59a Chap., 29. An Expofition upon the Took of J o B. Verf. 22 Rate ofevery man, which is indeed ofgreater concernment then States and Kingdomes. And the people of God ought with all readineffe to give ear, to waite and keepe tì lence at his counfell. When Cornelius had fent for a fouleCounfeller, the Apottle pe- ter, he tels him ( Arts 10. 3 3. ) Now therefore we are all here pre- fen,* before god, to hear all things that are commanded flue ofGod We hava waited.for thee, we are ready to hear thee, andwe will keepe filence at thy word. It is Paid in the Gofpel that when Chrift was preaching, the people were attentive to hear him (Luke t 9.48.) or (as we put in the Margin) banged on him. They hung upon him hearing, as Bees (fo fome expound it) upona Flower to fuck: out all the fweetneffe and the honey of his holy and Heavenly Counfells. Grace war poured into his lips (Pfal. 45.2. ) and he poured it out at his lips. Chritl faith of his Spoufe, that her lips drop; ed like a honey combo' ( Cant. 4. r i. )howmuch more did and doe the lips ofChrift ? ,Vert. zz. After my words thej(pake not again,andmyfpeech dropped upon them. In the former verlewe law the great attendance and readineffe ofthe people to receive robs counfell ; in this, we fee they were fully fatisfied with the counfell which he gave them:, 54. After mywords they fpake not again. They forbear to fpeake, not only becaufe he being chicle or Prefident ófthe Connell, fpakeTaft, and fo gave the concluding òpinion ; but they forbear to fpeake after him, as Iapprehend up., on this threefold confderation, Firft, Becaufe he fpake fofully, that nothing could be added. Secondly, Becaufe he fpake fo truly, that nothing could be ob- jeded. Thirdly, Becaufe he fpake fo' clearly, that nothingcou!d be doubted. There's no reafon, when a manbath fpoken Inchwords as thefe, why any man fhould fpeake a word after them, unlefte it betoapproveand thank the fpeaker. . TheHebrew (fiddly rendred ) is, After my words they;did not iterate, duplicate, or reply, they did not turn upon me again to draw thematter intofurther debate ; when Ihaddose there wit no repeating. The word is fo tranflated ( Pro. 9. )He that re- peateth ;nit) írerum fecundo vell de- nsoagere.
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