Chap. ?. An Expofition upon the Book of Job. 'Verf.3. fou of our ii,es. We art never happy in our diftances from God, and when we ire near him, nothing can make us un- happy. The: e are three things in God, whieh may encourage us to c.-Inmunicate our condition , and fpread our caule before him. Fig (l, The clearnefs of his underflanding : He knoweth all things and pertùns,and heknewerh them intallibly. a mifery to be bound to the award of blind Judges, or of chofe whowill not fee. There is no ignorance at all in God, neither can any thingpervert his knowied6e. That winch deterrsHtjpc!crites,in- vices the fincere into the pretence of God, his omnifctence. They can daub up their matters with men, but God looks through all their Mot ter,and fearcheth that which they would not have Peen at all, the heart. Our hearts are as open to himas our facesare, andour thoughts as eonfpicuouv as our a&tons., Now (I tay)that whichdifcourageth Hypocrites, encourages theupright in heart, though they have many fins and corruptions about them, yet theyknow God knoweth that their corruptions are a burden to them,and their fins their fbrrow : They know, he knows alb-) the integrity of their hearts,and the (late of their caule. God is fuch à. Judge as needeth none toinform him,ncither can any by -mif- informations, miflead his jtidgnient. Secondly, As God knows the right flute of our caule, and of our hearts, fo he will do us right, be cannot be deceived, neither will he deceive; he rewarded every man according to his-works. And as he commands his Miniffers, Tn fay unto the righteous, it ,hall be wellwith him, fo he will fay nothing bat well unto the righ teons. Shall not the judgeof all the earth do ight .? Thirdly, God is patient, he hears ro:o oút : he will not fnap us up or cut us riff in the managingof ourcaufe. As he hath a pier- cing eye, f, a :tient ear; lea it is no burden to him to hear, how much foeve' he hears; though we are long in drawingout our minds, even fo long as would be tedious untomen, and tire the ear of are Angel, yet God bids us fay on, and fpeak out all. 7 hus the unerring knowledge, the ttnfained ju(lice, and the unwearied patience of God, may invite all that are upright into his pretence, Who Would not (peak unto.the Almighty, and defire to reafon with him ? And fo we do in Prayer and Holy Me- ditation, in the fecrct difputes andreafonings of, cur Souls. In all 35t
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