~--~------------~--~~~~~--~~---------- An Bxpojiti'on, with Notes VB JlS:lJ. imimateth the rare conteinperatio£1 of thefe twoqualities,; wifdom atJd kpowledg are very feJdom coupled: /znowing he might grant thefe cenfors tobe, but not wife. . . . Let himfhew out of a goodconverflstion] The fidl: rtqui!lte of ' \ tt\'le ~ifdomis.to honot knowled ~ith practice, t.b~_t bemg the tnd of all mformatton ; and the knowmg perfon havlng a greaterobligation ~o duty then others. · · His work.! with meekpefs of wifdom.] Here is the fccond rcqui1 fite, prudent meelmefs in converfe, wifdom being moA able ro \ confider of frailties, and tobridle anger. ohferv; ~~ I \ I I The Pointsare tbefe : - I. wifdomand know!edg do well together; the one ro inform, the other to direct: They are elfewhere coupled, Hofea 14. 9· Who is wife, 11Jndhc jba/i U11derfta·nd thefe t·hings? prudent, at~d he {hall {z_'}qow them ?There -is a differe-nce between thele twoAn,w– . .fe'Ug and wifdom, 1$lfd~m and prud-ence, as appe:rrethby 'that Prov. \ Roii1, ::., ,~ \ g, I 3· IWifdom dw-ell with Prudente. Ago{jd .aPVf·ehenfion nnd -a good judgment make :1 compleat Ghriilian. Where heavenlyWifdcm is, there will bealfo prudence, a practical applbtion of our light to the occurrenc.es o1 life .: And wbere God giveth kwowledg, he giveth alfo wirolefom and needful tcunfels .fl()r the ordering of the converfation.. ' Prudence difpenfeth thdigbt of fzmwledg accord– ing to particular occaGoos: F,zith is oppofed tofolly, as well as ig; ·~ornnce; Lu~ 24. 0 yefools, .rnd flow ofhe~Wt to 'ber!Jievt: 'Faith is a wife grace., ~irir-m:dprudmc't, _ mor.e lor 'pva6hc:al •irlfel[ltnces thennice fpecuh;:ions. Well then, do not 1.1Cft m,n furm '()f ¥c~9lfl~eWg, couple itwrthwlk!om: AChriB:ian .ishetteriknown by his • itje 'thendifco'tNfr. Barekoowkdg Jpu.ffe't'h ·up., 1 Cor, 8.~._ge.rte.t!fu in- - , - to \t.heheador t-ongue ; then 'tis right 1 wh.en wiPDm e)J.tr.t~th mtiJ t:h!J tbtart, &c. Pr8v. 1. 10. ·Mt:n of abfrra&-ed ~oTiefits~l.!ld (ubI lime fp'eculatiorns,a-re butt wife[oolsfHkectbH.ark ttaJt{G:nteM4li~h., .peenng 2nd peering, !but f.alle-tb into1t·he·netiOf..~tJhe ,~0tWi6r: k.nprprob~r, !edg Wzthout wifoJommay be foon .difc.trrrcd, •ti-s ~tf'pU<ily 'r:Ptriam 'J erv.. 2· d ,r; . , 1 a S nt in- -fin cen; ort 1'.Uir. . . . - doarg; rapi- .. ~• . T;/;~:~tt tr'-Nr: JPif-d:om rmdath in rtl'f!Jrld-:ciO'fJ'lY'erfotiM. S~ly 'he zmt crelt~m, & praffldl ~hrifri~n tis trfue·mail:·wtifte:. inte00llietrs.lm01Wledg,istbl.£1t titke 1lOS cum ~m~t· a Jewel in a r(.)ad1Si16td. Dreut. 4· :6. :iCt8eprtlb,f.JJfl114t'MeJ., f'Pr t~his "U~ ~otld~rllilUd. '~ . ·s rour wi/jjiJ'm ,· 'fhts is f~vin;cr1mowledg,1tfileQtiher~iS OUt CIHrttJt#. 1/0ioru em 1• J" 1' o ·mL· in G_ehm· a W·hat·gre~t(dfdH!Y tnoo for!l~m~d ~et) oc> b~~fputingof He-avt'dJ.ll · tJIZm. ~ an
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