4.28 Chap.ry. AnExpof tion upon the Ba,o.k of JOB; . Verf,it God, whereof he was guilty, As well as his heart toldhim `thathe was,not guilty of thole; wilful fins wherewith he was accufed by men.. When we he under, wrongful, accufatious, of which we narked need no furety to acquit us, it is good to view and renew our Intereft in the Surety , who will acquit us where there is need. lob: proceeds to re- inforce the. reafon why he defired God to, undertake, or provide aSurety for him. 'Vert. `4 Thou bait hid their heart fram under/landing,. thereforefbal't thou not exalt tbem. Or, Thou hall hid underftandingfrom their heart,; As if he had Paid, Thou haft talifuck a miff before the eyes of tbefe men, who mocktne, and judge me wicked, that they are unfit to hewer /fed with the determination ofmy caute; for did they not want a due light ofunderftanding,t bey might quickly difcern my integri. ty,andclear mefrom their fufpitions.God fometimes(as it were) wraps, or folds up the hearts of the Children of men in iguoi rance, blindnefs, and darknefs, andfo hides not only under, handing from their hearts, but their hearts from underhand- ing. As Godis Paid to Circumcife the heart, to open the eyes, to take away thewail,, when he gives the knowledge of his truth ; fo he is laid to blind the eyes, to cover the heart with fat, and to cloud the underfianding when he denies, or with, Eß holds the knowledge ofthe truth : Thou hail hid their fearls from nude r andin oena, raaio,in- f The 'word which we tranilate Vnder andin fi nifies any gr $ Was inagendo. of, or all the intelleáual powers, together with a readinet , or aaivity for difpatch in any fervice we are called unto,7bou haft bid their heartfrom underflanding, therefore they do but bungle aithe bufinefs, and cannot judge aright theycannot difcern the manner of thy dilpenfations towards me, nor fee the bottom of my condition. job did not cenfure his friends . as fools, or ignorant, as if they were witlefs. or worthlefs men ; they were wife and learned, yea honethand godly too. But when Yob faith, Thou haft hid their heartfrom underftand- ing, we are torefirain it to the matter in hand, or to his pare titular cafe : As if he had laid, Thou haft hid the underftanda ingofwhat thou haft done to mefrom their hearts ; thy Provi- dences are llfyfteries and riddles which they cannot unfold,andas they.
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