An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

These two attributes render God at once the most dreadful adversary,¹ and the most desirable friend. It is a hard choice whether to have wit or power in an enemy? And who would not have both wit and power in his friend? God is here represented under these two notions, both meet in him, either of which in an enemy render him dreadful. Will any man enter the lists, or meddle with an adversary (who would not rather humble himself, and make him his friend?) Who is wise in heart and mighty in power.

These two attributes render God at once the most dreadfull adversary,¹ and the most desirable friend. It is a hard choice whether to have wit or power in an enemy? And who would not have both wit and power in his friend? God is here represented under these two notions, both meet in him, either of which in an enemy render him dreadfull. Will any man enter the lists, or meddle with an adversary (who would not rather humble himself, and make him his friend?) Who is wise in heart and mighty in power.

1. 1Dolus an virtus quis in hoste requiret?

He is wise in heart.

¹It is spoken after the manner of men; the heart natural is a principal organ or part of the body, it is the seat of life, thither the spirits have their recourse, there they have one special seat of residence; the heart is chief in man. To say, God is wise in heart, is to say, He is most wise, because the heart is the seat of wisdom. As when we say of a man, he is holy in heart, or he is humble in heart, or upright in heart, or he obeys God from his heart, we report such a man for exceeding humble, holy, upright and obedient. So when God is said to be wise in heart, it imports that he hath infinite wisdom; his, is not only wisdom in the tongue, or some flashes of wit, but deep, solid, rooted wisdom: He is wise, yea, he is wisdom