232 AnExpoftion upon the Bookcf,j(ip. Vert, i Verfe 13. That, with him h wifdome and jtrer,gth, he bathcounfel and under flarrd:rig. With him. The - srstecedent is not the af.ciertt man fp"'kec of bexore, si ¡eh him may be, but mss ft; eng t..Old men do proba'sly inc. eaíe in sv i dome, taut they tt,, eettairtly and un avoidably duct eafe in ftrcngth. Hete then we mt f4 1t1(1 loi ano- ther Antecedent diftin& from theancient man. With him, that is, with God. about whole provic;ence and julì;cei have fpi ken, wig h hitn is wtfdorue and fttengzh ; as if.he had Paid, ifmen by hea' ing and rafting gather up much knowledge i a rra& of time, and iet,gth of dales; Then what t.ealìttes of knowledge and wiflotne are there in Gr'd, who is the ancient of day'es,and ctho is as old as eternity. Job at goes fr'm the leffe to the greater, with God who i eternal, and inhabiteth eternity, there is wit- dome and arength; and he bath c ,unfel and tinder ftanding. With him there is »ifdotne and,irength. Ex japicnti.,r dry fortitudine We met with b-th there am i4.ntea of nod, Chap. 9. v 4 He corferrt diva- it wife in heart. andmighty in firength.who bath hardenedhrmfelf a- ttain provider:- gainji him and prefpered? I'hesefo,c t than nor flay upon them tram eff_. omni- here, oral a WryW bus p.trnbus Firft,Godis infinitely wife andjirong. He is wife todeign, and perfei1.:nJ. throng .e&. They d oto God <or it. With Sgcondi l ". who want mi dome mu g him is wifdome, a- if he had Card, Y Au may gather wi(dome a mong the creatures, and from obiervai ion, bur all witdc me is laid up in Goo. Study alone will not make you wi,e, expel len- ces alone will not make you wife, you mt,tt go to the Four ofwifdome;Sothepo -,s ftetiire8r (-(t.m- a5.)ff any ofyou lack. wifdome, let him asks of God who gic'erh to all rnen liberal!) and IIp"- braideth not. and it fhaü' -e given hint yn:i a;di (v.a6) Every good tai {t and every perfeagi't is from abet:e, and commeth dawn from the Father of lights; (Holy Ws. tome is not a vapour which fumes up fs(,rn she a th, bur an fl venue :_ bith 'ails f, t'at lihr of heaven) with whom there is no variablenefs, norfhadow ofturnging. Some conceive :hat Job here e,cr ecctinft11 of Bildad, (Chap. 8.v .8. ) Enquire of the former ape. and propare thy felt to the parch of thy fathers, for we are tut ofyesterday, txc. I g! ant (faith
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