Chap. 28. An Expoftioa upon the Boolt, of , o B. ,`'er-f. 28. 365 like in every Saint, yet ill graces are in every, Saint ; there is a formation of every grace, though not an equal operationof every grace, at lean not an apparent operation of every grace alike in every regenerate perfon. Some one grace operates io ftrongly in this or that perfon, that it carrieth the name of all inCome faith operates fo eminently,chat they are renowned only for their faith; in others fear operates fo powerfully that they are taken notice of only for theirfear : in a third fort; patience hath fuch a perfeft work, that they are recorded only for their patience. In Abra- ham faithwas chief, and thereforehe is called faithful Abraham (Gal. 3. 9.) He is not there called faithful, becaufe true to the mitt committed to him by God ; as Mofes is faid to befaithful in all his bouJe(Heb.3.2.) but becaufehe tru(ted ifo ftrongly to re- ceive that which God had promifed him. robs patience was fo wonderful, that, as if he had no other grace to be remembred or reported, it is only fail, re have heard ofthepatience of Job (James g, a a.) Obadiah was fo much in the exerciCe of holy fear that all his graces are expreffedby chat one,. (1 Kings 18. 3.) dicurnto, Now Obadiah feared the Lordgreatly, and all that he profeffed ,ran tamqua fi off himfelf as to Godi}'nefs, was no more but this (v, i, z.) I thy detn at fer- firvant (laid he to Eliab )feared the Lordfrommyyoutb.Now as vans, quamqut. "graham had all graces as well as faith,and Job all graces as well credantdeip.ro- as patience, and Obadiah all gracesas well as fear ; fo all graces m (Iir. Bez. ita concur to the making up of true wifdom r yet becaufe holy fear Math` S. 3[. is fo fpecial an ingredient in true wifdom, and the opinion which the wifcmen ofthis world have of it,is that tisa very fimpie thing, and almost incontinent with wifdom, therefore the Spirit ofGod, not to exclude or difparageother graces,as Fairh,Love,felf-denial, c 'c. But to give a reputation to this which is fo fubjea to dif- refpe t , or (as the Apoflle fpeakes in anothercafe (iCar, la, 23.). that what we think life honourable, upon that bemight be- flowmore abnnelant honour ; He bath put thiscrown of honour up- on the head of holy fear, Thefear ofthe Lord that is wifdom ; he doth not fay, feare is wifdom, but thefear of the Lord that is wifdom. And therefore that we maydininguith the point and Do&rine a little more clearly,. Note ñrf}, There is a fear which is not eur wifdom. yob fpeakes ofa: particular and lignat fear (Behold, the fear of
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