Nil 28-z Chap. 28. an Expojition upon the bookof J 0 B. Verf. MOW we in them perceiving how uCeful and neceffary Chrifi is for the fupply of all our etants, might be excited CO a following after,and a clofing with him. And indeed we (hould either not at all, or not fo fully perceive either his excellency or our own necefl ty, were we not inßru&ed in both by fuch refemblances. That's alfo, the fervice, which all those Gofpel-Parables doe untoour faith; Now as we fee our need of Chrifi more clearly , by comparing him with thofe things which we moll need ; So we come toa better unde:flanding of the tranfcendency of that wifdom by which God doth adminißer the afiairesof thin world, by prefer - ing it before the bell things which we behold and enjoy in this world. Thirdly, Forafmuch as lob doth fo often repeat the fame ne- gation in fuch variety of words and expreflìons, telling us ; Firß, That Wifiom cannot begotten for Gold. 73?Jx:rnatn ha- Secondly,, That Silver ¡hallnot be weighedfor-the price of it.. bet Epttafnt tot Thirdly, That It can not be valuedwith the gold ofOphir. 1erbor pi,Jiro Fourthly, That Gold and Cr 7 al cannot (quail it. mulatto. Fifthly, That the Exchangeoftt !ball net be for Yewel. of fine Gl1. Sixthly, That Coral nd Pearl (hall not be mentioned with it. Seventhly, That theprice of it to above Rubies. Sightly, That the Topazof Ethiopia hall not equal it.. Ninthly, That it ¡hall not be valued with pure gold. Hence Obferve Nan ¿e not eajily perfoaded,orconvincedof the excellency of the wifdom ofGod. yob had never multiplyed fo many words, but that he knew wan would not take up thistruth in a word.'If the Iron (we work with) be blaent, and we elo not whet the edge , then muff we pot to more flrengtb, faith Solomon ( Eccl. r o.i o.) And fo, if that which we work upon, be hard, we muff put to the mo:e flrengrh, and give the harder frocks before we can make an impreflion upon ir. They are flow to receive a truth who muß have (as the Prophet fpeakes, Ifa. z8.. r o.) Precept uponprecept, Precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line. And loth it not argue that man is very flow to receive this truth, when fo many ftroakrare given, Lo many fpecialties inflamed in, and made ufe of to,perfívade him of
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