3 5 8 Chap. 28. s,/ln Expofition upon t be BookofJo B, Verf. this fundamental truth, propofeth two quefiiont to them ; Fìrt}, what opinion others had of him, (Math. 16. 13.) Whom doe men fay, that I, the Son of man am ? The Difciples anfwer (y. 14.) Some fay, thou art Yohn-the Baptiff,Tome Elsas,and othersJeram:as, or one of the ?ropbets. WhenChriff heard of there various appre- henfions which were abroad concerning him ; he prefently askes his Difciples a fecond quefiion (v. 15.) But whom faxye that am? Peter in the name and as the mouthof the ref+gives anfwer (y.16. ) Thou art Cbrïf1 the Sonof the living ged. Chriff was fo highly fatisfied with this anfwer, that firfl he pronounced) him bleffcd (v. 17.) and fecondly, declares, that this Confeífion is the 2(ock upon which the Church is built, and affures him , that againfl this Rock the Gates of Hell ¡hall never prevail (v.18,) îhe underfianding mull be fet right,as well asthe affe Lions about the things of God, and not only to know that there is a Chriff, but alfo ro know who Chrift is, is of abfolute neceflìty to falvation. yob having (hewed that there is anunfearchable wifdom in the works of God, and that they were wrought by this unfearchable wifdom,feall it fhould be thought that man is thortned in point of wifdom, and kept in the dark, therefore be proceedes to thew, that as fir(i,ahere is a natural wifdom common ro all men; and fecondly, a divine wifdom proper untoGod ; fo thirdly, there is a fpiritual and heavenly wifdom, that is common to all Godly men. And untoman hefail, :$ehold thefear of the Lord,:bat is wifdom, &c. JoB
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