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

Fourthly, They that are mighty in Parts and Gifts of speech and knowledge, they who are got a Form higher than their Brethren, how apt are they to despise all that are below them! Not is this the sin of carnal vain men only, but of many (for the main) good men also, who taking too much notice of their own great Abilities, will scarce take any notice of them who have but little. This dead Fly hath corrupted many a Box of precious Ointment; this Weed hath been found growing in the richest grounds; and the richer any ground is, the more apt it is to bring forth this Weed, unless the Lord, with those other Gifts, give also that which is more excellent than all Gifts, even than the Tongue, yea H•ad of men and Angels, an humble and self-denying heart. St Paul himself was in danger to be lifted up (and certainly had, if God had not given him preventing Physic) with this distemper, through the abundance of Revelations; now, he that is lifted up in himself, is within a step of despising others. And O how unlike are these in this also to God, who is mighty, not only in strength, but in wisdom, yet despiseth not any! And, that God who is mighty and despiseth not any, is mighty, not only in strength, but in wisdom, is Elihu's Assertion also concerning God, in the close of this verse, and comes next to be opened and handled.

Fourthly, They that are mighty in Parts and Gifts of speech and knowledge, they who are got a Form higher than their Brethren, how apt are they to despise all that are below them! Not is this the sin of carnal vain men only, but of many (for the main) good men also, who taking too much notice of their own great Abilities, will scarce take any notice of them who have but little. This dead Fly hath corrupted many a Box of precious Ointment; this Weed hath been found growing in the richest grounds; and the richer any ground is, the more apt it is to bring forth this Weed, unless the Lord, with those other Gifts, give also that which is more excellent than all Gifts, even than the Tongue, yea H•ad of men and Angels, an humble and self-denying heart. St Paul himself was in danger to be lifted up (and certainly had, if God had not given him preventing Physick) with this distemper, through the abundance of Revelations; now, he that is lifted up in himself, is within a step of despising others. And O how unlike are these in this also to God, who is mighty, not only in strength, but in wisdome, yet despiseth not any! And, that God who is mighty and despiseth not any, is mighty, not only in st•ength, but in wisdome, is Elihu's Assertion also concerning God, in the close of this verse, and comes next to be opened and handled.