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Vers. 129. Thy testimonies are wonderful, therefore doth my soul keep them.

Vers. 129. Thy testimonies are wonderfull, therefore doth my soule keepe them.

The self same argument is here continued, which he used before. For he partly prayeth for graces, and partly showeth what graces he hath received: in the first, second, third and last verses of this Portion, he showeth his graces, in the other he prayeth for graces. As we see the self same argument, so we see a new reason. Thy testimonies (saith he) are wonderful; that ••, thy law hath in it such mysteries, as natural men cannot reach them, and therefore lone• thy law. As if he should have said: Lord, what is▪ the cause, that men do so basely esteem of the greatness of thy covenants, why do men so little regard it? because they never tasted the excellency of it, they never felt the wonderful and powerful majesty thereof. Why do •lay them up as my soul? because in my soul I have felt by thy word su• wisdom •s eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard, nor reason able to conceive And why I pray you, in our times do so few conceive, or conceiving, do keep and so esteem of the word of God? because the wise men of the world think it a thing very easy▪ and they can conceive […] they list, & the more common sort of people make •o more account of i•, •han to give it the hearing, and that with their natural wit, and reason only.

THe selfe same argument is here continued, which hee vsed before. For hee partly prayeth for graces, and partly sheweth what graces hee hath receiued: in the first, second, third and last verses of this Portion, hee sheweth his graces, in the other hee prayeth for graces. As we see the selfe same argument, so we see a new reason. Thy testimonies (saith he) are wonderful; that , thy lawe hath in it such mysteries, as naturall men cannot reach them, and therefore lone thy law. As if hee should haue said: Lord, what is the cause, that men doe so basely esteeme of the greatnes of thy couenants, why doe men so little regard it? because they neuer tasted the excellencie of it, they neuer felt the wonderfull and powerfull maiesty thereof. Why doe lay them vp as my soule? because in my soule I haue felt by thy word su wisdome s eye hath not seene, eare hath not heard, nor reason able to conceiue And why I pray you, in our times doe so few conceiue, or conceiuing, doe keepe and so esteeme of the word of God? because the wise men of the worlde thinke it a thing very easie and they can conceiue they list, & the more common sort of people make o more account of i, han to giue it the hearing, and that with their naturall wit, and reason onely.