310 Chap. t 2 An Expo f taon upon the ooko1Jof.>, V:'rf.22. greafefi darknefs, cut of that darkt,e that is a deep and dark , as theGrave. When counfels lie fo deep, that t .e pesriry wh , have áid them,havenot fó m :ch 3s a; y jca,,,;,fie tire: íh,'1 b discovered ; when counfels-lielo deep trait oter. ¡lave no !rm>pe t nr ever they fhouldbe di'fi:o, et ed ; } e.chen r?;e Lord difcovereth theta, and this is to bring out to light thejadow of death. Hence Ob-etve, , Fiirft i:: general, All things are known unto God. He that make., all ì itin lttcr n ntz+'l +lees, ktto-.,7 all things : and he that make, thofe thins known, which are su.. fl unknown) car -slot, but k+,ow theta :hints vC,is7 are eafily known. He that can ex,ho += Al a Riddle, call te?" toe meaning of a plain laving; and he teat dir:aversdeep t'-it+gs out f de kuef.,,cat, not but flee th;;fe cuing s that lie isCoeco-u ;;r,n. U t1ef5 God were it'ftnite in knowledge, he coednot nia ;t rLeie things known. ( Ecclef 7. 24.) That which is far of- /exceeding deep, who car/ find it our ? The wile mm tend, a ct ailcr,ge the -- iie rneG rte .' orld, to, findout the wifdom of Go:': rhat'J tce thing which is far off n from wit- finks, but Ìr: in tor, untie ilatí llny, T ,At's it which is exceeding deep. Deep .. deep a' the O+ igir,al exp e'h W it,. deep.' Men, deep-to Angela, a ^l, s t o oetp for both. Wn:, can find this out ? no mancan findany tr.ir!.:7, of it by his own light : and there arc none who recei °,e'igt<i to find it: all cut. God is light, and he dwes in light : and as he hate, no darkne at all it him, fo nothing dark to him. H s "' ;`Qlv'knows hi o.wn ere- ating wïfdoni : Neither i.r there anyereatu a that is riot manifej in hisfiight,but all things are stakedand openedunto the eyes or'hint wish whom ire have todo, Many things a+c.overed as to zhe eye of the woeld,they have Masks andClouck elf} oserthem, welch e) e. of fielh cannot fee through, btu there are all.naked before ,: he eye of God; yea c-eti' are as manife and open to his eye, a,, a body- is when diff feed bv the hand of a 5,kilful Anaromiit; he (è? =.ï our bowels, and 1,m -iw6. whether we are found at heart or n lr is not the fairness of the' skin, the cleanuefs of theouti_e, wilt deceivehim ; if there be any /pots upon the Spirit, hedi ce+ns' theml,God needeth none.to tell himwhat is in the heart of matï, he makeshis way into the dept;sof that darknefs with his own- eye. Obferve Secondly, .4..
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