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The conflict of Iob By way of dialogue. Compiled for illustration, or opening of that great encounter: and may also serue as a paraphrase vpon that heauenly worke. By R.H.
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Humfrey, Richard.
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1607
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STC 13967; ESTC S114137
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the olde and the young vvhich walke in the Deserts in troupes I satisfie prouiding them foode enough in the barren Wildernes so that they range not out from thence I teach them to keepe themselues close and to b verse 2. couch downe in their Dennes and lurking places whereby they may ceaze vpon the pray which I offer vnto them daily in such plenty that they are glutted there-with Where hast thou to fill the bellies of these so many Heardes so many Droues that a whole Country would not containe them a worlde of prouision content them Among the Birds the c verse 3 Rauen beeing mostrauening greediest I feede aboundantly with his young euen then when there is no hope These crying vnto me for theyr releefe I supply theyr neede to the full I am better vnto them then their owne Dammes that beget and hatch them For I harken vnto their complaint and fill theyr crops with my hidden treasures Couldest thou deuise how eyther to furnish the old being great deuourers and whereof all places are replenished liue very long are not diminished but multiplieth dailie because of theyr great subtiltie and fore-sight with necessarie foode if the charge thereof were committed vnto thee Or else when they leaue their young destitute giuing no care at all to their pittifull lamentation couldest thou inuent any meanes for the preseruing of the liues of the youÌ„g that were neuer fedde by their Dammes The d verse 4 Wild-goate and the Hinde that so hardly bring foorth theyr young diddest thou prescribe them a time for it Though thou obserue their e verse 5 rutting time neuer so well canst thou set downe the very moment when they shall calue that so thou mightest prouide for them the hand of the Midwife They that see them in their f verse 6. trauell would thinke it vnpossible that both they and theyr young should scape without death yet I so order the matter that their labour is no sooner ouer but all theyr griefe is gone and that their young come forth into the world without any g verse 7. bruse hurt or blemish at all yea so farre are they from any maime or impediment that for nimblenesse and swiftnesse they excell The h verse 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15. Wilde-Asse and Vnicorne will not beare the yoke they haue not their vntractable nature from man The one hee regardeth not the fatnes of the Valleyes contemneth the societie of men liueth one'y and delighteth himselfe with the gleaning of the parched Wildernes and as barren in a manner as if it had beene sowne vvith salt The other though hee bee strong to labour and till the ground yet so sauadge is hee that hee will sooner die then be drawne vnto it Is it in thee Iob to sustaine the life of the Wild-Asse with such slender repast or to beget such wildnes in him and in the Vnicorne I Cloath the a verse 16 17 18 19 20 21.1 Pelarges 2 Premia conos bellicos et galeas adornantes penna Plin. Natur hist. lib. 10. Chap 23.3 Fessos duces ad terga recipiunt Plin. li. 10 cap 23 4 Genetricum senectum invicem educant ibid Peacock Chap. 39. not man not Adam in the state of his innocencie all that he did was to giue a name vnto it much lesse then Iob springing from his loynes in his corrupt estate with that surpassing pleasant and beautifull array with those shining and glistering colours I put on those 1 partie-coloured feathers of the Storke and those great and braue 2 pinions of the Estrich Into the Storke I infuse such a singular care and loue to his 3 Guides and 4 Dammes such a wonderfull forwardnesse to support and comfort them in their neede as is rarely found among the sonnes of men Into the Estrich such crueltie that shee forsaketh her nest without all regard and giueth no care to the * Iob 30 29 Micha 1 8. The word is Iahauah in these places heere in this yet diuersly translated as sometimes an Owle sometimes an Estrich pittifull cry of her young yet for all that I preserue * Estrich by sundry Interpreters theÌ„ vnder my wings hatch them feede them in such sort that they grow greater then any Birde taller then the Horse and his Rider and swifter to of foote then hee though neuer so excellent neuer so much vsed to the race yea such as scorneth him for a Lubber And as for this noble creature the b verse 22 Horse with the Hawke and Eagle whence haue they theyr courage valour and swiftnes Thou seest Iob how terrible the Horse is his neying like vnto the thunder his c verse 23 24 25 26 27 28 5 Such as Gualt vppon Ioel reporteth to haue come into Germany anno 1545.6 Curfibus auras prouocat Virus Geri 7 Vix summa vestigia ponit arena 8 Qualis Ityberboreis aquilo cum densus ab oris incubat snorting the tossing and flinging of his head the trampling sounding of his feete like vnto the rushing in of swarmes of 5 Locustes the sight of the sword the ratling of the speare the noyse of the trumpet is his delight When hee heareth the shouting of an Armie a farre off prepared to battle no kirbe can restraine him but 6 flings away and 7 voydes ground to goe against it as fast as if hee flewe in the ayre and striued to match the 8 North winde in fiercenesse Can hee haue these thinges from thee that art of lesse force and celeritie THe Hawke he mues himselfe Chap 39 and a verse 29. gets him into the South VVhere hath hee this vnderstanding where this knowledge to finde that his pray is there and so betake him to his winges and followe after it Can hee receiue it from thee that art * Ietem 8 7 verse 30.31 32 33.1 Valeria minima magnitudine Plin lib. 10 cap 3. Menethâ—s elachistos Arist hist ani lib 9. ca. 6.2 He is not afraid of thunder Negant haue aliteÌ„ fulmine exani matum ides armagera Ionis He fighteth with Dragons Esti aetos kai dracoon Polemia Ari. hist. Anni lib. 9 ca. 4. He prayes vpon the Serpent Trophen poieitai Tons opheis oxucopstates 4. She killeth her young that cannot looke with opeÌ„ eyes vpoÌ„ the sunne without shedding of teares Apocteinei ta tekna â—on â—i ophthalâ—â—i prâ—â— toâ— helion dakrusosin Arist. ibid. lesse prouident The b Eagle that is the hardiest of all Birdes and yet but 1 small in quantitie which taketh her flight and soreth aloft higher then any fowle which abideth and buildeth in the toppe of the steepe and craggy Rockes discrieth the carkasse a farre off feedeth her young with blood in steade of water had shee these properties of 2 magnanimitie wisedome 3 sharpnesse of sight 4 crueltie from thee Novve then that sayest thou to all these thinges is there not some misterie in euery one of them more then thou art
that the Lord neuer passeth them ouer without some fearefull f Chap 31 23 iudgement that offend this way Stranger VVHen I was weary hungry weather-beaten out of my way and euen ready to perish and the rather because of the darkenesse of the night wherein I had occasion to trauell I lighted vpon Iobs house where I was so refreshed by him that my heart reioyceth to thinke of it and my tongue can neuer so sufficiently commend it as I would neither can I euer bee satisfied vntill some occasion be offered me to shew forth some token of my thankefulnesse Infinite are the thankes that are due to him For his house is as a common a chap 31 32 Inne to all passengers there is a table alwaies prepared for them Water for their feet fire and lodging euer in readines A strāger can neuer come amisse thither some repast is to be had at all times lodging at all seasons His Gates are shutte against none carrying the shew of honest men none are excluded but all receiued as well at midnight as at nooneday reasonable cause being alledged for their vnreasonable trauelling And when they depart they go not away empty but he contributeth vnto them according to their necessity euen so much as may bring them if their need require to their iournies end And he seeth them also safely conducted accompanying them some part of the way either himselfe if his leasure and their worth be thereafter or else by his seruants which is a duty that he c chap 29 12 neuer neglecteth Innocent IF a case be intricate and doubtful very diligent and carefull is he to sift it out very iudicious a chap. 29 9. x xi 21 22 23 and sharpsighted to discern where the rightlyeth and very iust in giuing sentence accordingly looke therefore that you haue not being a borderer offered those Amorites wrong in times past and now spying their oportunity they haue righted it if it be so he will quickly find it out and cause you to be we punished for troubling him in so bad a matter But if the cause be good then feare nothing but stand assured that hee will quickly see that you haue sustained losse vniustly and affoorde you the best help may be had and so that you your selfe shall confesse that he hath dealt well by you yea beyond that you euer hoped for So he dealt by me being sometime in trouble conuented before a Iudge imprisoned arraigned at the barre vpon a false accusation and like to haue beene condemned to b Chap 39 13 death had I not appealed to him When I came before him and pleaded mine innocency he sifted out very carefully and wisely the truth not onely cleared c Chap 29 12 me of the accusation saied to my charge which was all that I expected but found out likewise to the great admiration of all men and my credit for euer the offender who was the man himselfe that followed the matter so eagerly against me See therefore I say that your matter be good and no fault committed on your part and that you be an innocent harmelesse man as you pretend and then I make no question but that your remedy shal be aboue that you looke for He is a very rare man I tell you and such a one as the Lord seemeth to haue set apart for this purpose to comfort the hearts of the d chap. 29 25 mourners and to haue lifted vp to honor for this end to remoue the wronges of the Innocent Oppressed SVndry times hath hee marueilously righted my cause when the violent hand of the oppressor hath beene vpon me and wroong the pray a Chap 19 17 by the sword of iustice out of his teeth Now blessed bee the Lord that sent him blessed the kingdome that inioyeth him blessed let him be all the dayes of his life most blessed and happy in his death after death most honorable and glorious among the saints Syrraxis 2. PERSONS The Tennant The Servant The Youth The Ancient The Prince The Commons The Abiect The Enemy TENNANT I With my fellow tennantes that haue liued vnder Iob these many yeares for he is a man that wil not easily be brought to remoue an olde tennant must needes veryfie the testimony of these men concerning him for surely hee is a man very pittifull and bene ficial to such as want and ready to succour such as haue any way sustained wrong to the vttermost of his power And as for my selfe and my estate vnder him it is such as I would not desire a better Lord. I know none like him in all this Country I heare them complaine euery where of the hardnes of their Landlords as that they are still commaunding such seruice at their handes as they can neuer be quiet nor haue any time to followe their owne businesse Their purse prouision for their owne House Corne Grasse Cattle Cart Plow Oxen Asses Cammels must be at their commaund whensoeuer they will call them what occasion soeuer they haue of their own or what vse soeuer of their commodities Their fashion is like wise vpon euery light cause to put out their tennant or if they can finde no coulourable matter against him to finde a hole in his coppy or lease and so to make him forfeit his estate And now that the world beginneth to abound with people to raise their rents or to put them to great fines ten times the valew they were wont to pay yet notwithstanding to abridege thē very much of their old estate For if there be a good inclosure meddow peece of ground woods for building or fuel that they take in their own hands Let the tennant speak to them of this he shall be reuiled let him plead his right so far is he from hauing his cause heard that they threaten him either with death or banishment or beggery if he proceed or else they rate him thus What wilt thou quarrell wich thy Lord Thou wrangler thou thou impudent fellow How darest thou be so bold to meddle with mee thy Lord and Maister from whom thou thy Wife children and seruants haue your maintenance and by whom thou hast reaped this and that benifit Or else they lay such matter of accusation against him that may indanger his life and so the forfeiture of liuing and goods into their hands Of such Landlordes the word is full and poore tennants feele it to their smart But Iob he is none of this ranke for if there be any thing grieueth his tennant he is very ready to heare his allegations a chap 31 13 and to yeald rather to the losse of some of his own right then that hee should sustaine the least wrong Yea when a tennant complaineth vnto him hee is not at rest vntill he hath satisfied him to bis content and he is glad to see that he is willing to thriue vnder him And when hee perceiueth him to be behind hand he laboureth to helpe