là 226 Chap. a 2. An Expojttion upon the '800kof JoB. Vert. t i. outward ear, and he heard it with, his under+faadi xg. He drily weighed what-God ipake. Thus you muff do ifyouwill wear to purpofe,be it who willthat fpeaks, hear it onne,and hear it again; that is,hear it with a fenlitiveear,and hearit with an inte a&ive ear, judge of it and try what it is. O'ir-Saviour t.;hritf cautions us to take heed how we hear, though to hear be a natural aa,vet there is an artificial hearing, there is an heavenly art in it. The ear mull be taught by the Spirit tohear,or elfe it can never hear what the Spiritfaith., Secondly,Obferve, No dotlrineought to be rejetleduntil! it be tryed. As none ought to bereceived till it be tryed, Co none tobe re- :jetted, Job taxeth his friends, that they out of prejudice had cati offwhat he had fpoken. Doth not the ear try words ?Way have you not done me that right,as toexamine the things I have fpoken, before you cenfureme ? You flight and contemn me, as riff were a man diff ca&ed and out of my wit,eas though my w rds were not worth the weighing" It isas dangerous torefufe, as to re- ceive what we have not examined- For,however a dv&rile may be worthy to he reje&ed w,7ich we do not try, yet we do not our duty to reje& it before we hive tryed. As we fayofa Judge, he that judges a man before he hears him, though poffbiy the fen- tence which he paffeth may be jilt, yet the i;tdge is unjuff ; ',fo it is in this cafe, if we reje& a do&nine before tryal, though poffibly it be worthy to be reje&ed, yet we are worthy to be re- proved for reje&ing it. We erre in laving aude an error, be- fore we have found it to be an error. The beftthat can be raid offirch, is, that they have done well by accident. And as they need pardonwho do evil,though theyknow it nor,(o they having nothing to bosfi of, who refute that which is evil before they know it to be G. The Apoflle gives that rule (a`Thef. 2 r. ) when hehad laid, Defpife not prophecyings, be diligent in attend- ing the means; he adds,`Prove all things,andholdfal that which is good. As we muff not reje& or refute to hear the Word, fo we ni,,et not receive every word wehear, but try all things and bold faj that which is good. Doth not the ear try words ? And the mouth tale his meat. The`Helarew i , Doth not the pslato tale his niest ? There is a dif{orte ,ansang Ptai,ofapaers wtirat is the proper fearoriun or in- w ff:umene
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