Chap.12. An Expoftion upon the Boot¿ ofJob. Verf. r Y. 223 doge ine which they were upon and had taught him, was a deep. myftery,and very hard to beunderffood,that it was (which force now glory in, Theelcgiacryptica)Divinity inthe Pelyiery. No,faith he, there is nufuch matter, the point you are upon is very plain and eafie, youneed notmake fo manyprea moles, as if it wei a all under a Vail,or within a Curtain of fecrecy (as was hinted in the former Chapter ) for the things are plain. As the ear tryeth words, and the mouth taftethmeat, fo it is here, there things are as obvious as fenfible obje&s to the fenfes ; we may learn them byordinary hearing,which is three of the ear, and bycommon expe, ience,which is imported by the tafle. Thirdly, That Job referrs toMs own do&tine, As if he had faid, i have held forth my opinion concerning the dealingsof God with juft men. Aid tee truth ! have maintained is as plain and eauie to the underftanding, as Sound and Languages are to the ear, o, as Meats unto tae mouth. For as the emderftanding . is to things rational and fpeculative, fo are the fenfes to things external and fentitive, the Palate to Meats, and theEar to Words. Fourthly, That Job being about to lift up theName of.GA,, to (peak out his Glory in the attributes of his povier and wif- dom ; and that God by his abfolute foveraignty over all Crea- tures; may gill& or profper, do good or evil as he pleafeth; doch here preface or premife this generalcemmendation of his wifdom, that God doch as exaflly apprehend all that is done or fpoken in the World, as the ear of aman tryeth the words 1)ivir:a Tarim. of him that fiends next him, whether they be true or falfe; for tia omniaque Mmor againfl him ; .'or as the Palate taffech meat, whether it he rognuntur c.ogi- fwter or bitter,, likingor loll thfame; all the ways of the Chit- "tanturantfrunt dren of men are before the Lord he difcerns the vo ceof all 9ta cognofcit , % 9u4t ülorurae their aEtiens, and the 'language of every mans life : he knows darer veer, whether their works be. Tweet o: bitter, whether goodor evil. dearnee eft The Pfiemif fpeak neer the language of this Interpretation, autguflaretfa- (Pfal, 94.9 ) He that planted the ear, (hall he not hear ? be that pier quid Ja'r- formed the eye, pall he not ? God is elfewh raid have rn"n eR Santt. f ee ere to Senfurp- eyes,which try goodand bad,He is herefpoken of as having ears unt f mós, fercipi:po." difcerning truth and falfhood. And his ears are fo (pick, that res,&c. Non- they take in the leaft whif.per, the ftilleft voyce ; there is not a ne epp.(rtet (le ( word fpoken, but the voyce is heard by God : He hears our fi. um qai )f dr- ¡ogce, as well as ourfpeech, and can telwhat we fay, when we fayno- ed `mr' f iun thing
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