An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

Fourthly, The teachings of God confirm the soul in that which is taught, or we have learned. If God teach any divine lesson, that will stick. We receive many lessons from men, and let them slip, as the Apostles word is (Heb. 2.1.) Doctrine taught us of God settles upon us, we hold the substance of it, and hold forth the fruit or power of it in every season of our lives: yea, if trouble or persecution arise for the truth, they who are taught of God will hold it fast, though they let go all they have in this world for it. If God teach us the doctrine of Free Grace, how we are justified by the righteousness of Jesus Christ, without our own works; If God teach us the doctrine of pure Worship, how he is to be served, and honoured according to his own will, without the Traditions of men, (as Christ spake (Mat. 15.9.) If (I say) God teach us these, or any other saving truths, we cannot but hold them: whereas they who have received them from men will part with them on the account of man. Only that which God hath taught us abideth with us, and that no man can take from us. Men may take the life of such a one from him, which God hath given him, but they cannot take the truth from him which God hath taught him. What God teacheth, is written, as it were, with a pen of iron and the point of a diamond, it is graven upon the tables of the heart for ever. Thus we may in some measure discern who are taught of God; and seeing they who ⟨p. 345⟩are taught of him, are so taught, we may very well insist upon Elihu's challenge; Who teacheth like him? And as there is no teacher like God, so neither is there any ruler like God; this also is taught us by Elihu, as a matter out of question, while in the next verse he proceeds to make more questions, or two questions more.

Fourthly, The teachings of God confirm the soul in that which is taught, or we have learned. If God teach any divine lesson, that will stick. We receive many lessons from men, and let them slip, as the Apostles word is (Heb. 2.1.) Doctrine taught us of God settles upon us, we hold the substance of it, and hold forth the fruit or power of it in every season of our lives: yea, if trouble or persecution arise for the truth, they who are taught of God will hold it fast, though they let go all they have in this world for it. If God teach us the doctrine of Free Grace, how we are justified by the righteousness of Jesus Christ, without our own works; If God teach us the doctrine of pure Worship, how he is to be served, and honoured according to his own will, without the Traditions of men, (as Christ spake (