460 Chap. s o. Au' Expofition Upon the n®I{ of 1 O E. Vert 5. i0 hxmure ry dayes arc not Ñ; the dayes ofInch a weakling , of ,,ly clod ofearth. This fente may have a double. ¡erßat lob in To the knowledge ofGod concerning job. excludendaig- 2; To the manner of Gods dealing with Jab. norantia à Deo r Thy dayes aré e4 as the dayes ofman, thou halt- had, and haft judire; Dies time enough to.gather knowledge and experience, if thou didtt: ,"Qavi need fuch help to make thee more knowing. It was the ancient brevtfrtam, complaint of that great Phyfitian, whenhe faw howmuch ofhis- qu-xcummuaaart he had to learn, and how little timehe had to learn it in, Art. v Ignorant a ii long,and time isfhort, what can I learn in fuch a fpan-long life. con;url1a efi..as saíne ? Hence it is conceived that though the fathers before rrlanga,: the 'flood (fome of whole lives reached eight or nine Centuries ) vitabrevitë, wanted the help of Lybraries-andAcademies, which we enjoy ; l ippocr, yet,that by the experience of fo-many years,theygathered a great flock ofknowledge, and proved men of en inent learning; Men . whole dayesare not as the dayes ofordinary men, , attain knew- - ledge beyond ordinary men. How then can th lordwant any perfection of the molt perfect knowledge, who numbreth not only by'huridreds and thoufands of years ,,,birt; by an eternityof years. His knowledge mutt needs be full, Concerning the líate both of thingsand perlons, who nos-only lath4ittiyuì y of dayes, but is the Ancient ofdayes (Dan: 7 .9.) Mauyn ri-have lived fo many dayes, thatthey are jutîiy called Ancient, but no man ever lived or Ihall live fo long, as to deferve this ticle,Ancient of dayes,. God is called the Ancient ofdayes, not only becaufe lhre lath been . many dayes, yea all the dayes that ever have been, but becaufe he is ancienter thee dayes ;_ 'He 'is the dayes ancient, for he made the day_ ills dayes cannot be like. mans days ,mho madefive dayes ancienter then. man. Gott lath more then all dayes, therefore he hath all know- ledge :he hath all experience, therefore he hath neither ignorance tiornefcience. Uponthis ground jab argues it out-with God,that . lie mutt needs know all things,whowas before all times; and that . he was acquainted with him better then all men, who lived at that day, because he lived and was acquainted with what would . be, before man had a day,even from eternity. 2. These words, I by dayes are not as mans dayes, may refer to the dealings ofGod with_job ; As ifhe had laid, Lord,rvhy then doff thou make fetch hafre to'enrluireafter me? why dot thoufo in- oefantlyfollow me with affliaiens ? why doff thou keep me upon the. rack
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