Só2 29. n Exp9ftion lot the Bock. of J O B. Verf.2r, Verf. 21. Vntome mengave ear. The.word, men, is not in the Origina1, there 'tis only canto me gave ear, that is, all forts all ages, and degrees of men, none ex- cepted, were accentive,òr lifted up their ears,when once I began to lift up my voice. And when he faith, Vnto me mengave ear, he implyeth fuch an attentivenefs unto himfelf,as if none elfe had been attended to or regarded when rhey fpake, befides him- felt. Vnto me pen gave ear. To give ear, is but one word in the texr,yet it contains variety of matter. Togive ear,carrieth a much fuller fenfe then barely to hear. Whenwe fpeak to God, who is infinitely above us, car- net defiring that he would hear us, we pray that he would brw down hie ear (z Kings 19. 16.) His hearing is a great con- defcending. And when we (peak to men who are earnefily dc- firous tohear us, they are faid to give ear to ut. To a man thehearing, when he fpeakes, is, in our language, to flight or lit- tle to regardwhat he fpeakes; but togive cart() a man when he fpeakes 1s fericaly toattend towhat he fpeakes. More diflin&ly, when Job faith, to me men gave ear, it may note theft five things. Firfi, that all heatkne'd to him with great attention and dili- gence, theymade a bufinefs of hearing. Secondly, That all hearkned tohim with great reverence and obfetvance. They highly efleemed him, while they heard him. Thirdly, That all hearkned to him with great chearfulnefs and delight. It was a pleafure to them,and their high coocenr,to hear him. Fourthly,, That all hearkned to him beleivingly, they gave credit to what he fpake ; faith was working in their hearts, while his words were founding in their cares, As faith comes or is wrought by hearing (Rom, 1 o, 17.) fo to hear is an auk or work of faith. And in Scripture language, to hear and to be- leive, are the fame, or hearing is beleiving, (John 9, 27.) The Blindman (when the Pharifees urgingly inquired the manner of his cute) faith, I have told you already, and ye did not bear ; his meaning is,yc didnot beleive,ot yegave no credit towhat I faid. When
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