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Chap. 28. f1,44 Expofition upon4tbe Ba of Jo B. Verf. 28. 3S9 JOB Chap. 28. Verf. 28. Indunto man hefaid,beholdthefear ofthe Lord that is wifdom, and to depart from evil,t hat is under- flanding. T bath been (hewed in the opening of this Chapter, that yob difcourfeth of a threefold wifdom. pirfi , That which is converfant in the finding out the fe- crets of Nature, the Gold and Silver, the Iron, and the precious Stones, which are flowed and flored in the bowels of theEarth. Secondly, That wifdom which fecretly, yet efficacìoufly or- ders and difpoCeth all the affaires and changesof this world. Thirdly, That wifdoni which confitls in the worfhip and fer- vice of Clod, whether internal or external. The firft fort ofwifdom is common to and attainableby all men, whether good or bad, holy or prophane, who have but the light of Nature and the Eire of Rearci,. The fecond fort of wifdom is Good, or revved to God him- fell alone. The third fort of wildem is peculiar to the Saints, to thofe who are holy anti boleiving, and that's the wifdom difcovered in this verte. Verf. 28. Andunto man he fail, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wifdom, St. As if he had Paid ; Oman,tbough thou art (putout of the fecrets of God,though thouart not able todive into thedepths of thofe rrifie. ries of providence, or give an account.of thofe various difpenfatiors which thou feefi here in the world, yet thou needejt not cotnplam that thou art at a lofs for wi`dom.; doenot think, betaufe thon haft not then piece ofwrfd ns, that therefore there's no wifelon left for thet; thou mayefi be wife enouRb, even wife to fa'vatio, though thou haft not the compafsof this f,rt of wit om. Behold the f of the Lord, that rs wfdom, &c. That's the general 'Cope. and t ,deccy of rhefe words, Artu°

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