destruction of godlesse men In memory of this storie Greek fables grew that Noe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is Deucalion and his wife in vvarning of destruction by fyre is called Pyrrha So the Poet Metamorph. â— tells with the flood of fyre in this sort Esse quoque in fatis reminiscitur affore tempus quo mare quo tellus immensaque regia Caeli ardeat mundi moles operosa laboret That is Iuppiter bethought him how tyme should come when sea and land and great heavens pallace should burne and the worldes workmanship decay The Greeks of old had learned the same And their verses be vvorthy marking and novv vve are in the middes of Iob and at a mayn matter for the old world and end of the present Sophocles sayth in this sort in Iustine Martyr fol. 167. and in Clem. strom 5. fol. 258. Commel and Euseb Prâ—par 13. fol. 400. from Aristobuâ—â—â— learned Iewâ— so rare the matter is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That is Such a time of ages is for to come when the welkin of golden hew sendeth a store of fyre then the hungry flame shall burne all that is below or on high And when all is wasted and consumed all the depth of waters shall come vnto nothing And the Land shall haue no dwelling nor foules that can flee when fyre hath eaten all vp For in haides we settle two dwellings one of the iust and th' other of godlesse Thus the old families taught of the world to be consumed with fyre that not onely Abraham in Israel should hold it and in Edom and Keturah but heathen estranged from Israel Now the two last verses are in Diphilus And PhilemoÌ„ Diphilus haue moo verses the same then lightly any brase of writers for Haides So when S. Luke wrote to Theophilus in the gospel Ch. 16. he placeth AbrahaÌ„ of the citie which God prepared for him to be no lesse in Haides being in joy then was the coÌ„temner of God the tormented inflames This digression the Authour maketh Now Eliphaz shall speak to Iob. Hast thou marked the way of the old world which say depart from vs as thou spakest Chap. 21. 14. wee desire not the knowledge of thy wayes when the spirit of our Saviour went and preached in the dayes of Noe when the patience of God waited while the ark was in making their bodies wrinkled by waters but the spirits which disobeyed are in prison for not giving eare to Noe. And what should God do to them They had sheep and musique and smithry for all tillage and husbandry and to lock their house filled with all store and feasted and maryed till Noe went into the ark and the flood came and took them all away Because they bred prophanesse called not vpon God with a clear vnderstanding but sayd what can the Omnipotent do vnto vs our Bel is he that storeth as C ham taught Nemrod I will say with thee Iob that I am far from those wicked mindes I know God is the giver of all wealth The just Noe Sem Iapheth did see Gods judgement and rejoyced Noe the eight the preacher of righteousnes with his two sonnes and their wives did mock them And they vvere saved by waters wee should be saved vvith waters of knowledge to call vpon God aright So Iob reconcile thee vnto God thy afflictions shal be vnto thee as the waters of Noe that as God sware he would drownd the earth no more so if thou turn to the Almighty thou shalt be built So thou shalt set by gold as dust and Ophir as the stones of rivers And th' almighty wil be thy gold and silver of strength to thee He will spare the vninnocent as Cham vvas to Noe and he shal be spared for thy pure hands Ch. XXIII Iob. Yet this day my sighing is holden a rebellion as though I vvould teach the Omnipotent to hold it a gaine that I make my ways perfect Oh that I knew how to find him that I might come vnto his throne would he by great power plead against me No but he would help me There the vpright do plead against him So should I be quit for ever by my judge if I might plead why the ill have good and the good ill Of this I can learne nothing by your speach But neither in East West South or North can I find him He knoweth what way is with me tryed he me I should come forth as gold More then my dayly bread haue I laid vp all the words of his mouth Yet when he is against me who can stay him But because he furnished me with my dayly bread and many graces vvhereby I do know that he tendreth me as I told Ch. 10. 8. 9. I consider and am afrayd of him Because thick darknes affliction hath not made an end of me nor I see an end of my burning sicknes Who can deny but that God hath hid his counsel for mens affaires seing the coyle our wild Arabians keep They dayly fight for their borders rob one an other as the Chaldaeans and Sabaeans haue done to me yea the fatherles and widow and the poore of their garment that they cannot passe the wayes for freebutters the grapes corne of others they eat They drive the poore to dwell naked in high rocks in many great showres live Trâ—glodytae in dennes And if they have a garden of hempe to have a shirt or of corne to have a sheaf they rob them of that So the wild live abroad In the citie they are as bad Poor make oile and tread winepresses and without pay by hard Landlords they grone by oppression and by vnjust death and yet God suffreth all this He suffreth rebellers against the light of conscience which keep not in his pathes Murtherers on day theeves on night adulterers house-breakers This sort is of lesse weight in trade of life then the face of waters which windes beat their portion in the earth is cursed tillage they regard not nor planting of vines Miserably they live miserably they die taken to the grave as heat taketh snow his mother and wife will soon forget him onely his sweetnes shal be for wormes and he is no more pittied then a tree cut downe which hath no feeling God sendeth after him a barren wife that he should haue no help by children and sheweth no pitie to his widow God draweth the stout after him by his might while they stood they were not sure longer then God would God gave them a while securitie to stay vpon but his eyes were vpon their wayes A while they were exalted but soon come to nothing they are cut off as an eare of corne Thus the course of the world is
without experience our dayes are but a shadow vpon the earth 10 They will teach thee tell thee vtter words from their hart 11. Can segges grow without myre can great rushes encrease without water 12 While it is yet in the stalk not cut off it withereth before any herb 13 So are the pathes of all that forget the omnipotent and the hope of the hypocrite shall perish 14 His hope shall loth him his confidence shal be a spiders house 15 He shall lean vpon it but it shall not stand he shall fasten on it but it shall have no stay 16. He is iuice-full afore Sun-rising and his suckers sprowt over his orchyard 17. At the wall his roots wrap he platteth about the house of stone 18 Yf the Sun root him vp from his place then one may deny him I see thee no more 19 Lo such is the gladnes of his way but from the ground others will grow 20 Lo the Omnipotent will not loath the perfect not mainteyn the hand of the mischievous 21 Until he fil thy mouth with laughter thy lippes with showting 22. Thy foes shal be clothed with shame the tents of the wicked shal come to nought CHAP. IX THen Iob answered and sayd 2. Truely I know it is so and how can a man be iust before the Omnipotent 3. If he delight to plead with him he cannot answer him to one thing of a thowsand 4. He is wise in hart mighty in strength who hath hardened himself against him and found quietnes 5. He removeth mountaines that men can not mark how he hath removed them out of their place in his anger 6. He maketh the earth quake from her place that her pillars tremble 7 He speaketh to the sun that it riseth not sealeth vp the starres 8. He onely can spread the heavens and walk vpon the high waves of the sea 9. He made Arcturus Orion Pleiades and the chambers of the south 10 He doth great things even vnserchable wonderfull without number 11 When he passeth by me I cannot see him when he flitteth by me I cannot perceive him 12 When he taketh away who can make him restore who can say unto him what doest thou 13. When the Puissāt wil not stay his anger the proud helpers stoup under him 14 Much lesse can I answer him can I wish to have pleading against him 15 Who if I were iust I would not answer him I would crave pitie of my judge 16 If I crie wil he answer me I cannot beleeve that he wil give eare vnto my voice 17 He wil bruse me so with tempest and wil multiply my woundes freely 18. He wil not suffer me to take my breth but filleth me with bitternes 19. As for force behold he is valiant as for judgement who wil be my pleader 20 If I will justify my self myne owne mouth shall condemne me If I will be perfect it will prove me perverse 21 If I be vpright I know not myne owne soule I am weary of my life 22 This is vniforme therevpon I speak perfect and wicked he consumeth 23. For with the scourge he killeth suddenly He scorneth at the melting away of the innocent 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked who covereth the face of her judges Now if not he who doth this 25 So my dayes are swifter then a runner they are fled and saw no good thing 26 They are flit as the Pirates shipps as `` the Egle fleing to meat 27. If I say I will forget my sighing I wlll leave my woful-sadnes and be of comfort 28 Then I am afrayd of all my sorowes I know that thou wilt not cleare me 29 I shal be holden as wicked Now why do I labour in vaine 30 If I wash my self in snow and cleare my hands in sope 31 Yet thou wilt deep me in the mire and my own clothes shall loth me 32. Because he is not a man like me that I might give him an answer that we should come together to judgement 33 There is no dayes-man betwixt vs to lay his hand vpon vs both 34 Let him take away his rod from me that his terrour fright me no more 35 I would then speak and not fear him For I am not such with my self CHAP. X. MY soule is weary of my life when I leave my sighing for my self I will speak in the bitternes of my soule 2 I wil say vnto the Puissant condemne me not Let me know wherefore thou pleadest with me 3 Doth it please thee to oppresse that thou dost loth the labour of thyne owne hands and shinest upon the counsel of the wicked 4 Are thine eyes of flesh dost thou see as sorowfull-man 5 Are thy dayes as sorowful-mans are thy yeares as earthly-wightes yeres 6 That thou seekest out my iniquity and inquirest of my sinne 7 Thou knowest that I am not wicked yet none can save me from thyne hand 8 Thy hands have fashioned me and have made me in every poinct and wilt thou destroy me 9. Remember now That as the clay thou hast made me and vnto dust wilt returne me 10 Hast thou not powred me as milk crudded me like vnto cheese 11 Thou hast clothed me with skinne and flesh and thou hast covered me with bones and sinewes 12. Life and loving-kindnes hast thou dealt with me and thy providence praeserveth my spirit 13 And these things thou hast layd vp in thine heart I do know that this is with thee 14. When I do syn thou doest watch me and wil◠not cleare me from my iniquitie 15 If I be wicked wo is me if I be iust I dare not lift vp myne head Be satisfyed with confusion and behold my affliction 16 How it fleeth vp as the ramping-Schachal thou huntest me and stil art wonderful against me 17 Thou bringest new witnesses against me and augmentest thine ire vpon me changes stayed-army have I. 18 Why broughtest thou me out of the wombe Oh that I had dyed and no ey had seen me 19 I should be as if I had not been brought from the belly vnto the grave 20. Wil not he leave off a little in my dayes ceasse from me for some refreshing 21 Before I go whence I cannot returne to the earth of darknes and shadow of death 22. Earth obscure as myrknes it self shadow of death voyd of order when light shineth myrknes it self CHAP. XI THen answered Zophar the Naamathite and sayd 2 Should much speach be vnanswered the lipps man be justified 3 Should thy lies make mortal-men silent shouldst thou mock and none confound thee 4. For thou sayst my speach is blamelesse and I am pure in thine eyes 5 Now truly I wish that the Puissant would speak open his
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
not the chastisement of the Almighty 18. For he maketh the sore bindeth it vp he woundeth and his hands heale 19. In six afflictions he wil succour thee and in seven wrong shall not touch thee 20. In hunger he will save thee from death in warr from the edge of the sword 21. When the tongue whippeth thou shalt be hid thou shalt not be afraid of spoiling when it cōmeth 22. At spoiling and famine thou wilt laugh and wilt not be affraid for the savage-beasts of the field 23. For the stones of the field shal be at covenant with thee the savage-beasts of the field shal be at peace with thee 24. And thou shalt perceive that thy tent shall have peace and thou shalt look to thy dwelling and not misprosper 25. And thou shalt know that thy seed shal be much thy ofspring as the grasse of the earth 26. Thou shalt come in lusty old age to the grave as corne is reaped in due time 27. Behold this we have tryed it so it is heare it and know thou it for thy self CHAP VI. THen Iob answered and sayd 2. Oh that mine anguish were rightly weighed and that my calamities were lift in a ballance together 3. For then it would be heavier then the sand of the seas therefore my words come short 4. For the arrowes of the almighty are in me whose venom drinketh vp my spirit the terrours of the puissant camp against me 5. Doth the wild asse bray at the grasse doth the ox low at his fodder 6. Shall the vnsavory be eaten without salt or is there tast in the white of the yolk 7. Those things which I would have lothed to touch are now the very sicknes of my flesh O that I might have my request and that the Puissant would give me my desire 9. That it would please God to bring me to dust that he would loose his hand and make an end of me 10. So I should yet find comfort though I parch in payn when he would not spare For I kept not close the words of the most-Holy 11. What is my strength that I should have any hope or what can be my end that I should prolong my life 12 Is my strength the strength of stones Is my flesh steell 13 Have not I my defence and is judgement driven away from me 14 By him whose mercie is molten toward his neighbour and who leaveth the fear of the Almighty 15. My brethren faile me as a brook as streames of brooks that passe away 16 Which once are black by yce in which snow hideth it self 17 At the time of parching-weather they are dryed vp when it is hoat they are quenched from their place 18. They turne aside from the passage of their way they come to nothing and perish 19. The passengers of Thema had respect to them the companies of Sheba had desire to them 20 They blushed that any had hope they came to the place and were ashamed 21 So now you are become like that even nothing ye see dread are afrayd 22 Have I sayd give for me and reward for me of your wealth 23. And save me from the hand of the afflicter redeem me from the hand of the violent 24 Teach me and I wil be silent wherin I have erred let me vnderstand 25. How strong are the words of rightfulnes what can your blame soundly blame 26. Do ye think to reprove words hold the terms of the forlorne a wind 27 But ye lay a snare for the orphane as ye dig a pit for your neighbour 28 Now therefore be content regard me for it is before your face if I do lie 29 Change your mind now Let not vnrighteousnes be objected Be thou my soul of an other mind still my justice is in it Is there any evil in my tongue cannot my palate declare all-kind-of-heavie-sorowes CHAP. VII IS there not a set time for sorowful-man vpon the earth that his dayes be as the dayes of an hireling 2 As a servant doth breath vnto the shadow and as an hireling would see his works end 3 So I of force possesse ioylesse moneths nights of miserie are numbred vnto me 4 When I ly down then I say when shall I rise and the dusky-time be measured out and I am full of tossing too and fro vnto the dawning 5. My flesh is clothed with worme rubbish of dust my skin is rent and become lothsome 6. My dayes are swifter then a weavers-shuttle and are spent without hope 7 Remember that my life is but a blast mine ey shall see no more pleasures 8. The quick ey shall no more view me let thine eyes be vpon me that I be no more 9. A clowd consumeth and passeth away so he that goeth downe vnto the grave shall no more come vp 10. Nor returne any more to his house neyther shall his place know him any more 11 Therefore I wil not spare my mouth I will speak in the distresse of my spirit I will sigh in the bitternes of my soule 12 Am I a sea am I a whale that thou hast set me in prison 13 When I say my couch shall comfort me my bed shall lessen my sighing 14 Then thou fearest me with dreames and frightest me with visions 15 That my soule had rather be choked to death then to remaine with my bones 16 I loth-live I would no longer live ceasse from me for my life is but a vapour 17 What is sorrowful-man that thou doest make accompt of him that thou doest set thine hart vpon him 18. To think vpon him every morning to try him every moment 19. How long wilt thou not look away from me not leave me till I swallow down my spittle 20 I have sinned what should I do vnto thee o thou keeper of men why hast thou made me thy mark that I am a burthen unto my self 21 Why doest thou not pardon my trespasse and take away my iniquity whereas I ly now in the dust why doest thou not quickly seek me out that I should no more be CHAP. VIII THen Bildad of Shuach answered and sayd 2 How long wilt thou talk in this sort that the words of thy mouth be a vehement wind 3 Is God vnjust or is the Almighty vnrighteous 4 As thy children have sinned against him so he hath sent them into the hand of their trespas 5 If thou wouldest betimes seek vnto God and call for pitie of the Almighty 6. If thou wouldest be blamelesse and vpright then would he now rayse thee vp and prosper the dwelling of thy righteousnes 7 And thy former state should be little to thy latter that should increase exceedingly 8 Wherefore inquire now of the former age serch among their fathers 9 For we are but of yesterday and
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
theâ— high day prosperity they shall come to nothing to darknes of night But the poore he will save from the sword of the strong wild Arabian from their conspiracie such as the Caldaeans and Sabeans made to spoile in one day Yea the poor in spirit shall find confidence And it is great token of Gods favour to be chastised for him thaâ— can seek to God For as he striketh he can heale After six afflictions he can succour thee after losse of Children of Sheep of Camels of Oxen of asses of familie after all this he can so deale that harme shall not fasten vpon thee Though thou hast lost thy oxen for tillage in hunger he can save thee from death as thy mony is not take away and in war from Sabeanes and Chaldeans that they make amendes for thy Oxen Camels and asse From all conspiring to spoile thou shalt be safe For stony harted shal be at peace with thee and the vvild savage Arabians Thou shalt be wealthy and have many children and live long notwithstanding this great sickneâ— I haue seen the like and from things past can judge vvhâ— vvilbe to come Chap. 6. and 7. Iob. Am I evill that so complayn through Ch. 3. wâ—â—â— such streams of greivous speaches Oh that my calamitiâ—â—vere vveighed my complaint so my vvordes should be seen to come short For vvhen the arrovves of the almighty are in me and there venome drinketh vp my spirit the terrours of the puissant camp against me should I not vvish the day of my birth never to haue bene or that darknes and shadovv of death should stayn it and clowdinesse dwell vpon it and svvartnes of day make it terrible Do you think that I vvould thus complain without iust occasion A beast wild or tame would not doe so Doth the wild asse bray at the grasse or the ox lovv at his fodder when they vvant nothing Your speach is vnsavory vvithout salt of reason and hath no more tast then the vvhite of the yolk and complayning in greif is as salt to the vnsavory vvhite of an egge Strangulat inclusus dolor atque cor aestuat intus Cogitur vires multiplicare suas I vvould haue lothed to touch in an other such sores as novv are in my flesh Therefore I cursed the day and night of my birth and conception And novv again I say ô that God vvould make an end of me Though I parch in payn I should find comfort if I knevv I should soon dy I am sure I shall goe to Eternall joy for I kept not close the vvordes of the most holy but as my father Abraham I shewed my hope of the world to come Now where Eliphaz saith I shall come in lusty old age to the grave what hope can I have that way or of what sort can my end be that I should prolong my life Am I of stone or of steel to abide long in this parching But where ye would perswade me that for Lyonlike tyranny I am punished or for sowing sorovves to reap miserie and to haue sorovves for coales of sin vvhose sparkles flee out vp I haue my defence against such vvhose mercy is molten tovvards the neighbour and he leaveth the feare of the ALMIGHTY My brethren are like the rivers of our Arabia which iâ— winter are black by Ice and deep when men want not water but when heat coÌ„meth be dryed vp and come to nothing The passingers of Thema the Ismaelites our neighbours and of Sheba that robbed me of my oxen whâ—â—â— I name to teach posteritie of what Uz land I am not oâ— Edoms but of Nachors as the Chaldeans are on the eaâ—â— neate these men come for water and find none and art ashamed of their hope So ye are become like that come to nothing yee see parching affliction and ye are at your wittes end You need not to feare I request no money help to ransome me from some wild Arabians or any strong hand but touching my complaint Ch. 3. let me vnderstand wherein I haue erred Nay right vvill never be reproved and what can ye soundly blame You think to reprove words that I curse my night of conception day of birth And whereas I am past hope for this world and would joy for the grave ye think my words to be but aâ— wind ye lay a snare to overthrow me while ye would perswade me not to stick to my former integritie Be of an other mind obiect no vvickednes Be thou my soule of an other mynd still Is there any wickednes in my tongue for my vehement complaint Ch. 3. Cannot my palate declare all kind of sorrowes more then the boiles which you see All men by natures course haue an end of lifes toyle as a servaÌ„t of his dayes work But I haue most joyles moneths and nights of sorow that when I lay me downe I would fayne see the morning My flesh is lothsome that I am past hope of long life my dayes are spent my life is but a blast I can hope for no more pleasures I slit away as in the twinkling of an ey I go to the grave as a fading cloud Therfore as Ch. 3. I will not spare my mouth but I will sigh vnto God in the bitternes of my soule That I am kept in prison with boyles and I would not live Pitie me froÌ„ this visitation euery moment leave me for a breathing while I have sinned as the hart of man is onely wicked all the day and what can I do vnto thee ô thou watcher of men that every sinne receiveth recompence that thou hast made me thy mark that I am a burden vnto my self O that thou wouldest so pardon my sin as I ly now in the dust to be pitied of the keeper of men that thou wouldest make a short end of my sorrowes and lay me in my grave Chap. VIII Bildad How long wilt thou talk in this sort that wee may as thou speakest Ch. 6. 26. hold the termes of the forlorne a wind Is God vnjust who sheweth anger Far be that So how could God rule the world Rom. 3. Gen. 18. Take an example by thine owne children As thy children have sinned against him in their continuall feasting so he hath sent them into the hand of their trespas By their example look to thy self If thou would craue for pittie at the almighty and become vpright thou shouldest be happier ritcher then ever thou wast Enquire of the former age and the age of their fathers For we are but of yesterday and have no experience as our dayes are but a shadow Ancient examples since God scattered Noes sonns and how for wickednes one is over-run of an other such remembrance of ancient dayes such marking the yeares of all ages will teach sound judgement As segges can not grow without water but soon withereth and is cut off so they vvho have not the dew of grace to remembe 〈…〉 God soon perish NeÌ„rod was a lusty
his candle shall soone be put out Iob thou mayst hope to see the day some forty yeares hence that Moyses will come to thy nation of Madian nere Aus to Raguels house who hath a little Boy called Iethro Who can tell but vve may have affinitie vvith him And Pharaoh that shal be in tyme vvhen God vvill judge 400. yeares since vvild Ismael aged 18. vexed Isaak entring into six doubt not Iob but that thou shalt see the day about 80. y. hence to see judgments Pharaoh wil be sent â—â— his own feet into the net when he pursueth Israel wâ—â—â— God in the fourth age brings them out And so otheâ— wicked of families amongst vs shall soone have their naâ—â— put out Consider Iob these are the habitations of thâ— vnrighteous as thou art I must tell the plainely aâ—â— this plainely is thy case that knowest not the Omnipotent Chap. XIX Iob. How long will yee fret me with words Now tâ—â— times yee haue reproched me Fiue times I spake and fiue times you crossing my speaches Eliphaz twise and Bildad twise and Zophar once Suppose I have erred 〈…〉 my errour continue with me Eliphaz hath made me 〈…〉 be counted wicked over Theman because I am so greatly plagued and saith that my children were punished fâ—â— their sinnes And because God hath geven me over inâ—â— the hand of the wicked Chaldeans in my Camels and wicked Sabeans who have forgoten our kindred in Abraham Eliphaz will have me counted wicked bringing my wretched case an argument against me Bildâ—â— will make all the Land Sacchaea make me a parable and Zophar over all Minnaea The Agarey of Hagar and Châ—tramis Land of Cheturam Abrahams wife In Arab 〈…〉 we terme gladly names in the letter M these will have as ill a conceit of me Thema of wild Ismael is most quiet my next neighbour to our Aus or Uz land where mountaines of Chaldaea ly East Saba that took my Oxen Asses West and Dry Thema South When my story shal be written men will think then I am of Vz in Edom. It is much that Eliphaz commeth to grace of prophane Esavv that sold his Birthright for a messe of Pottage Iâ— him God in wrath remembreth mercy But one svvalovv maketh not a summer Of prophane Nachor Elihu is one best of all vs. But of Chetura our best and most good be Amongst all these families yee vvould have me counted one that forgetteth God Yee deale too proudly against me Knovv then that God hath dealt more strangely vvith me then ever vvith vvicked men for vvickednes Knovv then that the Puissant hath overthrovvne me and compassed his net about me As never to any man for vvickednes If I complaine I cannot be heard The common rule is call vpon me in the day of trouble and I vvill heare thee But I call as one that God should heare but no sentence is geven Therefore my case is strange not as of one punished for vvickednes He hath hedged me in on every side that I cannot passe He hath not done so vvith vvicked Nemrod nor vvith any vvicked He hath bestript me of all my honour vvhereas I vvas Lord chief Iustice in all our confoederated provinces and the richest of all Abrahams sonns by Ketura He hath puld me dovvne on every side as never any for sin For Gods patience leadeth them in many degrees still to repentance and I goe avvay vncapable of any benefit in this vvorld His anger is kindled against me and he houldeth me as one of his enimies Elihu vvill reply vpon this Chap. 33. 10. as that I complaine vpon vvrong and cannot be heard Ch. 34. 3. c. As he holdeth me as one of his enimyes so he commeth vvith an host against me His host of affliction in vvealth body and frinds come together against me cast vp their trench against me and camp about my tent my brethren all honorers my kinefolke my promoted my hirelinges my maydens my vvife prinkockes sage counselers my tendered And my body is so leane that it cleaveth to my bones so full of sores that onely the flesh of my teeth vvithin my lippes hath escaped Therefore do ye persecute me as the Omnipotent holdeth me as one of his enemies and why are ye not satisfied with my flesh so eaten vp but ye will as savage beasts eat my bones And where ye say that I am one that forget God I have a ready answer for my hope as Abraham taught vs in our fathers how Adam lost life and brought death vpon all But the S. of God will dwell in our tabernacle and performe justice for vs That as all being in Adam lost life so they who will receive the abundance of the grace of the gift of justice shall reigne by one The abundance of grace is in this That one disobedience brought death but the grace washeth all soule sore from the sole of the foot to the top of the head Now of Abraham the God of Bethel will take flesh in Isaac his death and resurrection were taught with Iacob he wrestled and shewed how his delite is to play with the sonnes of Adam Of Iuda he commeth that tribe shall not be scattered till his Sonne commeth Iacob in Mestra land where the great river Aegypt is told all this in his last speach and thence we learned all But as now we of Ketura in Ismaels land stick to God and none of Israell forsake the Idols of Aegypt so in tyme we shall have equall glory though when they have the land of Canaan and all must come thither to worship our children will not but be enemies Troupes of Camels shall cover the land Dromedaries of Madian and Ghepha our house and all of Saba the Saba that robbed me now godlesse they shall bring gold and incense and preach the praise of the Eternall Yea and wild Ismael wil be ashamed of Hagar and name them of Sara and Cedar Nabaioth called commonly Nabathaea shall serve the God of Bethel the Angel that wrestled with Iacob in memorie of which story Iacob vvas called Israel and the place Phanuel This I know that seing in Abraham all families shal be blessed Abrahams naturall specially Now then I will bring the sum of my faith and ô that my words vvere written and drawne in a book graven with a pen of iron with lead were in stone for ever How I know that my redeemer is the everliving and at the last shall arise vpon the dust dying for our sinnes and arising for our justification And after wormes spend this my skin flesh I meane after my resurrection and I vse a doubtfull terme to conteyne both 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from my flesh shall I see the Puissant When God hath been manifest in the flesh and seen of Angels and taken vp in glorie The very same body shall come to this soule not a new body God hath all the dust of the earth in measure and all dust of bodyes eaten with
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
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
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.