An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…

That's a word of a large extent,¹ to hearken is more then to hear; it takes in not only, first the work of the ear, but secondly, the work of the mind; 'tis hearing, first, with understanding; secondly, with believing; yea thirdly, it takes in the work of the whole man in obeying, or submitting to what is spoken. Thus God said to Adam (Gen: 3.17.) Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, that is, because thou hast obeyed her voice, and done the thing she persuaded thee to; After hearkening comes doing. Lastly, it includes also a work of the affections; hearkening is with delighting, that which we hearken to we are pleased with; 'tis (like good music) sweet unto us; in this compass and extent we may expound these words, Mark well, O Job, and hearken unto me. And these words, especially the former of the two, rendered mark, are often used in Scripture, when the people of God desire and beg that he would take notice of and attend unto their prayer. Thus David more then once (Ps: 5.2.) Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray (Psal: 66.19.) but verily God hath heard me, he hath attended to the voice of my prayer (Psal: 130.2.) Lord hear my voice, let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. Now, as when we desire that God would hear our prayer, we desire that he would be very attentive to our prayer, and not only so, but do what we pray for, and that our prayers may be welcome, acceptable, and delightful to him; so when we are said ⟨p. 476⟩to mark and hearken to what is spoken to us, all the powers of our inward man, the understanding, will and affections are at work in hearing.

That's a word of a large extent,¹ to hearken is more then to heare; it takes in not only, first the worke of the eare, but secondly, the worke of the minde; 'tis hearing, first, with understanding; secondly, with beleeving; yea thirdly, it takes in the worke of the whole man in obeying, or submitting to what is spoken. Thus God sayd to Adam (Gen: 3.17.) Because thou hast hearkned unto the voyce of thy wife, that is, because thou hast obeyed her voyce, and done the thing she perswaded thee to; After hearkning comes doing. Lastly, it includes also a worke of the affections; hearkning is with delighting, that which we hearken to we are pleased with; 'tis (like good musick) sweet unto us; in this compasse and extent we may expound these words, Mark well, O Job, and hearken unto me. And these words, especially the former of the two, rendred marke, are often used in Scripture, when the people of God desire and begge that he would take notice of and attend unto their prayer. Thus David more then once (Ps: 5.2.) Hearken unto the voyce of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray (Psal: 66.19.) but verily God hath heard me, he hath attended to the voyce of my prayer (Psal: 130.2.) Lord heare my voyce, let thine ears be attentive to the voyce of my supplication. Now, as when we desire that God would heare our prayer, we desire that he would be very attentive to our prayer, and not only so, but doe what we pray for, and that our prayers may be welcome, acceptable, and delightfull to him; so when we are sayd