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Excerpt from A Critical Commentary and Paraphrase on the Old and New Testament and the Apocrypha, Vol. 3
Their stupid blindness also is to be represented, who will take no warning: but though destruction be plainly before their eyes in the way wherein they are; yet will go on to complete their ruin (ver.
And they are to be admonished also to hearken to the voice of wisdom presently, wheresoever they meet: with it, which is everywhere (ver. 20, Which is pressed here (ver. 24, from this consideration, that there will be a time when they shall stand in need of God's help; but not find ir, if they have slighted his importunities to obedience. For he is not only good, but just also and nots'e easy, as to be moved merely by prayers anti en treaties (and that when, we are in distress), which have more of self-love in them, than love to him. Whose wise providence requites men in their kind; and destroys them by that which they most desire. In short, in this chapter he introduces wisdom speaking to his son, or to her children in general; inviting them to love her, and by no means to tread in the way of sinners: but to keep close to her di rection; threatening destruction to those who con temned this counsel.
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