Thirdly, receive his Word now, if thou wouldest have him to receive thy soul then. That is Eliphaz his advice1 also. kReceive, I pray thee, the Law of his mouth; and lay up his words in thine heart: not in thine head only, but in thine lheart. Hear him now, that he may hear thee then. As Jotham to the Sichemites; mHearken to me, that God may hearken unto you; so say I to you, that now hear me: nHearken ye, not to me, but to God, ⟨p. 19⟩that God may hearken unto you: oHearken to God, now calling upon you, for obedience, for repentance, for reformation and amendment of life, for charitable and conscionable dealing, for just and upright carriage, for circumspect and *accurate walking before him; if you would have God hereafter to hearken unto you, calling upon him, and crying unto him, for the safeguarding of your souls. Otherwise, if you will imitate pthe deaf Adder, that stoppeth his care against the Charmer, that he may not hear the charm; hear what Solomon telleth you before-hand, and you will one day find too true, to your woe: qHe that turneth his ear from hearing Gods Law, and God speaking to him in it, his very prayer shall be abominable: Yea, what God himself fore-telleth thee; and as he fore-telleth thee, thou mayest be sure it will be with thee: rBecause I called, and you refused; I stretched out my hand, and you did not regard it; you set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: therefore will I also laugh at you, in your calamity; and mock you, when your fear surpriseth you; when terror shall seize upon you, as a violent storm, and destruction as a whirlwind: Then shall you call upon me, but I will not hear you; scry you never so long, and never so loud. And surely, as Salvian well saith; tWhat can be more just? what can be more equal? We regard not God, and God regardeth not us; we refuse to hear him, and he refuseth to hear us: if ubecause we stop our ears against Gods voice now, God stop his ears likewise against our suites then.
Thirdly, receive his Word now, if thou wouldest have him to receive thy soule then. That is Eliphaz his advice1 also. kReceive, I pray thee, the Law of his mouth; and lay up his words in thine heart: not in thine head onely, but in thine lheart. Heare him now, that he may heare thee then. As Iotham to the Sichemites; mHearken to me, that God may hearken unto you; so say I to you, that now heare me: nHearken ye, not to me, but to God, ⟨p. 19⟩that God may hearken unto you: oHearken to God, now calling upon you, for obedience, for repentance, for reformation and amendment of life, for charitable and conscionable dealing, for just and upright cariage, for circumspect and *accurate walking before him; if you would have God hereafter to hearken unto you, calling upon him, and crying unto him, for the safegarding of your soules. Otherwise, if you will imitate pthe deafe Adder, that stoppeth his care against the Charmer, that he may not heare the charme; heare what Solomon telleth you before-hand, and you will one day find too true, to your woe: qHe that turneth his eare from hearing Gods Law, and God speaking to him in it, his very prayer shall be abominable: Yea, what God himselfe fore-telleth thee; and as he fore-telleth thee, thou mayest be sure it will be with thee: rBecause I called, and you refused; I stretched out my hand, and you did not regard it; you set at nought all my counsell, and would none of my reproofe: therefore will I also laugh at you, in your calamitie; and mock you, when your feare surprizeth you; when terror shall seize upon you, as a violent storme, and destruction as a whirlemind: Then shall you call upon me, but I will not heare you;
- 1Direction 3.
- kJob 22. 22.Iob 22. 22.
- l1 sal. 37. 31. & 40. 8. V• figam orationem tuam in auribus meis? Fige in cord tuo legem meam, Aug in Psal. 85.1 sal. 37. 31. & 40. 8. V• figam orationem tuam in auribus meis? Fige in corde tuo legem meam, Aug in Psal. 85.
- mJudg. 9. 7.Iudg. 9. 7.
- nQui audiri vult à Deo, prius audiat Deum, Aug. hom. 28. [Greek or Hebrew], debilies apud Homer, I•ad. •.Qui audiri vult à Deo, prius audiat Deum, Aug. hom. 28. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, debilies apud Homer, I•ad. •.
- oNe avertas aurem •uam • mondatis Domini, ne avertat & ipe suam à pr•cibus tuis, Lern. de temp. 29. Quare i• non percipts auribus tuis•ver. ba ejus, • quo vis percipi lachrymatuas? August. de temp. 245.
- *[Greek or Hebrew], Eph. 5. 15.
