E. To n ovi;ue. knowGod and our Rives is the firm of all knowledge. God ,xu v ufl. Both not know him, who knows not himfelf. There is a double knowledge ofour felves. Firf, Of frnfullPelf, or ofour fins and fiilings. Secondly, Of renewed Jèlf, or our vertues and graces. Not slit rgmronrs' to know how frail we are, how finfull we are, to what temp a D20 i¡,,ora- tations and corruptions we are moil fubjtd,is a finfull andcorrupt tur:- ignorance. To know our imperfections, is a pant of our per feaion. Secondly, Not to know our graces and vertues, what the work of the Spirit, and the nature within us is, this alfo is -a- fînful ignorance. It is no honour to be what we donorknow our felver to be ; it it to be in the 'fate of a beat, not to reffeTi upon our own ejisie. The new creature is ligot, and carries a light for its- owndifcovery. The reproveable knowledge of our'own fouls-is not the knowledge ofLinie ion,whercby we apprehend what weare,, btu
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