Chap. t 3. AnExpofition upon the Book o} Joi . " Verf.'z 2°. 473 the excellency of God, is but like to dirt or day., All the dignities and eminencies ofman are but fit tobe fwept .tuicgritd in to the dunghill, whenGod is named. When Abraham, a.priiace, vobis eft maxi. and agreat one too, flood before the Lord, he hath no valuationme memorabile forhimfelf,but byduf andàflaes,Gen. z 8,27.We cannothut have & altum f cum low thoughts ofour felves ( what worldlyand carnal heights fo6 e°° compare ever a weare in )whenwe truly remember thehigh God. Therebiu are three things upon which many men raife themfelves very 641ettti,e. ve. high, even to think themfelves like the mollHigh, as:it is faid offtradigne pat,.; Lucifer. Fait, Their riches; Richesare not only a flrong,but algx ad qwt/ high tower;, this eminency is molt like toclay, yea, it isan emi- qucumudus. nency in clay, or thickclay, as the Prophet fpeaketh ( Hab. 2.) prójiciantur.. Secondly, Men think themfelves very high if they get upon the gold.. pinacle of honour; from this height theylook downupon, and defpife all as underlings; yet this is but like clay too howoften have the greatell earthly honours laid in thedull'? Thirdly,. Others are lifted up with their natural wifdom, their learning , parts and gifts. They whocontemn riches and honour, areyet puffed up with a conceit of their inward endowments : yet as God will deftroy all the wifdom of this world, fo thewifdom of the beff men in the world is jot lilhnefs-compared to God.. If fome one creature hath fuch anexcelling excellency,thatother excellent creatures (as the flarsto the fun) have no excellen- cy in the prefence of it, howmuch more are all created ex- cellencies (wallowed up at the thought of that excellency which is in God:? mull; notall gofor clay and aches; when we have once mentioned him ? Gab eft Evan.... further, The word alto theboffes_of a buckler ,yobidamkmet*veftri 15..27. ) becaufeboffes -are themoll eminent part of a:bucker , i. e, arguments being let outfor the ornamentofit. Thus fame tranflate it here, vejira fans The boffesofyour bucklers, or, your bucklers are lik,ç bucklers el(rag ¡lia.° clay. But what was the buckler of jobs friends? their buckler dali én& ob ut was their .arguir enas and their reafons, whichthey i rged'againfl fcr g togum r job.. Arguments are amongfl Difputants, their weapons, their memoratis, erg° (word and buckler. The third interpretation of the former in me caveat's elude, and this comply-fairly, Tour remembrances, that is, theCorte qusdam things you have remembred to or againfl me, are like unto alliesÿ r,smatna°nd andTour bucklers, that is, your arguments and ohjeetions are folidi°ra quam likeunto clay,weak and poor,however you thinkThey are ftrong,cirais, dr lutes impregnable andunanfwerable, The Apollle ufeth a limilitudeyropigna calao whichBez.
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