appointed / the foundations of the earth m». WE ES. ; Or,bus boundor limits, to wit, thoſe parts of the earth which bor. Pſal:104-9 der upon it, £4. e: Not overflow the Earth. Or, lid, "is Riches 1 3- A 1. The Center of the Earth : Or, 2. the earth it ſelf which is the | fonndation of the World : Or rather, 3. The firm ſtanding of the Earth upon its Foundations, notwithſtanding all the Affaults which the waters of the Sea, or within the Earth, make againſt it; which isa ſingular wock of God's providence. | 30 * Then | wasby himn,as [ one brought up with him * Joh. ic1. 0: andI was daily his delight, rejoicing always before | Or. - | him p: fofter Child » Converſant with him, and united to him, as was ſaid before. o As one tenderly and dearly be!ov-d by him. p Heand I had cons ſtant and intimat and ſweet conveiſe rug-ther. 21 | Rejoicing inchehabicabie part of his earth q,and and my delights were with the ſons of men yr. qg In contemplating the wonderful Wiidom and goodneſs of God in the making and ordering of ail his creatures, and of Man efpe- cially. r To upbold theta by my Power end Providence, to reveal my ſelf and my Fathers mind and will to them from Age to Age, to aſlume their Nature, and to redeem and fave them, which I would not do for the fallen Aagels. , 2 Now therefore «hearkenunto me, O ye children for * bleſſed are they that keep my ways- I, 25 et Seing I have ſuch a true love to you, and ſeing IT am ſo rho» & 12:8. re rowly acquainted with my Fathers mind, and ſo excellently qua- Lyke11.28 lificd ro be your Counſeller and Ruler.
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33 Hear inſtruction, and be wiſe, and refuſe it note. : Or, do 07 make it wid, or unprofitable to you by your own
floth or wilitulnels. ; ; 34 Bietſed is the man that heareth me, watching dai-
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vr Perfons of eminency for place or power, or Wiſdom, that they may be admitted to ſpeak or converle with the! No . 25 For whoſo findetch me, findeth like, and ſhall * | 9:11: : | :: Obtain favour of the LORD. _ d. 365 But he that finneth againſt me x, wrongeth his
th, own ſoul 5: all chey that hate me z, love death s.
x By the negle& or contempt of, or Rebellion againſt my Com- mmands. y Is guilty of ſelf murder and of Soul-murder. z 2. e. Who reje& and diſobey my Counſels, and live wicked)y, which in God's account is an hating of him, as is here implyed, and elſewhere, as Exod; 20; 5- Deus. 7. 10. & 32. 41. # Not direQHly or 1ntentio- nally, bur by conſequence, becauſe they Jove thoſe praftices which they know will bring certain deſtruction upon them.
| | CHAP. 1X. Wiſdom's cal to her people unto bleſed communion and f:
ſet out under a ſimiilitude of making # Feaft, 11 offtder preparation, 2.
and invitation, 73 5. She dchoyteth from evil company, 6. Her
Counſels concerning reproof and Inſtrutfion, 7 g. A deſcription of the
Fear of God, 10. with the Benefits thereof, 11: 12. Toe Nacure of a
fooliſh Woman, 149——15- Her invitation, i6. and Arguments to eti-
fuare the ſimple, t7. The miſerable ture of them rhat are deceived by her,
8 . {dom hath built her houſe 4 : ſhe hath hewn out
her ſeven b pillars c.
& For the Reception and entertainment ofher Gueſts, as appears from the following paſſages This Houſe is oppoted to the Har- lots Houſe mentioned, Prov: 7. 8. and itis to be underſtood, either 1. of the Heavenly Houſe, or the Palace of (clory : Or rather, 2. ot\ the Church which Chriſt, the wiſdom of the Farther, hath erected, and eſtabliſhed in the World, in which this following Feaſt is made which is called God's Houſe, 1 Tim: 3+ *5. Heb; 3, 3.4. © 3. & Ma- ny Pillars; whereby is intimated borh the beaury and the ſtability
' of the Church. c Prophets and Apoſtles, and Miniſters of Holy
Lowſhip with her ſelf,
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Tt: 220 _ ; 4 ** 2 * She hath killed + her beaſts 4% ſhe hath mingle Heb, hr her wine e ; ſhe hath alſo furniſhed her table f. ding. d i- e. Made proviſion for the Gueſts * which is meant of the Or- dinances, Gitts, Graces, Comforts and eternal Felicities which God doth offer and give ro men in and by the Church. e Either, r. with Spices, to make ir ſtrong and delightful, this mixed Wine
ing mentioned as the beſt, Prov;. 23- 29, zo. Or, 2. with Water, ds they uſed to do in thoſe hot Countries. partly for refreſhment, and partly for wholſomneſs. Whereby alto may be intimated rhat Wiſdom reacheth as temperance in the uſe of our comforts. f With all neceſfaries, and now waits for the Gueſts. :
3 Shs hath ſent forth her Maidens g ; * ſhe crieth u- ner of rhe PA | he higheſt places þ of the city: igh placer,, E Her ſervants to invite the Gueſts, Minitters of the word whom
*he calls Maidens, partly for the decency of the Parable; for Wiſ- dom being compared to a great Princeſs, was fit to be attended u- pon by Maidens3 and partly to ſhew rhat God by his Word did work ſweetly, though ſtrongly, and Gid allure and draw, rather than drive ſinners to repentance. . þ Either upon the. tops of the Houſes which were flat: Or rather from ſuch high ſeats as thoſe from which Judges delivered their Sentences, and Officers made Proclamations, for the conv<niency of the pron14< better hearing. 4Who fo 3: ſimple ;,lethim turn in thither; as for him
that wanteth underſtanding &, the faits ro him, ; Ignorant, and weak, and ſubject to deluſicn, and willing to learn: tO ſhew that Wiſdom rejeQs thofe Scholars, 'who are proud _ and ſelf-conceited. k Heb; heart, which fignines underfanding, Fer: *Cant, 5-1; 5: 21: Hoſ; 7: 11, 2 Iſa: 55: 5 * Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine,
which 1 have mingled. 6 Forſake the fooliſh 1, and live: and goin the way
of underſtanding m.
| i. e. The wicked, and their courſes and ſociety : you muſt ei- ther forſake them or me, for weare irreconcilable enemies. m Which Kads to it, and is preſcribed by it. :
7 He that reproveth a ſcorner », getteth to himſelf ſhame o : and he that rebuketh a wicked man, gerreth
himſelf a bior p. y |