In that Eliphaz sendeth Job back to former experiences, we may note, That it is our duty to lay up and record the dealings of God, whether public or personal, whether with the godly or with the wicked. It is our duty to observe what God doth, Psal. 111. 4. He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered; as if the Psalmist had said, God hath not wrought such great things in the world, whether respecting persons or Nations, that we should write them upon the water, or in the sand, which the next puff of wind defaces and blows out; but he hath made his wonderful works to be remembered; he will have them written in brass, with a pen of Iron, and with the point of a Diamond, that all ages may hear the judgements and loving kindnesses of the Lord; he hath made his wonderful works to be remembered, or he hath made them so, as that they are most worthy to be remembered. David was a great observer of experiences (Psal. 31. 35.) he telleth us, that he had (as it were) collected notes concerning Gods ⟨p. 34⟩dealings all his days; and it is to the very point in hand, I have been young and now am old, yet never saw I the righteous forsaken; himself carefully observed the dealing of God in this Psalm: and in the next (Psal. 37, 35, 36.) he gives the like direction to others; thus I have done, do you take the same course too, I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green Bay tree; then he goes on, Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; I have considered the estate of wicked men, let all observe the estate of the godly; Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright. The works of God expound his Word in his works his Word is often made visible. That's an excellent expression, Psal. 111. 7. The works of his hands are verity and judgement; The acts of God are verity, that is, God acts his own truths? As the works of our hands ought to be the verity and judgements of God, (every action of a Christian should be one of Christs truths) so it is exactly with God himself, the works of his hands are his own verity and judgements. When we cannot find the meaning of God in his Word, we may find it out in his works: his works are a Comment, an infallible Comment upon his Word.
In that Eliphaz sendeth Job back to former experiences, we may note, That it is our duty to lay up and record the dealings of God, whether publick or personall, whether with the godly or with the wicked. It is our duty to observe what God doth, Psal. 111. 4. He hath made his wonderfull works to be remembred; as if the Psalmist had said, God hath not wrought such great things in the world, whether respecting persons or Nations, that we should write them upon the water, or in the sand, which the next puffe of winde defaces and blowes out; but he hath made his wonderfull workes to be remembred; hee will have them written in brasse, with a pen of Iron, and with the point of a Diamond, that all ages may heare the judgements and loving kindnesses of the Lord; he hath made his wonderfull workes to be remembred, or he hath made them so, as that they are most worthy to be remembred. David was a great observer of experiences (Psal. 31. 35.) he telleth us, that he had (as it were) collected notes concerning Gods ⟨p. 34⟩dealings all his dayes; and it is to the very point in hand, I have been young and now am old, yet never saw I the righteous forsaken; himselfe carefully observed the dealing of God in this Psalme: and in the next (Psal. 37, 35, 36.) he gives the like direction to others; thus I have done, doe you take the same course too, I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himselfe like a green Baytree; then he goes on, Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; I have considered the estate of wicked men, let all observe the estate of the godly; Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright. The works of God expound his Word in his works his Word is often made visible. That's an excellent expression, Psal. 111. 7. The works of his hands are verity and judgement; The acts of God are verity, that is, God acts his own truths? As the works of our hands ought to be the verity and judgements of God, (every action of a Christian should be one of Christs truths) so it is exactly with God himselfe, the works of his hands are his owne verity and judgements. When we cannot finde the meaning of God in his Word, we may finde it out in his works: his works are a Comment, an infallible Comment upon his Word.
