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and_o translate_v by_o moses_n into_o hebrew_a say_v the_o author_n of_o the_o commentary_n under_o origen_n name_n descend_v from_o the_o second_o son_n of_o nahor_n abraham_n brother_n xxii_o gen._n 21._o or_o a_o idumaean_a of_o the_o same_o country_n with_o eliphaz_n the_o temanite_n xxv_o jer._n 23._o i_o have_v make_v he_o a_o syrian_a in_o my_o paraphrase_n because_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o the_o kindred_n of_o ram_n by_o who_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v either_o aram_n or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v abraham_n by_o who_o such_o wisdom_n and_o piety_n may_v be_v promote_v in_o his_o brother_n family_n as_o be_v apparent_a in_o elihu_n who_o though_o much_o inferior_a to_o the_o rest_n in_o year_n for_o which_o reason_n he_o have_v hold_v his_o peace_n thus_o long_o yet_o be_v much_o superior_a to_o they_o in_o knowledge_n which_o he_o discover_v in_o the_o judicious_a censure_n he_o here_o pass_v not_o only_o upon_o the_o three_o friend_n but_o upon_o job_n himself_o 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god_n behalf_n as_o he_o have_v oft_o desire_v and_o that_o he_o be_v no_o unequal_a match_n for_o he_o and_o then_o begin_v to_o reprehend_v those_o passage_n which_o he_o think_v be_v unblamable_a in_o job_n speech_n particular_o his_o insist_v so_o much_o upon_o his_o integrity_n which_o though_o true_a shall_v not_o have_v be_v mention_v without_o due_a acknowledgement_n that_o the_o sovereign_n of_o the_o world_n have_v do_v he_o no_o wrong_n in_o thus_o afflict_v he_o and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o he_o to_o question_v the_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n providence_n because_o he_o do_v not_o understand_v it_o for_o the_o care_n of_o god_n over_o man_n and_o his_o kindness_n to_o he_o he_o show_v be_v so_o apparent_a upon_o so_o many_o score_n that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v because_o of_o the_o unaccountable_a affliction_n that_o may_v befall_v we_o which_o we_o ought_v rather_o to_o think_v be_v one_o of_o the_o way_n whereby_o he_o do_v man_n good_a fol._n 205_o chap._n xxxiv_o argument_n here_o job_n show_v himself_o a_o far_o more_o humble_a and_o teachable_a person_n than_o his_o three_o friend_n for_o though_o elihu_n have_v invite_v he_o to_o make_v what_o exception_n he_o please_v to_o his_o discourse_n in_o the_o former_a chapter_n he_o will_v not_o open_v his_o mouth_n because_o he_o plain_o see_v that_o elihu_n have_v hit_v upon_o the_o thing_n wherein_o he_o be_v defective_a and_o so_o this_o young_a man_n proceed_v to_o carry_v the_o charge_n a_o little_a high_o and_o tell_v he_o with_o more_o sharpness_n than_o before_o that_o there_o be_v some_o word_n in_o his_o discourse_n which_o sound_v in_o his_o ear_n as_o if_o he_o accuse_v god_n justice_n and_o goodness_n for_o what_o else_o do_v he_o mean_v when_o he_o complain_v that_o god_n do_v not_o do_v he_o right_o and_o that_o he_o destroy_v alike_o both_o good_a and_o bad_a which_o rash_a assertion_n he_o overthrow_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o sovereign_a dominion_n power_n righteousness_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n and_o represent_v to_o he_o what_o behaviour_n and_o discourse_n will_v have_v better_o become_v he_o then_o that_o which_o he_o have_v use_v foe_fw-mi 214_o chap._n xxxv_o argument_n job_n still_o keep_v silence_n notwithstanding_o that_o elihu_n have_v make_v the_o harsh_a construction_n of_o his_o word_n because_o he_o be_v sensible_a he_o mean_v he_o well_o and_o have_v now_o in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o discourse_n give_v he_o very_o wholesome_a counsel_n and_o allow_v his_o integrity_n have_v only_o charge_v he_o with_o some_o unhappy_a expression_n which_o have_v fall_v from_o he_o when_o he_o be_v in_o great_a anguish_n of_o spirit_n which_o i_o suppose_v be_v the_o reason_n he_o do_v not_o contradict_v he_o though_o he_o continue_v here_o in_o this_o chapter_n to_o fasten_v the_o very_a same_o harsh_a sense_n upon_o his_o word_n v._o 2_o 3._o which_o he_o refute_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o infinite_a disproportion_n there_o be_v between_o man_n and_o god_n who_o be_v never_o the_o worse_o indeed_o for_o any_o evil_n nor_o at_o all_o the_o better_a for_o any_o good_a that_o we_o do_v and_o yet_o have_v such_o a_o love_n to_o mankind_n that_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o miserable_a but_o take_v care_n for_o their_o relief_n when_o they_o be_v oppress_v if_o they_o address_v themselves_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o he_o fol._n 224._o chap._n xxxvi_o argument_n have_v reprehend_v some_o of_o the_o unwarrantable_a expression_n in_o job_n discourse_n which_o he_o himself_o will_v not_o justify_v elihu_n come_v close_a to_o the_o buisiness_n and_o speak_v to_o the_o very_a cause_n itself_o show_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o the_o method_n of_o his_o providence_n that_o if_o job_n have_v in_o stead_n
of_o dispute_v submit_v himself_o humble_o to_o god_n have_v correction_n he_o will_v have_v deliver_v he_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a for_o he_o to_o lift_v up_o as_o to_o cast_v down_o and_o that_o his_o not_o discern_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o correction_n which_o job_n have_v make_v a_o great_a cause_n of_o his_o grief_n xix_o 7._o ought_v not_o to_o have_v hinder_v his_o humble_a submission_n because_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o comprehend_v any_o of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n which_o we_o see_v every_o day_n and_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v most_o excellent_o contrive_v fol._n 229_o chap._n xxxvii_o argument_n elihu_n continue_v his_o speech_n which_o he_o have_v begin_v before_o concern_v the_o incomprehensible_a work_n of_o god_n and_o limit_n himself_o chief_o as_o he_o have_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n to_o the_o wonder_v god_n do_v in_o the_o cloud_n to_o which_o at_o last_o he_o subjoin_v the_o amaze_a extent_n brightness_n and_o firmness_n of_o the_o sky_n in_o which_o the_o sun_n shine_v with_o a_o lustre_n which_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o behold_v and_o thence_o conclude_v that_o the_o splendour_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n be_v infinite_o more_o dazzle_a and_o that_o we_o must_v not_o pretend_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o counsel_n fol._n 237_o chap._n xxxviii_o argument_n what_o elihu_n have_v say_v concern_v the_o divine_a majesty_n in_o the_o 22._o verse_n of_o the_o forego_n god_n declare_v to_o be_v true_a by_o a_o sensible_a demonstration_n as_o i_o have_v express_v it_o in_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n in_o which_o god_n appear_v himself_o as_o a_o judge_n according_a to_o job_n repeat_v desire_n to_o decide_v this_o great_a controversy_n and_o take_v up_o the_o argument_n begin_v by_o elihu_n who_o come_v near_a to_o the_o truth_n and_o prosecute_n it_o in_o unimitable_a word_n excel_v his_o and_o all_o other_o man_n in_o the_o loftiness_n of_o the_o style_n as_o much_o as_o thunder_n do_v a_o whisper_n he_o convince_v job_n of_o his_o ignorance_n and_o weakness_n by_o show_v he_o how_o little_a he_o understand_v of_o the_o most_o obvious_a thing_n in_o this_o world_n intend_v from_o thence_o at_o last_o to_o infer_v that_o he_o who_o find_v himself_o puzzle_v when_o he_o go_v about_o to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o mean_a of_o god_n visible_a work_n shall_v not_o presume_v to_o penetrate_v into_o his_o secret_a counsel_n nor_o question_v his_o goodness_n no_o more_o than_o he_o can_v his_o wisdom_n and_o power_n though_o he_o know_v not_o why_o he_o be_v afflict_v one_o instance_n have_v be_v sufficient_a to_o bring_v job_n to_o a_o nonplus_n but_o he_o heap_v up_o abundance_n to_o humble_v he_o the_o more_o when_o he_o see_v how_o much_o cause_n there_o be_v for_o it_o whether_o he_o consider_v the_o earth_n or_o the_o heaven_n the_o sea_n or_o the_o sun_n thing_n contain_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n especial_o all_o the_o meteor_n as_o we_o call_v they_o which_o be_v form_v in_o the_o cloud_n and_o the_o constellation_n in_o the_o high_a region_n together_o with_o the_o beast_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o bird_n which_o fly_v in_o the_o air_n one_o of_o each_o of_o which_o he_o mention_n in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o chapter_n fol._n 244_o 245_o chap._n thirty-nine_o argument_n this_o chapter_n continue_v the_o discourse_n begin_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o forego_n concern_v god_n providence_n about_o beast_n and_o bird_n and_o to_o the_o two_o before_o mention_v he_o add_v seven_o more_o first_o the_o wild_a goat_n or_o hind_n who_o hard_a labour_n among_o the_o rock_n god_n be_v wont_a to_o help_v and_o promote_v as_o the_o psalmist_n observe_v xxix_o 9_o and_o other_o author_n agree_v by_o a_o clap_n of_o thunder_n the_o terror_n of_o which_o put_v she_o into_o such_o a_o agony_n that_o she_o present_o exclude_v her_o young_a one_o which_o stick_v in_o the_o birth_n then_o he_o mention_n the_o wild_a ass_n and_o after_o that_o a_o tall_a creature_n in_o those_o country_n call_v reem_n which_o we_o render_v a_o unicorn_n but_o bochartus_n have_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o two-horned_n goat_n in_o arabia_n of_o great_a strength_n with_o a_o erect_a head_n and_o ear_n of_o the_o rest_n i_o need_v say_v nothing_o here_o they_o be_v so_o well_o know_v fol._n 254_o chap._n xl._n argument_n job_n modest_o decline_v to_o say_v one_o word_n in_o his_o own_o defence_n though_o he_o be_v gracious_o invite_v by_o god_n to_o speak_v if_o he_o have_v any_o plea_n remain_v be_v still_o more_o humble_v by_o a_o plain_a declaration_n from_o the_o divine_a majesty_n that_o elihu_n have_v reason_n to_o reprove_v he_o for_o his_o immoderate_a complaint_n which_o some_o may_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o accusation_n of_o god_n providence_n and_o for_o maintain_v his_o own_o righteousness_n so_o much_o and_o god_n righteousness_n so_o little_a in_o the_o dispute_n he_o have_v with_o his_o friend_n show_v he_o withal_o that_o he_o be_v not_o sensible_a enough_o of_o the_o infinite_a distance_n and_o inequality_n between_o he_o and_o god_n when_o he_o desire_v so_o vehement_o to_o argue_v his_o case_n with_o he_o that_o he_o forget_v to_o make_v those_o submission_n to_o the_o divine_a majesty_n which_o have_v better_o become_v he_o this_o disproportion_n be_v most_o lively_o represent_v and_o illustrate_v by_o a_o admirable_a description_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o behemoth_n a_o word_n of_o egyptian_a termination_n signify_v not_o the_o elephant_n which_o seldom_o lie_v down_o and_o never_o among_o reed_n as_o this_o do_v v._o 21._o but_o a_o creature_n in_o that_o country_n call_v by_o the_o greek_a writer_n hippopotamus_n i._n e._n river-horse_n for_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o second_o book_n of_o esdras_n chap._n vi_o v._n 49._o that_o the_o hebrew_n reckon_v behemoth_n not_o among_o the_o land-creature_n but_o among_o those_o belong_v to_o the_o water_n which_o be_v create_v on_o the_o five_o day_n and_o there_o be_v none_o that_o we_o know_v of_o that_o sort_n to_o who_o the_o character_n here_o mention_v belong_v but_o the_o creature_n now_o name_v fol._n 261_o 262_o chap._n xli_o argument_n in_o this_o chapter_n another_o creature_n of_o vast_a bigness_n and_o strength_n be_v describe_v call_v in_o the_o arabian_a language_n leviathan_n by_o which_o we_o be_v not_o in_o this_o place_n to_o understand_v the_o whale_n because_o that_o fish_n be_v not_o arm_v with_o such_o scale_n as_o leviathan_n be_v here_o say_v to_o have_v v._o 15._o nor_o be_v impenetrable_a as_o every_o body_n know_v and_o to_o say_v no_o more_o never_o creep_v upon_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o description_n of_o this_o leviathan_n v._o 33._o whereby_o we_o be_v therefore_o to_o understand_v the_o crocodile_n to_o who_o every_o part_n of_o this_o description_n exact_o belong_v a_o creature_n as_o big_a again_o as_o a_o man_n of_o the_o great_a stature_n and_o in_o 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devout_a christian_n love_v to_o it_o in_o octavo_n new_a the_o end_n of_o the_o catalogue_n