224 Chap.12.' An Expoftion upon thG E00% ofJob. V ccL:.i thing. He hears thevoyce of our thoughts, our thoughts a: a as loud in the ears of G.,d,as a Trumpet in our ears. Grid hears the voyce of our a&ions, though we utter no words, The voyce of thy Brothers blood cryeth,thou haft done a bloody de; d eui traar hark a voyce,acrying YO) ce(Habhak.2. r r.) The itor-eJhall cry out of the wall, the Lords ear hears the voyce of e li c. careres, e,, en of thole that cannot (peak; hecan do what he pteareth, and he is a- dear in all he duth,as the earr is in trying words,or the tafte in difcern- ing meats. Every excellency in the Creature is in Godby way of' eminency. Doth Lhc ear of man try words ? then the ear of Goddot!) much more? Doth the mouth of man raffe meat? Much m,re loth the Lord tafte men? Hence he fometime fper.-k diftaftinglyof men, they are reprcfented as a butchers to !tin ûomack, and he as ready to fpue them our. socisr raxar Further, The words feem to carry a reproof of the rafh and- Tod non dill- inconfiderate judgment oflobs 'i lends about wh.:t had been grent ;era pcdrnde- fia fpoken. This Eapofition may be raktn twoways. Either q d.veftrum a. In reference unto what Job gad uffrred. sane czar pun. You have heardmy judgment about the difpenfar inns of God pram an m before, and I have fpoken it a feo ,nc? rime, That the Tahe nacles dafferre non me of the wicked profper, that many a godly man u as a di pifed l amp : carper e, &c. Now, Doth not the ear try words ? Doti, not themouth_ tale meats ? Mere. As if he had Laid, You have not yet we-ghed nor confdered rohat I havepropofed, if you had, Ifhould not have needed to come upon this point the feeond title ; you havebeen rafh, in your judgments, your ,ears have not done their nffrce,youhave not ponderedmy fp,e,ch no the arguments and reafons which I have produced in confirmation of my opinion. Or fecondly in reference to ;Ole Jobs friends had offeed. As if he had fail, You have declaredmany things to me, and you think, that Ihave taken no notice of them, but I ?Cure you I h.<.ve my ear bath as exahly tryed your words, as the Mouthor alate of a man taiieth meats. Taking it thus, we may hell read the words comparatively, ( as we find them Chap.34.3) The ear tryeth words,as the mouth tafleth meat. Thus the tente is molt c?ear. Hearken diligently to my words, and then you may underitandmy meaning as diftin&ly as your tafte Bothwhat you eat. The
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