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

Secondly, There is a hearing with the ear of the mind, a spiritual hearing, such as the Prophet spake of (Hab. 3.2.) O Lord, ¹I have heard thy speech, &c. that is, I have heard it fully, clearly, understandingly, affectionately, obedientially. Elihu is here stirring up, not so much the outward sense, as the affections, with all the powers of the inner man, to attend and take notice of that which was then to be heard; what was that? Hear attentively The noise of his voice.

Secondly, There is a hearing with the ear of the mind, a spiritual hearing, such as the Prophet spake of (Hab. 3.2.) O Lord, ¹I have heard thy speech, &c. that is, I have heard it fully, clearly, understandingly, affectionately, obedientially. Elihu is here stirring up, not so much the outward sence, as the affections, with all the powers of the inner man, to attend and take notice of that which was then to be heard; what was that? Hear attentively The noise of his voice.

1. 1Non solum auditum excitat, sed intelligentiam postulat.

¹The word here rendered noise, signifies both an angry noise, and an awful fear (Ps. 4.4.) such a noise as causes fear, or such a fear as is caused by a dreadful noise; Hence some read the words, Hear his voice with trembling; we say, hear the noise of his voice.

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