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

First, For the bare notion or apprehension of a thing; thus certainly Job did know that he was visited, for he spake often and enough of it.

Secondly, To know, is to consider, to lay a thing to heart, (Isa. 1.3.) My people doth not know, Israel doth not consider, the latter part is exegetical, and expounds the former, My people doth not know, that is, doth not consider. So (Hos. 2.8.) She did not know that I gave her corn, &c. (Psal. 90.11.) Who knoweth the power of thy anger? that is, who considers it? who weighs what the anger of the Lord is? we have sweet thoughts, about the mercy, and love, and goodness of God, yet 'tis little, very little of any of these that we know. The love of God, which we delight to know, passeth knowledge, (Eph. 3.19.) But for the anger of God, which is so dreadful, we seldom set our selves to the study of it; none can know it comprehensively, and few seek or labour to know it industriously, considerately.

Secondly, To know, is to consider, to lay a thing to heart, (Isa. 1.3.) My people doth not know, Israel doth not consider, the latter part is exegetical, and expounds the former, My people doth not know, that is, doth not consider. So (Hos. 2.8.) She did not know that I gave her corn, &c. (Psal. 90.11.) Who knoweth the power of thy anger? that is, who considers it? who weighes what the anger of the Lord is? we have sweet thoughts, about the mercy, and love, and goodness of God, yet 'tis little, very little of any of these that we know. The love of God, which we delight to know, passeth knowledge, (