Chap. 29. an Expofition upon the Book of J o B. Verf..9 4505 Again, VVnereas 1 is Paid the T. incer refrained talking, when yob came into the Court, it may be underf}.00d of all impzrtinene talking, with which Courts of Juflice and Afemblycs for coun- fell are often interrupted while publick matters at e in hapd. Hence Note Private talking is very uncomely in a time of pablickbearing and debating. Many Courts have a Cryer to command all who are near or about them co be filent ; and it is but need fotnerimes that they wh are within and of the Court should be called upon to be at- tet tre,and as these Princes in the text, to refrain talking, to Bret' their cares and lay their hand upon their mouth. How improper is iirto fee aprivate Junto in an open Court or Coanccl ; and Tome whifpering (poffibly about by- matters) where all are calhd to hear and determine publick matters? Thirdly, Note; VfVife and discreet men are willing to' be hearers see well as speakers. The Princes in the text wereable fpeakers, elfe'¡r needed not be laid, that they refrained fpeaking;yetitpleafdthem ró be hear- 6empereg© ers only while 3o6 was there to (peak. They who are conceited to dsotata of-their own abilities, are ready to complain, as dhe did, shall we alwayes be bearers only ; theymuff up, they cannot hold. To bear is to receive, tofpeakes to give ; and I grant that which the Ape file Paul reports as a laying of Chri(I (aCt.r Zo. '3 5.) It is more bleffed togive then to receive, holds true in this, 'ris a more bleffed thing to be a speaker, then a hearer : Yet it may be more a duty upon force to receive then to give, to be hearers then speakers And that not only in fpi; itutl things, which concern our eternal in- tereft (for fo the greatefl advantage comes in by hearing) but in things temporal and of leffer concernment. Beblers. will be lowing their wordes, though nothingfpringup worth thereaing.' Thofe Philosophers fpake fcorningly of Pau/ (Ass 17. z$;) What will this babler, or as the Greek text firicily bath it, this r;asquorby(t fower of wordsfay ; it is good ro be a reaper of found words fown .lemrinator vers by others, but torbe a lower of vain words i3 greatef} vanity. borum,velfe. They doe well who fpeal= well,. and fo doe.they who are williógm`n'!egos, tP' 1
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