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Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Job 28

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See Job 28:1 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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1 ! Job sheweth that the wisdome of God is unsercheable.

1 a His purpose is to declare that man may atteine in this wordle to diuers secrets of nature, but man is neuer able to comprehend the wisdome of God.

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3 b There is nothing but it is compased within certeine limites, & hathe an end, but Gods wisdom.

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4 c Meaning him that dwelleth thereby.

4 d Which men can not wade through.

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5 e That is, corne, and vndernethe is brimstone or cole, which easely conceiueth fyre.

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6 f He alludeth, to the maines and secrets of nature, which are vnder the earth, whereinto nether soules nor beastes can entre.

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9 g After that he hathe declared the wisdome of God in the secretes of nature, he describeth his power.

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12 h Thogh Gods power, & wisdome may be vnderstand in earthly things, yet his heauenlie wisdome can not be atteined vnto.

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13 i It is to hie a thing for man to atteine vnto in this worlde.

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15 k It can nether be boght for golde, nor precious stones, but is onely the gift of God.

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18 l Which is thoght to be a kinde of precious stone.

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21 m Meaning, that there is no natural neanes, whereby man might atteine to the heauenlie wisdome: which he meaneth by the soules, that flie hie.

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23 n He maketh God onely the autor of this wisdome, and the giuer thereof.

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28 o He declareth that man hathe so muche of this heauenlie wisdome, as he sheweth by fearing God, and departing from euil.