Ch ap. 28. vin 8xpoftion upon the Book of , o B, Verf.19. 279 The Topaz of Ethiopia or Cuth. Geographers diainguiíh of two Ethiopia's. One in &Africa, which is divided into the upper and the lower. The other in which extended from the red Sea unto the Petßan gulf, and is that Ethiopia which is fo often mentioned in the old Tettamenr. Oï this it is faid (z Cbron. Chap. 14.) That Zeroth King of the Ethiopians came egainfi Afa King of Taal, , with an loft of a Millionand three hundred Chariots. And that this Ethiopia is in- tendedby job,is as the mo(i_ received, fo the moil probable cpi- nion.Yet it isnot much materiali for us to enquire which of thefe is here intended,only we mutt take thrGeneral fcope of the place, which is to thew that the bell fort of Topazes flail not equal wifdom and therefore if any place called Ethiopia yeeld better then other, thatmay be underttood. Neither(hall it bevalued with pure Gold. He fpake of Gold before , more then once in this bufinefs ;. here he returns to it again , yet with an Excelling difference. Wehad. Gold,and the Gold of Ophí"r, andfine Gold before, but here it is pore Gold. As if he had Paid ; Wifdom is not to be valued with Gold, no not with Gold it Pelf; as job fpake of darlinefs like darknefs itPelf,pure darknefs (Chap. r:o. 22.) fo there is Gold that is like Gold it fell, purei Gold, or Gold which is nothing but Gold, Golden Geld. It (hall not be valued with pure Gold, the. pure/I Gold. Havingopened thefe words,I (hall give force obfervations from them in Gene al,, as laid andconfidered together. Fittt , Confider how many of the good thinks ofnature are here heaped up, Gold, Silver, 3ewells, ?earl, Corail, the Ruble, the Onix, the Saphire, and ch: Topaz ; here are precious things ofall forts, and of all names. And why all thefe ?. Why doth the Holy Ghoft giveus aview of all thefe treafures , and as it were open the whole Magazin of the Earths riches ,. by the pen of fob in thisplace. The realm of this (hall be the fiat observation. Natural men bave an high efltemofvifibloGlarier, of Gold and Gemini.. They who live: by fighr,:and not by faith, cannot beleive there is,
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