He placeth the just with Kings in throne as he did thee when thou didst well and if they be bound in chaines of sorrow he will open their eares to correction If they will not heare they shall die without knowledge But hypocrites in heart store vp wrath their soul dyeth in youth He saveth the poore in their anguish and openeth their eaâ—e in oppression As he made thee great of a small man one of the richest of Keturaes sonnes But as thou hast fulfilled the sentence of wicked some close errour sentence and judgement have layd hold Since ire is come look he cast thee not off will he esteeme thy noblenes great hospitalitie such ransome which thou spakest off Ch. 29. will not help away This may be thy very great sin that thou doest breath vnto death in thy coÌ„tinuall speaches as mistrusting Gods will or power to restore thee And this also that thou wouldest be reasoning with God Beware thou look not to sorow to choose death for thy affliction Mistrust not Gods power for thy restoring Mark the Omnipotent sets vp by his strength and vvho art thou that disputest vvith God vvho can teach as he vvho can say Thou vvorkest evill Remember to magnifie his vvorkes vvhich all men see even the meteores in the ayre vvhich all men behould but none can tell hovv they be ruled for mercy and plage In raine for men cattell and plantes In thundring and lightening in snovv and vvintery vveather sealing mens hands from vvork to cast their accompts vvith better leasure for husbandry Ice cloudy vveather clearnes heat and such Through the North a golden light commeth but a terrible glorie is in the Puissant The almighty he is huge of strength able to pay all that vvilbe contending and him vve cannot find out to be pleading vvith him But of judgement in tendring his creatures and justice of â—â—â—cy he deliteth not to afflict Therefore sad-men feare him He respecteth no vvise in conceit such as vvilbe pleading vvith him Of Ch. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. The speaches of God plead not of Iobs faults but of vvishing to plead vvith God Whom he teacheth froÌ„ his visible vvorks yet vnsearchable that Gods counsel for men is deeper And vvho should plead vvith God vvho punisheth not but the proud and the deserving and vvhy God rejecteth men none should plead seing to the visible creatures our vvit reacheth not to see the reason of them I leave the vvhole text to be sought for them Novv Chap. 42. hath no hardnes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Faults escaped Chap. 30. vers 11. for strings read string and c. Chap. 31. v. 34. for and those of families to basenes that made me shrink c. read but such families come to basenes That made me shrink c. Chap. 36. v. 13. put out â— in the end of the line Iob. 35. 10. Our adversary the Di vel goeth about like a roaring lyon seeking whoÌ„ he may devour 1 Pet. 5. 8. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Divel false accuser Gen. 3. and here is taxed Bildad chap. 8. 4. 1 Tim. 6. â— He pleadeth for this as well sayd Chap. 7. And Bildad blameth this Ch. 8. * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mat. 13. â—4 * * Arjeh Shachal Cephir Laish Laby be names of Lyons sundry in age and condition playne in Ebrew notation which I touch Of Laish in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 coÌ„meth a Lyon and of Laby Low in Dutch Uirgil Aeneid 2. so expresseth a dreames time Tempus erat quo prima quies mortalibus aegris incipit et dono serpit gratissima divum * * As God is only good and onely hath immortality so light and truth all in perfectioÌ„ ††The body made of earth is 2 Cor. 5. 1. the earthly house of our tabernacle S. Paul calling vs to this oration of mans basenes `` Moses toucheth this Psas 90. teaching vs our miserie and repeateth Eliphaz terme Dacca Thou turnest man to Dacca to bruising miserie and sayest returne ye sonnes of Adam Psal 90. 3. * * Man in honour continueth not is made like the beastes that perish and all giftâ—â— of reason above beasts come to nothing This oration should teach Iewes Gentiles to reiect all thought of justice by theâ—â— works seing they are dead in sinne that they may receive the abundance of grace of the gift of justice to reigne by Christ Rom. 5. 17. ††will like of thy grudging against God * * Ch. 36. 20. In that thou desirest night of death Elihu will not like of it “ “ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4. 5. ԠԠDeut. 32. 39. ‡ ‡ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 * * ch 9. 10. Rom. 11. 33. ††Psal 107. 42. * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ††To Chap. â— 2. ††Ebr. are swallowed vp “ “ RambaÌ„ He meaneth that he crieth complaineth not without cause as the wild or tame beasts do not when they have all that they need But he cryeth for his calamities Aben Ezra saith he spake this of his felowes which were in quietnes how the quiet roar not or coÌ„playn * * Rambam Your speach is not seasoned with salt I cannot abide it ‘,‘ ‘,‘ And can I chose but cry in this case ††Lechem is flesh in Arabique “ “ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Phil. 1. 21. Death would be a gain to me ″ ″ In all this pang if God would make an end of me it should be my comfort and I would take courage in my sicknes to bear it by my ioy that I should dye because I professed the religion of God Abr. Ben. Peritz Here is a close touch of Jobs faith for the immortalitie of the soule by his desire of death to go from his pangs and that he should dye without sinne to be worthy of the life of the world to come ††To see prosperitie Ch. 5. 26. ‘ ‘ To ch â— 18 ††When I sayd the beasts would not complain but in lack and that your wordes were vnsavoury RaÌ„bam * * In winter when water is plentifull yce snow make them deep But in sommer they ar dry that waters be scant in Thema Esa 21. and Herodot all stories “ “ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the double reading abridging the similitude given of God may wel be translated as S. Luke ch 4. translateth Esa 61. The Chaldy translated the Margent knowing that both have Gods authority ԠԠTireu ve Tyrau Here first commeth in sweet sounds from hence very often in the Law specially the Psalmes ††Ye need not to feare in a cause wherein ye have no harme But ye may quietly reasonâ— find that I am not to be condemned for wickednes Might in wordes cannot overcome right * * Touching my complaint Chap. 3. ††Because Eliphaz Ch. 5. 1. replyed vpoÌ„ his wordes he requiteth that here ԠԠIn that ye count me
forth frō the presence of the Eternal smote Iob with sore boyles from the sole of his foot to the top of his head 8 And he took him a potshard to scrape him withall and he sate downe among the ashes 9 Then sayd his wife to him Doest thou stil hold thy integrity blessing God and dying 10 And he sayd to her as a foolish woman would speak thou speakest Shall wee receive good from God and evil not receive In all this Iob sinned not with his lippes 11 Now three frends of Iob heard of all this evil which came vpon him and they came ech one from his place Eliphaz the Themanite and Bildad the Shuchite Zophar the Naamathite as they had agreed together to come to solace him to comfort him 12 And they lift vp their eyes a farr off and knew him not and they lifted vp their voice and wept and they tent ech one his cloke sprinkled dust vpon their heads into the ayer 13 And they sate down with him on the earth seven dayes and seven nights and none spake a word vnto him for they saw that his grief was very great Chap. III. AFterwards Iob opened his mouth and cursed his day 2 And Iob spake and sayd 3. Lost be the day when I was borne and that night whenas it was sayd a male child is conceived 4. That day be turned to darknes the Puissant regarde it not from high nor light shine vpon it 5. Darknes and shadow of death stayn it that clowdinesse dwel vpon it swartnes of day make it terrible 6 Myrknes take-away that same night ioy may it not in dayes of the yere nor come in the count of moneths 7 Yea that night be turnd to sorow I wish no joyance come to it 8. Curse it may they who do curse day who wil hunt the Livjathan 9. Dark be the starres of that twylight look may it for light and none be neyther let it see the mornings eyliddes 10. Because it did not shut the doores of the belly which did bear me and hid not sorow from myne eyes 11. Why did I not dy from the womb starve coming out of the belly 12 Why were knees ready to hold me what meant brests to give me suck 13. For now I had layne downe quiet had slept then had been at rest 14 With Kings and Counsellers of the earth which built them desolate places 15. Or with Princes which had the gold who fild their houses with silver 16 Or hid as one borne out of time should not have bene as young infants that saw not light 17 There the vnquiet leave vexation and there rest the wearied in strength 18 The prisoners are all at ease they heare not the oppressours voice 19 Little and great are there all one and servant free from his maister 20 Why gives he light to the miserable life to the bitter in soule 21 Which long for death but find it not yet would dig for it more then hid-wealth 22 Which ioy til they do skip againe be glad if they may find the grave 23 The wight whose waye is hid over whom the Puissant casts a covering 24 For before my meat my sighs come my roarings gush like water 15 For a fear I feared and it arrived to me and that which I dreaded is now come vpon me 26. I had no case no quietnes no rest and now cōmeth a vexation CHAP. IV. THen answered Eliphaz the Themanite and sayd 2. If we make a speach to thee wilt thou hold it wearysome and who can refrain from speaking 3 Behold thou hast instructed many and strengthened the weary hands 4 Thy words have lift up the falling thou hast confirmed bowing knees 5. But now it comes to thee thou faintest it touches thee and thou art troubled 6 Is not thy religion thy hope and thy right wayes thy confidence 7 Remember now what innocent hath perished or where the vpright have decayed 7 As I have seen plowers of sorow and the sowers of misery do reap the same 9. By the breath of the Puissant they perish and by the blast of his anger they consume 10 The roaring of the renting-Lion and the voyce of the fierce-Shachal and the teeth of the Lion-ceaux are brought to nothing 11 The hardtwasting-Laish perisheth for want of prey and the whelpes of the hart-strong-Laby are scattered 12 A speach came by stealth vpon me and mine eare caught somewhat of it 13. In thoughtes of visions by night when sleep falls vpon sorrowful-man 14. Fear and trembling layd hold on me and made all my bones afrayd 15. And a wind passed afore me which bristled the hayres of my flesh 16. It stood vp and I could not mark what kind of visage it might have An Image was before mine eyes Silence was then I heard a voice 17. Can the sorowful-man be holden just before the Puissant can the humane-vvight be cleare before him that vvas his maker 18. Lo he holdeth not perfection to be in his ovvn servants and in his angels he judgeth not cleare-light to be 19. Lesse in dvvellers in houses of clay vvhose foundation is in the dust `` beaten to povvder as a moth be they 20. Betvveen a morning and evening they are vvasted vvithout guide they perish for ever 21. Iourneyeth not their excellency vvith them They do die but vvithout vvisdome Chap. 5. CAll now whether any will defend thee and to whom of the holy wilt thou look 2. Aey doth anguish kil the evil and indignation bring death vpon the sot 3. I haue seen the evil fastening root but presently did I curse his dwelling 4. His children shal be far from good-case and shal be brought low in the gate there shal be none to succour them 5. The hungry shall eat vp his harvest which he had gotten through the thornes and the thirsty shall swill vp their wealth 6. For sorow issueth not from the dust nor doth miserie spring from the ground 7. But earthly-man is borne to miserie as sparkes of fyer flee vpwards 8. Doubtlesse I would seek vnto `` the Omnipotent dispose my talk unto God 9. Who doth great things past serching out wonderful past number 10. He giveth rayn vpon the face of the earth and sendeth waters vpon the open fieldes 11. To set the humble on high that the sad be exalted with salvation 12. He defeateth the purposes of the subtile that there hands bring nothing soundly to passe 13. He catcheth the wise in their subtilty that the counsel of the froward is made rash 14. On the day time they stumble at darknes and as in night they grope at noone 15. And he will save the poore from the sword from their mouth and from the hand of the strong 16. And the needy shall find confidence and vnrighteousnes shall stop her mouth 17. Behold blessed is the sorowful-man whom the Puissant reproveth Then despise
and â—â—ft vp thy countenance vnto the Puissant 27 Thou shalt crave good of him and he shall heare â—hee and thou shalt pay thy vowes 28 And thou shalt decree a matter it shall stand so â—or thee and in thy wayes shall the light shine 29 When others shal be humbled thou shalt speak â—f exaltation as the humble eyed he will save 30 He will spare the innocent who shal be spared for â—hy pure hands CHAP. XXIII THen Iob answered and sayd 2 Yet this day my sighing is holden a rebellion though my stroke be greater then my â—roning 3 O that I knew how to find him that I might come into his throne 4 I would lay the cause before him and fill my mouth with arguments 5. Would know what words he would answer me would perceive what he would tell me 6 Would he by great power plead against me No but he would help me 7 There the vpright doth plead with him so should I â—e quit for ever by my judge 8. Go I Eastward there he is not or westward I 〈…〉 not mark him 9. On the left hand when he worketh I cannot vi 〈…〉 him when he covereth the right hand I can not see him 10 But he knowes what way is with me tryed he mâ— I should come forth as gold 11. My foot hath held his right path his way have kept and not turned away 12. And his lippes lawes I cast not of More then m 〈…〉 dayly bread have I layd vp the wordes of his mouth 13 Yet when he is against me who can stay him h 〈…〉 soule willeth and that doth he 14 Because he furnished me with my dayly breadâ— and many such graces are with him 15. Therefore I shrink at his presence I consider anâ— am afrayd of him 16 For the Omnipotent hath loftened mine hart anâ— the Almighty hath made me shrink 17 Because I have not dyed by thick-darknes nor H 〈…〉 yet hideth gloomynesse from my face CHAP. XXIV WHy should not times be hid by the almighty for none that know him see his wayes 2. Men remove landmarks rob away heards and feed them 3 They drive away the asse of the fatherlesse and t 〈…〉 the oxe of the widow for a pledge 4. They make the poore turne out of the way t 〈…〉 meek of the land hide themselves together 5 Behold the wild in the wildernes go forth to their york rising timely to spoile the vast-ground giveth him â—read for his young 6. They reap the field that is not their own so the wicâ—ed snap of the vineyards grapes 7. The naked they do cause to lodge without garment â—nd without covering in the cold 8. They are moistened with the streams of the mounâ—aines and for want of covert they imbrace the rock 9 Of mischievousnes they rob the fatherles and take â—way as a pledge that which the poor hath vpon him 10 The naked they cause to go without garment â—hey take away the sheaf of the hungry 11 Men make oyle within their walls tread wineâ—resses and are thirstie 12. In the citie folk doe grone and the soule of the â—layne cryeth and the Puissant marketh not the vnsaâ—orie dealings 13. They are of rebellers against the light They know â—ot his wayes nor keep in his pathes 14. With the light the murtherer riseth he killeth the â—eedy and poore and on the night he wil be a very â—heife 15. The ey of the adulterer watcheth the twylight saying No ey shall see me and layeth a visard vpon his face 16. In the dark he diggeth houses which he marâ—ed on the day tyme they know no light 17. For altogether the morning is vnto them the shadow of death if any spy them then come terrours of the shadow of death 18 He is lighter then the face of waters their portiâ—â— is cursed on the earth none will look vnto the way of the vineyards 19 Drought and heat quickly take away snow waters the grave them that sinne 20 The wombe shall forget him he is sweet to the worme he shal be no more remembred and wickedneâ— is broken downe as a tree 21. HE adioyneth the barren which hath not borne child and to the widow HE sheweth no good 22 And HE draweth the stout after him by his might while ech stood none was sure of his life 23 HE would give them security to stay vpon But his eyes was vpon their wayes 24 They were exalted a short while but come to nothing so they are brought low every one are made to skip away they are cutt off as an eare of corne 25. If it be not so now who will prove me a liar and make my wordes nothing CHAP. XXV THen answered Bildad the Shuchite and sayd 2 Dominion and feare be with him he maketh peace in his high places 3. Can his armies be numbred or over whome doth not his light shine 4 And what should sorowful-man plead iustice with the Omnipotent or the borne of woman look to be cleared 5 Look vnto the moon and it will not be bright the starres are not cleare in his eyes 6. Much lesse sorowful-man a worme the sonne of Adam a vermin CHAP. XXVI THen Iob answered and sayd 2 What helpest thou to no strength and savest with an arme having no force 3 What doest thou counsel without wisdome makest advice knowen aboundantly 4 With whom hast thou vttered speach and whose â—oule admired thee 5 Things without life are formed vnder the waters and places neare them 6 The lowest earth is naked afore him and the lost hath no covering 7. He stretcheth out the North vpon the empty and hangeth the earth vpon nothing 8. He bindeth waters in his thick-metcores and the clowd is not broken for them 9. He fasteneth the face of the throne He spreadeth beawtifully his clowd over it 10 A bound he hath made for the face of the waters vnto the end of light with darknes 11. The pillars of the heavens shake and are amazed at his check 12 By his strength he divides the sea and by his wisdome he parted the maine-water 13 By his spirit he garnished the heavens his hand hath formed the long serpent 14 Lo these are part of his wayes and what a small thing can we heare of him And the thunder of his power who can vnderstand CHAP. XXVII ANd Iob proceeded to continue his Oration and sayd 2. As the Omnipotent liveth which hath removed my cause the Almighty which hath brought my soule to bitternes 3. Surely all the while that my breath is in me and the spirit of the Puissant in my nostrels 4. My lippes shall not speake the vnright and my tongue shall not sound vntruth 5. Be it farr from me that I should justify you vntil I give vp the ghost I will not remove myne integritie froÌ„ me 6 I
attendance and lo Iob found no confuter of you that answered his words 13 Least ye say we have found wisdome th'omnipotent doth tosse him not man 14. He hath framed no speach against me I will not answer him by your words 15. They shrink away do speak no more speaches be departed from them 16. And I expected til that they wold no longer speaks but they stand still they answer no more 17. Now I will answer in my turne also I will shew myne owne mind 18. For I am full of words and my bellies spirit doth presse me 19 Behold my belly is as wine that hath no vent as new barels like to burst 20. I will speak that I may take breath I will open my lippes and answer 21. Look not that I regard mans person that I respect an earthly-man 22. For I know not how to respect So my maker wold be my taker away CHAP. XXXIII ANd in sooth heare now Iob my talke and give eare to all my speaches 2. Behold now I will open my mouth my tongue speaketh in my palat 3. My words are th'vpright of my hart and my lippes shall vtter knowledg purely 4. Th'Omnipotents spirit hath made me and the almighties breath hath given me life 5. If thou canst answer settle thy selfe before me stand to it 6 Lo I am as thou spakest for th'Omnipotent I am also formed out of clay 7. Lo my terrour shall not fright thee nor my hand be heavie vpon thee 8 Now thou hast spoken in myne eares and I heard the voice of the woords 9 I am cleare without trespas I am neat without iniquitie 10. Lo he piketh quarels against me and taketh me for his enemy 11 He putteth my feet in the stocks and watcheth all my pathes 12 Lo here thou art not in the right I must tell thee For the puissant is greater then sorowful-man 13 Wherfore doest thou strive against him that he will not speak for all his dealings 14 When th'Omnipotent speaketh once or twise man will not mark it 15 In a dreame of a vision by night when heavie sleep falls on weak-man in deep-slumbring vpon the bed 16 Then he openeth the eares of weak-men and imprinteth why they are chastised 17 That the earthly-man leave of to work and He cover pride from the humane-wight 18 To keep back his soule from the pit and his life from going on the dart 19. So he chastiseth with malady on his bed yea all his bones with a sore one 20 So that his life abhorreth meat and his soule the delicate food 21 His flesh wasteth away from sight and his bones stand out which were not seen 22. And his soule draweth neare to the pit his life to killing maladies 23 If there be for him a messenger a teacher one of a thowsand to tell the earthly HIS rightfulnes 24 Then he will have mercy vpon him and say spare him ô killing malady from descending into the pit I haue found a ransome 25 His flesh shal be moister then in youth he shall returne to his fresh dayes 26 He will pray to the puissant he will accept him and he shall see his face with great ioyance and HE will restore to man his justice 27 He will accompany with men and say I sinned wrestred the right but it profited me nothing 28 He saved my soule from going into the pit that my life doth see the light 29 Lo th'Omnipotent works all this twise thrise with a man 30 To stay his soule from the pit to be lightened with the light of the living 31 Attend ô Iob listen to me be silent and then will I speak 32. If thou have speach to answer me say on for I desire to make thee iust 33 If thou hast nothing listen thou to me be silent and I will teach thee wisedome CHAP. XXXIV FUrthermore Elihu spake and sayd 2 Heare ô ye wise my words and give eare ye men of knowledge 3 For the eare discerneth speaches as the palate tasteth to eat 4. Let vs desire judgment for vs know amongst vs what is the good 5. For Iob hath sayd I am iust but th'Omnipotent keeps back my right 6. For my right I must be a lyer my stroke is sore without trespas 7 What sage-wight is like to Iob that drinketh scornfulnes like water 8. Who goeth in company with them that work iniquity and walketh with the sorrowful wicked men 9. For he hath sayd it profiteth not the humane-wight when he would walk with God 10 Therefore sad-men of hart heare me farre be wickednes from th'omnipotent vnrighteousnes from the almighty 11 For he will repay the earthly his work and as the way of ech one is so will make him find it 12 Most sure is this th'Omnipotent will not doe wickedly neither will th' almighty pervert judgement 13 Who before him looked to the earth or who setled all the dwelt-land 14. If he set his hart vpon one gather his spirit and his breath vnto him 15 All flesh would yeeld vp the ghost together and the earthly should returne to dust 16 Now if thou have vnderstanding heare this give eare vnto the voice of my speches 17. Can a foe to judgement rule well or wilt thou cōdemnethe most iust 18 May one say to the King Belial thou wicked to the King of nobles 19 Who respects no person of Princes nor regards wealthy more then poore for all be the work of his hands 20 People dy suddenly be shaken of at midnight and they passe away the mighty are taken away without hand 21 For his eyes are vpon mans wayes and he doth see all his goings 22 No darknes nor shadow of death can hide in it workers of sinne 23 Therefore it is not for man ever to purpose to enter into judgement before the Omnipotent 24 He bruseth mighty without end placeth others in their rowme 25 So he looketh vnto their works bringeth night and they are brought low 26 For wicked he maketh plentifull riddance of them in open place of beholders 27 Because they turned back from him considered not all his wayes 28 Bringing on such the cry of poore as he heares the cry of the needy 29. When he makes rest who can disturb when he hideth favour who can behold him eyther for a nation or one earthly man alone 30 That the hypocrite do not reigne that HE take away snares from people 31. Now vnto the Omnipotent which sayth I pardon I wil not destroy This should be sayd 32 Where I see not do thou teach me if I wrought il I will no more 33 Shall that come from thee which he will punish as thou doest loth as thou likest where I would not Now speak what thou thinkest 34 Sad-men of hart will speak as I and the wise person that heares me 35. Iob doth speak without knowledge
full of dayes The Argument of the book of Iob. IOb tried of God with many and heavy sorowe 〈…〉 losse of all his cattel children health is further tried of his wife frends She greveth him with mocking and scolding as though all his religion was but hypocrisy They from God his majesti 〈…〉 and mans corruption and Iobs disturbed speac 〈…〉 would prove that eyther Iob was an evil doer or an hypocrytes otherwise the just God would never afflict him so grevously Iob defendeth his speaches Gods iustice his own sheweth th 〈…〉 commonly the godly are in this life more afflicted then the wicked and blameth his frends of impietie in handling Gods cause vniustly in false accusing of him At last Elihu maketh a 〈…〉 dest agremeÌ„t blameth both teacheth Iob of Gods highness by his workes shewing his eternall power and godhead that bas 〈…〉 blind man should not wish to plead with him At the last God confirmeth the same doctrine by examples froÌ„ al his works driveth Iob first to silence then to confession and repentance and teacheth his frends reconciliation and restoreth Iob to health and new children double wealth THE ARGVMENTS of each Chapter Chap. 1. Iob in the land of Uz Aus in old pronouncing whence Ausitae in Ptol. table 4. where Thema Saba Buz Madian and Chaldaea and Minnaej be neare where Arabie the stony held Tharahs house Ismaels Keturaes â—eare Esawes Iob being Godly is tried by Satan going about like a roaring Lion and accusing the godly by losse of catell and children and still continueth in synceritie Chap. II. Iobs body is afflicted by Satan with all greifs he is mocked of his wife visited of his frends of Esaw Ketura Buz. Chap. III. Iob wisheth he never had bene borne in merveilous vehemency of speeches and lastly that still he feared but now found extreme vexation Chap. IV. Eliphaz vpon Iobs chiding with God Ch. 3. 19. exhorteth him to patience and to consider Gods holynes before whom the angels be not perfect men in this earthly tabernacle of sorow 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of one dayes life and perish almost all by ignorance of the Lord whom to know they regard not Chap. V. No holy would defend Iob whose punishment ariseth from his sin and to God he should seek and so find an happyer state then his first Chap. VI. Iob defendeth his speaches Ch. 3. that they were nothing to his pangs and as the wild asse would not bray nor oxe low at fodder so would not he have done sheweth that he wisheth death and cannot hope to live and look for prosperity by repentance and hath integritie to defend himself against his frends in prosperity needles in distresse amazed and requireth disputation against his speach Chap. 3. Chap. VII All mens time is short and they naturally grone for a passage hence and flit like a Post Pinesse or Egle to prey One in pangs endlesse should desire death as Iob did Ch. 3. and now desireth pardon of trespas passage away Chap. VIII Bildad holdeth Iobs words of pleading innocencie but as a strong blast that seemed to make God vnrighteous who as he said kild not his children but for their sinne and wisheth Iob repentance so he should be happier then ever he was Ancient stories tell that as segges can not grow without moisture so man cannot without moisture of iust life But his house is made a spiders webbe or a tree over luxurious in braunches to provoke the Lord of the soile to root him out as Iobs children in their feasting by course But seeking to God would bring prosperity Chap. IX Iob acknowledgeth Gods justice and himself a sinner 〈…〉 God is onely wise and mighty He maketh seas where â—ountaines were he maketh earthquakes cloudy faire and calme weather the starres order shew his wisdome calling vs to consider how his works are vnsearcheable in election and reiection in punishing or sparing when he robbed Iob by Sheba Chaldy none could stay him or plead with him Iob if he were iust would not plead but crave mercy though for civil cariage he knoweth no grosse trespas But this is the sum Gods wrath in this world is vpon iust and vniust But commonly the wicked rule countreys who kill them that would do iustice And Iobs lyfe fled away full of heavie cares and now can hope for no quietnes nor dare plead for God would find him loth some But wisheth leave out of greif to plead with God because he knoweth not him self worthy of so heavie punishmentes Chap. X. Iob humbly pleadeth with God of his afflictions and of wicked mens prosperity and acknowledgeth Gods old mercy with petition to haue an end of this praesent sorow Chap. XI Zophar blameth Iob for long vehement speach for lying and for checking Eliphaz and Bildad and for justifying of himself deserving double punishment by Gods justice The height the depth the length the breadth of whose counsel none can see From this speach S. Paul wisheth Gods mercy in Christ knowen to vs. Ephe. 3. 18. 19. But here punishment from justice doth Zophar plead by which God would wise Adams sonns being naturally dull as beasts But Iob by repentance may come to joy otherwise while he continueth in wickednes his hope can be but panges of soule Chap. XII Iob taketh vp all his three frends at once for arrogancy in geving counsel and chalengeth equall skil and pleadeth vpon their speach that the just is a mock in affliction to the welthy And that the God of this world hath from the true God power to prosper the wicked Beasts fowles plants and fish shew God rules all and so from him wicked rule no repentance of godly can find this worlds prosperitie Chap. XIII Iob repeateth the checking of his frends as not superiours to him in wisdome and calleth them liers and foolish physicians and foolish pleaders for God and trusteth that if God would give him leave to plead without his pangs he would frame a sufficient narration Chap. XIV Iob pleadeth of mans coÌ„mon frailty as a floure from him Moyses Psal 90. and confesseth all vnclean and craveth ease of his pangs til neare death come A tree dying from by-rootes yeeldeth new but man not so As waters passe not returne so he dead ariseth not till the heauens and worlds end Rockes of mountaynes break and tumble into rivers which being soft yet consume them So would mans hope soft strokes and consume Chap. XV. Eliphaz in this second reply is vehementer then in the first wherein he blamed Iob not so as openly wicked nor justifying of himself His long speaches he counteth a wind and that he sayth perfect wicked God destroyeth so all prayer to God he holdeth also destroyed if God regard all alike And checketh him as ch 4. that miserable man would compare with God before whom the Angels be not perfect And by old testemonies he would prove that the wicked
The rulers or judges of families being prophane hating God that looked vnto all things and required to be regarded in all things they hated him as curious and full of busines and vvorshipped starres the creature not the creator For the vvickednes of their hart he shut vp the rulers of many families called counsellers and judges into madnes The band of Kings he maketh loose when the Kings 〈…〉 Chanaan Gen. 14. did cast of the yoke of Cedarlaomer 〈…〉 bringeth Dukes to be a spoile and overturneth the mighty As to Kedarlaomer the Raphaim and Zuzim Aâ—â—mim and the Aemorites So he powreth basenes vpoâ— nobles Psal 107. and weakeneth the sway of vehemeâ—â— He bereaveth eloquent speakers of lip and taketh reasoâ— from Bishops as from Pharaoh his counsellers to maâ—â— Israel a bush burning but not consumed and pricks 〈…〉 Egypt in the end Exod. 1. Act. 7. He revealeth d 〈…〉 things out of darknes and bringeth to light the shadoâ— of death as to Ioseph in expounding Pharaohs dream 〈…〉 to Iaacob in the Lot of his Children He augments nations as before the flood he spreads nations after the flood and setteth their limits He taketh hart from the head of the people of the earth as when Cush fled to the furthest south west and so Ioctanes 13. sonns They grope in darknes without light and wander as one drunk Es 19 14. 24. 20. By this ye may see that I am not inferiour to you iâ— knowledge how God doth governe the world Therefore I would speak with God you are all bad Physicians Will you plead for Gods justice more then due God will not be mocked Gods highnes your glory dust ashes should keep you in order Gen. 19. be silent and I will speak Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth as one desperate whose words fleing through the hedge of my teeth should rent my flesh and cause me destruction Behold Lord I haue ordered my pleading and iâ— is death to me not to defend my good conscience of walking vprightly I know I should be found just Godâ— hand and terrour I wish withdrawen then would I plead How many are my sinnes that I am thus strangely afflicted Earthly man is of himselfe but as a flour and should such be thus afflicted I confesse all are vncleane Seing his dayes be short let him end them with some rest A tree cut downe may yet sprout But Adams sonns starves and where is he As rivers are spent and dry vp so man â—yeth downe ariseth not till the end of the world I could wish to be dead to plead in the world of soules where my soule should ioy till the resurrectioÌ„ Now thou dost count my goings but kepest them not from sinning But my trespasse is sealed in a bag That thou joynest to present iniquitie to punish the ould and new together Rockes of mouÌ„taines falling vnto the water do wast the hard grouth of the earth So thou sendest man away He knoweth not what shall become of his children vnlesse he be a prophet as Abraham for speciall revelations to know Moyses and the Prophets and as Iacob know principal heads of his sonnes affayres Onely a man will mourne for him selfe and for his sick body For this cause we never pray to Enoch Sem or any but vnto God because he only knoweth our harts And also because the soules and the Angels are in a feare before the infinite maiesty and leave man to learne how to pray for himself And God is the onely that heareth prayer Chap. 15. Eliphaz Wind and blast Thou disannullest prayer Thy own mouth shall argue thee to be wicked I Chap. 4. spake not so expresly but of ordinary infirmities But now I tell thee plainely thou speakest wickedly Thou sayest art not inferiour to us and that we are forgers of li 〈…〉 and bad Physicians and should be wisest in silence The hast no extraordinarie as Adam had or the Angel â—â—ated the first day Therefore by yeares wisdome comme 〈…〉 And there be here elder then thy father Thy chasti 〈…〉 ment wisely expounded and our spech vpon it be coâ—forts But thou chafest against God and with subtile hypocrisie deceivest thy self I told Chap. 4. that all meâ— are miserable before God and I repeat that for the woâ—thynes of the matter And for open wicked open punisâ—ment commeth as sage wise men taught such as the people obeyed quietly and never sought others to che 〈…〉 them Thus they teach that the wicked â—exeth him se 〈…〉 and hath no hope as thou hast none from v. 20. to 〈…〉 Be not deceived punishments argue a man wicked Chap. XVI and XVII Iob. I haue already heard many words as these wiâ—dy words as you reckon myne to be Chap. 15. 2. I woulâ— if you were in my case strengthen and not weaken yoâ— Ye blame my vehement complaynt when I complaynâ— not I find no ease And my punishment is more grieuous then they haue which are openly sinfull And there is no hope for a body as myne to be restored to long life as you would perswade me Ch. 5. Tâ— the pit I cry ô father ô mother and sister to the worms Ye mock and vex me ô that God would judge for Goâ— hath hid your hart from judgement and will not give you that honour God will consume your eyes for your vaiâ— goodly speach which maketh me to be a by-word to the people that I am openly a taber Wherefore marke whaâ— I tell you Myne ey is dymme with anguish and all my members be like a shadow This counsel God hath that the just should have me for an example not to shrink for â—fflictions Iam. 5. But that the just should be just still Apo. â—2 Therefore change your mind and cause not me to be â—l-spoken-off My dayes are past for any comfort in this world and the night they change into day that I fleepe not but wake as men do on the day And light of day short by my darknes of afflictions litle light that is litle rest do I find on the day tyme. Chah XVIII Bildad Why are we counted as beastes when thou doest bid vs ask the beastes of the field Ch. 12. 7. vncleane as fooles Ch. 17. 10. Apo. 22. Oh thou that rentest thy soule in thy anger Ch. 3. 6. 10. and 14. and 16. thou thinkest to remoue rockes and alter the most constant course of Gods iudgement Yea the light of the wickeds prosperitie is soone quenched His tyranny will come to distresse and his owne counsell as Pharohs will make him fall Pharaoh now killeth Israels children But Pharaohs daughter hath taken one vp that shall pay his successour and God will iudge him as he told Abraham Gen. 15. Pharaoh shal be sent into the net by his owne feet And the present Pharaoh if he do envy Moyses when he shal be forty yeares old and will visit his brethren he shall not long live but
fish water or fyre dogges or worms shall return to their old bodyes So I shall see the Puissant in his most glorious body my eyes shall view him not an other Iob when my reines and bosome all is once speÌ„t God will do this by the power wherewith he is able to subdue all things to himself Thus ye should say vvhy doye call him vvicked vvhen the things root is in me that my mind goeth vp to heaven and bringeth the God of Bethel the angel of the covenant dovvne to be made a man of a vvoman and to be made vnder the lavv and my mind descendeth to the grave to bring him froÌ„ death And this matter is the mayn point vvhereby God is pleased Consider hovv vvickedly you deal in your bitternes against mee and be afraid your selves of the svvord For ire vpon sin hath the svvord Therefore knovv there â—â— judgment Chap. XX. Zophar Where thou doest charge vs vvith sinne for this my thoughtes make me reply and I hast to do that A reproof to my shame I heare and the spirit of my conscience vvill that I ansvver novv my second time as Eliphaz and Bildad have done I vvill speak in a vvord Since Adam vvas set on the earth the joyance of the vvicked is short c. from 6. to 28. Chap. XXI Iob. I vvill speak and after I have spoken mock Is my sighing vnto man as though I thought you could help me But I have much cause of sighing and sobbing speches and then vvhy should you complaine of my discouraged speches Mark my case marvell When I my selfe bethink me a quaking taketh my flesh seing the contrary prosperitie of the vvicked You see the vvicked are liuely continue long and be mightie in riches Why said you then their joyance is short their height hath a quick fall and they passe like a drcame Their seed is setled before them and their houses haue peace hovv say you then He oppresseth and leaueth poore robbed of houses vvhich he shall not build vp and the frutes for his house shall passe avvay and flovv avvay in the day of anger They beare vvith the tabret and harp rejoyce at the sound of the pleasant instrument And vvhy say yee then he shall feel no rest in his belly They spend their dayes in vvealthines and in a moment goe dovvne to the grave The house of Lamech vvas like them thence vve haue a pattron for vvicked Iabal had sheep Iubal Musique and Tubal-cain smithrye that man made him a God of smythes Vulcain And men said as before the flood what is the almightie that we should serve him They thought that the starres had spirites in them and gave them wealth and therevpon sprang corruption in steed of calling vpon the name of God in the age of sorowfull Enosh But far be from me the judgment of the wicked God giveth all that all have But they never thank God Eliphaz sayd Ch. 18. the wicked his candle is put out with him How often is his candle put out not so often that God doth lay vp his iniuries for his children Ch. 5. 4. 20. 10. Can a man teach the Omnipotent knowledge how he shall judge the loftie One dieth in perfection an other with a bitter soule and never ate of good As for the wealthy wicked Ch. 5. 10. 20. 19. God doth not alwayes lay vp his iniuries for his children pay him that he doth feele it Behold I know your iniurious imaginations against me when yee say where is the pavilion of the wicked Ch. 5. 3. I saw the wicked fasten root but presently did I curse his dwelling the hungry shall eat vp his harvest as the Caldeans and the thirsty Sabeans shall swill vp their wealth And Ch. 20. 19. He oppresseth and leaueth poor robbed of house which he shall not build vp I know your imaginations when ye say where is the house of the noble tyrant Can ye not mark them vvhich go by the vvay hovv came Ismael by 12. princehoods Esavv by so many dukedoms They vvould tell you What stately houses see you not built of tyrants The bad is spared vnto a day of heavines a day vvhen all vvrath is brought that men may knovv that this vvorld is the vvorld of vvork and an other vvorld is the vvorld of revvard And God in this vvorld often plagueth all sortes that men may knovv him judge But the just are not still in best case And what do yee comfort me with vanitie when great offence remayneth in your disputations Chap. XXII Eliphaz Thou wouldest be pleading with God If thou would teach would he regard it is it a pleasure to the almightie that thou pleadest justice What shall we say of our father Abraham that he attayned of his natural power If Abraham were justified by workes he hath wherein to rejoyce but he hath no such matter before God Before men he was a Prince of God And rare in readines he was to haue sacrificed Isaak But Isaak was no lesse rare that would be sacrificed Now mark Abraham how far he was from iustification by works Behould this was a great sin that Abraham sinned saying to Sara I pray thee say thou art my sister This sinn which Abraham sinned was the cause of the slavery in Egypt And doubtles it was a great sinn that he brought his iust woman into a trap to sinn for his own feare least men should kill him It was his part to have trusted in God that he would save both him and his wife Moreover he sinned in going out of the land concerning which he had the charge It was his part to have trust in the blessed God that he would saue him in hunger from death And for this was decreed against his seed the captivitie of Egipt for in the place where he sinned there was the punishment Iob all that Eliphaz telleth thou mightest haue knowne not to plead iustice before God Would God reprove thee for thy religion and call thee into judgment for being holy Nay thy evil is great Vnjust pledge bestripping the naked denying water to vveary bread to hungry violent holding of Land oppression of vvidovv and fatherles These be thy sin that snares come and darknes in Gods providence that he cannot see through the cloudes Hast thou marked the old vvorld vvhen mockers folovving their ovvne desires sayd sayd vnto Noe as doting in the vvork of the Ark where is the appearance of Gods coÌ„ming as Enoch sayd that God vvould come vvith thousands of his Angels to be revenged vpon all vvicked men They vvere vvillingly ignorant of this that the heavens were of old the earth set out of water and by water by the word of God and by them by the windowes of heaveÌ„ opened by the springs arising and sea swelling the vvorld then deluged by vvater perished But the heavens now the earth stored by his word are kept for fyre to the
God long suffreth and leaveth some to vngraciousnes and payeth the mighty mightily And who can deny this Chap. XXV Bildad Although the state of men be on earth confused God on high is terrible to all about him who see his angry face vpō them that despised his covenant of grace but rebelled against him whose worme shall not die and vvhose fyre shall not be quenched On high is terrour so peace his armies of light be innumerable his light overshineth all where sorowfull-man could not abide an angels light And what should he plead justice with the Omnipotent In the moone he teacheth vs that it hath not clearnes of it self neither be starres bright when he will shine in the redemption And what should one of Adam plead vvith God We are but vvormes Chap. XXVI Iob. Thou helpest nothing nor shewest wisdome Who vvould admire so vveak a speach to tell a litle of Gods terrour on high Who knovveth not that or vvho vvould plead justice vvith God I tould you Ch. 9. none can be just before God but as in mercy he held me his servant and I haue run for the goale of the heavenly calling I vvould plead vvhy I am thus punished and touching honour to God for his vvorkes yee shall see vvhat I can say Thou speakest of his povver on high it reacheth to the furthest off The sea bottom hath thinges without life formed as ambre and pearle and topaz and such The lovv earth seeming lost and cast off is shevved to have stones precious and for building and coales He turneth the heavens about vpon no stay and hangeth the earth in the middes The heavie meteores he bindeth beautifieth the ayer as a palace for him self The vnconstant sea he kepeth in boundes and maketh mountaynes as Atlas the Pillars of heaven to shake The divisions of all seas and great rivers through mountaynes shevv his povver By his spirit he trimmed the heavens by a most pleasant situation of starres to be remembred by formes of creatures This on high and belovv his hand hath made the great terrible Whales And these are but part of his vvayes and vvhat a small thing can vve heare of him as vvhen you teach me slenderly hovv to seek to him by repentance Novv the thunder of his povver vvho can vnderstand as hovv the vvicked armies in millions fall to Eternall death and the old vvorld the builders of Babel are cast off and hovv God hath set vnto vvrath all them vvhom he hath not chosen of Eternitie to seek him in this life and here to honour him These be his hid vvorkes Ch. XXVII and XXVIII Now as the Almighty vvhich hath brought my soule to bitternes doth live my lippes shall not speak the vnright I will not justifie you nor remove my integrity from me My enemy shal be as the wicked and my adversary as the vnrighteous This I speak vnto you Eliphaz Zophar and Bildad If I had bene an hypocrite what hope could I have when God should shake off my soule Would the Omnipotent heare my cry I will teach you of Gods hand and ye have seen it Wicked tyrants shall come to nothing eyther in their life or soon after This is the ordinarie course of Gods judgement But God in pacience often suffreth much knowing his heavie punishment God openeth exceeding secrets of his works in the earth but none of them have any resemblance of his dealing in his counsel for men cast off or spared But each one should feare him and labour to eschew evill Chap. XXIX and XXX and XXXI I Iob was in high prosperitie a Prince in our confederate states for sage counsel all gaue place I aey defēded the poore in right I brake the tuskes of the vnright and I was loved accordingly And this was long according to Gods ordinarie favour to the rulers in justice I washed my steppes in butter of sheepes milk Camels milk and I had woodes in stony ground of olives which I bought Ch. 31. 39. Young and aged princes and oratours gaue me place when I went to judgement court They regarded me as the raine and gaped as to the latter showres But now for grave aged and nobles young vile-mens sonnes the basest that can be a vile kind banished from the earth arise against me thrust my feet and hold my heavines a profit They rejoyce as though they had been the better by my sad case As waters in part of a weare broken all tumble so they vpon my miserie And they vex my former noble case become now as a wind And by Gods hand my sicknes is vnspeakeable and he is turned to me as one cruell and I know to death will he turne me When others were in hard case I parched in sorow and should but for some hid judgement of God feel the like Not for my sin as come punishment For my eyes durst not look vpon a mayd I held that adultery and sure of heavie punishment I vsed my servant as knowing that I had a Lord in heaven I let the poore haue what they could wish specially the sad widow the fatherles ate with me The naked I cloathed the orphane I protected covetousnes I hated and starr worship I detested I rejoyced not in my foes hurt passengers by had my servants portion that they tarried for a new dynner to be dressed that they sayd ô that we had the flesh prepared for vs vve vvould soone eat it vp we come so hungry from work The stranger lodged not in the streets I opened my doores to travellers Abraham and Lot taught me such hospitalitie If my folk did any wrong and they complayned I covered not my trespas like Adam hiding my sin of self-love Though I could oppresse a great troup But such families come to basenes That made me shrink and that made me dum that I never went out of doores to plead in injurie but at home made content That all this is true I wish the almighty would plead And lastly this if ever I ran into my neighbours ground to plow or grase without pay then let thornes grow in steed of wheat and darnell in stead of barley Ch. XXXII and XXXIII Elihu the Buzite of Buz Abrahams brothers sonne of the familie of Ram famous then for knowledge Auz was the eldest brother and to the eldest to avoid envie would Abraham send the sonnes of Ketura Auz Buz Ier. 25. are together in Arabia Rebecca Iacob seem to haue left religiō in Nachors house That Elihu should be rare of knowledge He endeth the disputation Nowlet speak Elihu Elihu I am young and yee old therefore I reverenced and feared to shew my mind among you For I thought many yeares will teach wisdome Certes a spirit is in sad-man and the almighties breath to wise them Men of not great time may be wise as the old vnderstand the right Therefore I say ô Iob heare thou me novv I also will shew my
complaynest of injurie crooked iudgement “ “ Wise sage men peaceable that no other were chosen to check them as Rome is blamed for ofteÌ„ change of policy ††round about him * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 2. 9. ††See 21. 14 “ “ bones nerves * * A description of wealth “ “ ver 25. 21. 18. ԠԠGod * * Psal 7. 14 ԠԠEb. Your soule in place of my soule ††Mock aâ— 2 King 19. 21. * * comfort “ “ What wil it be the lesse ԠԠCh. 1. Thou hast marred all partâ— of my body hast bereft me of my children frendes ch 1. now of health in all my members †‘ †‘ Ch. 17. 3. ††Ch. 33. 10 * * Eb. He sharpeneth his ey at me “ “ ChaldaeaÌ„ Sabean * * Sicknesses sores ',' ',' Lam. 2. 2. 21. ‘* ‘* my sackcloth Ch. â— by boyles broken cleaveth vnto my si 〈…〉 e. * * If there be any iniury in my haÌ„ds let the earth reveale it let God never heare my prayer ††Night day they vex me * * Whom thou allowest “ “ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 16. 18 ԠԠThey play vpon me as a tabber ††encouraging him selfe and others not to faint for afflictions by-Iobs example * * Rev. 22. 11. “ “ To Jobs opinion ††I hoped for much good but all that hopeis gone “ “ I watch and taken no rest all night and delite little in day by dark afflictions †‘ †‘ Barres that carry to the grave ԠԠCh. 12. 7 17. 4. 10. * * Dul. “ “ Ch. 16. 9 ††Shall the whole government of the world so constant as any rock be removed for thy opinion * * Eb. gable or cord ††Whither soever he goeth “ “ skin ԠԠchildren * * Gen. 19. ††Eb. place * * See Ch. â—1 * * fiue times I spake and fiue times you crossing my good speches or Ten that is many times ',' ',' wronged or wringed me * * Elihu blameth this Ch. 34. 5 c. ` †Ch. 32. 13. “ “ Lamentations 3. 7. ††Chap. 33. 10. * * afflictions ‘* ‘* my acquaintance When I was in health ††Be coÌ„tent that my flesh is wasted go not about as savage beasts to break my bones * * Because Iob was termed one that knew not God he protesteth his faith in the incarnation and resurrection of Christ authour of our resurection The strict proprietie of Ebrew beareth that and Gods spirit alwayes reached to the best sense “ “ My redeemer in the nature of man is the Ever-living 〈…〉 shall arise from death and by him I shall rise and be made like his glorious body * * No other for me * * Seing this poinct it the main not to doubt in the hart who can go vp to heaven to bring Christ downe or who can go downe into the deep to bring Christ from the dead but to beleve that Jesus is the Eternall that God raiseth him from death Job could not be sayd not to know God ††〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Shaddin might seme to be Shâ—ddin Devils in the vnâ—oincted Bible The margent reading helpeth therin * * Chap. 19. 28. 29. “ “ they who saw him †‘ †‘ Esa 29. 7. 8. Psal 59. 15 69. 22. ††grieved “ “ Chald. Ab. ††For his store of sinnes Rom. 2. 5. ‘* ‘* Eb. Which needeth no blowing * * As oyle wine Chald. ԠԠElohim ††〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Lxx. “ “ I complayne not to you but vnto God I plead with God and sorrow that I am not heard Ch. 15. 30. Ch. 15. 24. ††But in Haides they are paÌ„ged in flame Luk. 16. 19. 23. * * See Ch. 15 ‘* ‘* But froÌ„ God “ “ which never thank God for their welth but think their owne wisdome found all as Assur Esa 10. 12. 13 ††〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is how often or how seldome Ramban * * Psal 1. 4. 35. 5. †‘ †‘ He hath all prosperity of health and wealth ††Or rich Tyrant Chap. 20. 19. Mat. 25. 35. c. * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ma. 10. 42. ††True devotion is this to visit the fatherles and widowes in their adversuy and to keep himself vnspotted of this world Iam. 1. 27. †‘ †‘ Doest thou hold ‘ ‘ 2 Pet. 2. 5. * The middle of the book by the Massorites ԠԠI am far from the iudgement of the wicked which holdth starres their Gods and givers of blessing ‘ ‘ The world reserved to fyre Es 66. 2 Pet. 3. ‘* ‘* Pride wil have a fall Ch. 42. ',' ',' Ch. 22. 3 * * I cannot mark Gods iudgements in any part of the world ††He is vnchangeable “ “ See Ch. 10 ver 8. 9. * * Because I found neyther death nor ease of sicknes “ “ That I should not seel these afflictions ††The affaires of meÌ„ in their times 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The margent expouÌ„deth meek by helplesse Some translate the margent wel may But none may think the Line-reading corrupt ‘ ‘ Poor dwel in high rockes in many showres of rayne and in holes of rockes they lodge ††The naked in part they make more naked ԠԠThe laborer hath not 〈…〉 is pay * * As Rev. 6. 10. *‘ *‘ Ramban thus In dark places he diggeth houses which he sealeth vp on the day time And that seemeth the right sense so this They can 〈…〉 I de no light ‘* ‘* Raban His wife others his mother or friends all of compassion ††The wicked mans life shall have the husbands lot The maiestie of God is too terrible for base man to plead with saith Bildad and all Gods doings are in iudgment iustice the iudge is iust and the iudged a sot vnable to know the secret of thus matter At this Iob mocketh in the next chap. ‘* ‘* None of his Angels have light of themselves but all from him The Chaldy vpon v. 2. Sultanship and feare be with him he maketh peace in his high heavens Michael is on his right hand and he is of fyre and Gabriel on his left hand and he is of water and the body creatures be part of fyre and part of water Such fables S. Paul forbiddeth and â—ewes making Michael a created Angel holp out Machomed and ever Zohar graunâ—eth the truth that Michael is Iehovah ‘* ‘* 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ambre and pearle and such God his providence reacheth to the furthest places even to the bottom of the sea and lowest earth which places seem to be as cast off *** Job sheweth that he can speak more of Gods
straunge works then Bildad * * That which seemeth to be lost and coÌ„temned ††RambaÌ„ He maketh the face of the heavens for an house “ “ He brought the sea about the Land to abide while day and night continue ††Mountaines as Atlas sayd to hold vp the heavens by earthquake tremble * * Of a generall water he made many seas ԠԠEb. Pride That is the proud sea that threateneth to drown the land If I were wicked I durst not plead with God Phil. 4. 6. * * as conteÌ„ned slaves And so Beth is taken Dan. 2. 44. presently after the dayes of these kings the God of heaven shall set vp a kingdome ††as glad to be rid of them ԠԠin death * * To be honestly buried for his children shal be kild â—â— v. 14. Amongst the wild Arabians this continueth vnto this day and in our wild countreyes It is an Ebrew phrase for one dead taken frendly to buriall or of a straunger into lodging as Mat. 25. 35. 43. ††〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Act. 27. 14. God is merveilous in workes made knowne but vnsearcheable for mans lâ—t * * Psal 119. 96. * * Erimsto◠††In mountaines he breaketh a way for streames ԠԠGod drieth the springs whence rivers ran that they fail and have not so much as a tear of water ††Ebr. Sagor stored that is gold “ “ The name of gold in Ophir * * Phez-gold of Pess in Barbaria ††East mountaine stones Sardonyx and Chaâ—ar in Greek as I guesse Ch. 8. 10. Elohim the name of the holy trinity †‘ †‘ The Lord. Adonaj is vsed first Gen. 15. of Abraham and is plurall for note of Trinity My stayes * * Ground holow broken by streames * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iithro The string or raine of his government that holdeth base from striving with mighty Let them that think that hard read the margent 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iithri my string the string of my bow Chap. 29. â—0 ††Chap. 29. “ “ Or compared me to mire ԠԠTo bring vpon me all kindes of punishmeÌ„ts ††Layest me me therevpon * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Cor. 11. 29. Mercerus citeth S. Paulan expounder of this rare word very learnedly * * To take knowledge of search out and punish Pro. 6. 29. Lev. 20. 10. ††The new moone of which yet fooles say God save her * * Stopped all idolatrous speach of sâ—â—â—-worship for which Babel bred confusion So Reâ— Peritzol taketh it Others take that for a gesture of idolatry The words and matter may abidethat ††See Ch. 30. 24. ‘* ‘* A speach of hatred to the enemy as Psal 124. 3. or for hospitalitie that servants dynner was given straungers that they tarried to rost more as the next verse sheweth “ “ Wayfaring Chap. 19. 5. 6. ††Ch. 13. 21. * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 acaph hand Caph is vsuall “ “ Chap. 9. 30. ‘* ‘* Thou ioynest vnto mine iniquitie more matter RaÌ„ban so doth fitly apply the reply * Chap. 14 17. 16. 9 ††Chap. 13. 24. 16. 9. * * Chap. 13. 27. 14. 16. ††When he hath chastised them he sealeth vp the decree of their iudgement * * Leave mans work and do the work of God “‘ “‘ God his mercy “ “ Iustice in Christ ԠԠRom. 6. 21. * * Ch. 12. 11. ††Ch. 13. 18. 23. 27 and 27. 2. 6 I Looked for good but evill is come Rom. 3. 4. 5 Rom. 2. 6. Gen. 3. 19. Rom. 3. 5. 6 ††Gen. 19. * * Exod. 12. Rev. 2. 18. 19. “ “ Ch. 4. 17. 18. 19. ԠԠIn open sight for example of others When for the poore he kills the mighty none can stay him and when he hideth his favour none can find it Lothest life likest of death Ch. 7 16. and 17. * * Elihu in gesture looking to heaven by ô father meaÌ„t the rest as Abraham S. of Peritzol expoundeth the words at large ††throughly Chap. 7. 20 Thy sins punishment profiteth God or thee But it is nothing to God therefore it is for thy vse and mens as also thy iustice ‘* ‘* Afflicted godles cry and God heareth not lesse him who saith God is his enemy Ch. 19. * * The mystery of the Trinity “ “ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ††As God heareth not the faithles he will not heare the despiseus * * Wait. ††from the eternall nature of God c. “ “ Ramban * * Ps 55. 23 104. 35. ††Right is defence mercy in speach from God to the humble as Act. 17. *‘ *‘ The poor in spirit Mat. 5. 3. ԠԠThey shal be made fit for light with the living with the angels of God his servants in their degree and be placed for ever in honour and be high in honour and dignitie So ye shall sit vpon 12. thrones iudging the twelve tribes of Israel Mat. 19. 28. * * So in the Lxx in the N. T. And is often vsed for prophane ††Chalatz lachatz two contraries save vndo are sweetly vsed of Elihu * * God once made thee wealthy wold again †‘ †‘ from being cast of *‘ *‘ Whereof thou spakest ch 29. ††If now thou despise repentance be sure thou shalt be vtterly cast off “ “ Desire not death the common passage of all men as thou hast done ch 6. and 7. †‘ †‘ Ch. 7. * * God can exalt thee and knoweth how by thy anguish to teach thee meanes to all goodnes “ “ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Behold Ramban praise in Psalmes and songes Beholding fully a good thing and praysing it goe together ††Of Adam and Enosh all men are cald so Adam in the tongue of them that knew Moses and Enosh the faithles east Dan. 2 10. calleth meÌ„ Jiran slate Adam earthly in respect of God and Enosh sorowfull but now to distinguish from beasts mans knowledg neither terme would serve but the Ebrew best cometh in * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cloud and vapour But Ghab and Ghanan be also cloudes therfore I am forced to vse a new schole terme “ “ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the welkin sky ayer 1 Thes 4. 17. †‘ †‘ Mat. 5. 45. * * Diver sities †‘ †‘ The roaring of windes and cloudes in the ayer purging it Psal 18. 12. ††Hoat sun makes great rain vpon the earth vpon which the sea standeth * * The earth †‘ †‘ Helpe c. *‘ *‘ Cloudes He causeth cloudy weather The lightning commeth first to our sense * * According as rain cometh in dry countreyes the first rayne they apply their tillage As in Aegypt as Nilus floweth ††The scatterers of clowdes Thick clouds with sunnes heat in south to Arabia all more North without wind in still ayre give a parching heat ††JudgemeÌ„t in God for the lowly is defence against SataÌ„ as in the book of Iudges and Act. 17. from Psal 76. 8 9. and 89. 14. and 97. 2. and 103. 6. and iustice is mercy And such is God to sad Enosh till he wil be a rebell Nemrod * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 “ “ Gods providence Of the Earth ††This phrase holy Daniel hath ch 2. 21. in opening the Image callnig the hearer to this speach of the Eternal “ “ the angels So Christ is Psa 22. the morning star Rev. 2. 22. so Kimchi expounds Ps 22. The Angels were made at the first Ramban and Basil The lesser Caesariensis c. * * Of the Sea ',' ',' Herbes and all plants ††The bottom of the sea which semeth left of God as a dead place as Ch. 28. Of light darknes * * If thou know not thy owne cause others of the beginning overreach thee ††Of Snow Haile * * Lightning Ch. 37. 2. Raine Dewe Ice Frost Starres ††The farr starres in the South Of man ԠԠAben Ezra Ramban Cloudes The Lyon Raven Ps 147. 9. * * The dammes Wild goat Hart. Wild asse ††An other name of the strong wild asse Unicorn Peacock Stork Estrich Horse Hauke Eagle ††Eb. Ieghaleghu a word made here to shew choking by greedy sucking “ “ Math. 24. 28. Rom. 9. 20. ††If thou canst not deale with stout men mark the beast Elephant how he is stronger then thou 〈◊〉 being without mans reason and without traynes can not be taken Of the Elephant Of the Whale Rom. 11. 3â— The sea is his garmeÌ„t who can take that from him and bring him to laÌ„d ††To draw him to land * * His iawes “ “ Scales They are as a sheild all sealed together as one skin ††huge great ††He hath no care meeting aâ—y with fish to feed vpoÌ„ that his taking of thought is a gladnes Abr. Ben. Peritzol * * Ab. ben Peritzol “ “ arrow Though the land by nature should breed stroÌ„ger things then the sea yet God sheweth that his power not nature ruleth all bred al. Thou hast made all things in perfect wisdome to shew thy Eternal power and godhead * * Chap. 9. Iob. Eliphaz Gen. 25. 4. Chap. V. Iob. Chap. VII Bildad Iob. The next land of Italy to Sicania or Sicily Math. 27. Ch. 14. Ch. 10. Zophar Iob. Aben Ezra Kimchi vpon the braue Ebrew Ch. 4. 10. Ch. 8. 11. Ch. 11. 20. Ch. XIII Chap. 14. Eliphaz The second tyme. Iob. Ch. XVII Bildad the second tymâ— Iob. Zophar the secoÌ„d time Iob. ††So Moses desired to know this Ex. 33. Asaph Ps 73. Ier. 12. Eliphaz the third tyme. * * The Iew Bechaia reasoneth as Eliphas might vpon Gen. 15. Fol. 22. Col. 3. Thus much Bechaia bringeth from Ramban which Eliphaz might have told Job Ch. 24. Bildad the third time Job Ch. 28. Ch. 30. Chap. 31. Elihu Ch. 33. Ch. 37. The Lord And Iob.