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not_o 8._o i_o can_v never_o return_v to_o my_o friend_n after_o i_o have_v leave_v they_o thou_o do_v but_o frown_v upon_o i_o and_o i_o vanish_v quite_o out_o of_o the_o world_n more_o 9_o as_o the_o cloud_n be_v consume_v and_o vanish_v away_o so_o he_o that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o grave_n shall_v come_v up_o no_o more_o 9_o just_o as_o a_o cloud_n dissolve_v on_o a_o sudden_a before_o the_o sun_n so_o do_v man_n sink_v down_o into_o his_o grave_n and_o appear_v no_o more_o more_o 10._o he_o shall_v return_v no_o more_o to_o his_o house_n neither_o shall_v his_o place_n know_v he_o any_o more_o 10._o he_o must_v make_v his_o habitation_n there_o for_o hither_o he_o can_v return_v but_o other_o shall_v take_v his_o place_n which_o will_v no_o long_o acknowledge_v he_o the_o owner_n of_o it_o soul_n 11._o therefore_o i_o will_v not_o refrain_v my_o mouth_n i_o will_v speak_v in_o the_o anguish_n of_o my_o spirit_n i_o will_v complain_v in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o my_o soul_n 11._o suffer_v i_o then_o to_o speak_v free_o and_o to_o give_v vent_n to_o my_o grief_n by_o complain_v a_o little_a of_o the_o inexpressible_a misery_n which_o oppress_v i_o i_o 12._o be_o i_o a_o sea_n or_o a_o whale_n that_o thou_o set_v a_o watch_n over_o i_o 12._o be_o i_o like_o a_o sea_n or_o a_o whale_n or_o wild_a beast_n that_o must_v be_v shut_v up_o and_o confine_v under_o these_o unsupportable_a suffering_n and_o by_o no_o mean_n break_v through_o they_o complaint_n 13._o when_o i_o say_v my_o bed_n shall_v comfort_v i_o my_o couch_n shall_v ease_v my_o complaint_n 13._o if_o death_n may_v not_o come_v and_o
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thy_o heart_n upon_o he_o 17._o be_v mortal_a man_n so_o considerable_a that_o thou_o shall_v honour_v he_o so_o much_o as_o to_o contend_v with_o he_o and_o set_v thyself_o against_o he_o moment_n 18._o and_o that_o thou_o shall_v visit_v he_o every_o morning_n and_o try_v he_o every_o moment_n 18._o that_o thou_o shall_v send_v new_a affliction_n on_o he_o every_o morning_n nay_o try_v his_o strength_n and_o courage_n every_o moment_n spittle_n 19_o how_o long_o will_v thou_o not_o depart_v from_o i_o nor_o let_v i_o alone_o till_o i_o swallow_v down_o my_o spittle_n 19_o it_o be_v time_n to_o turn_v away_o thy_o displeasure_n from_o i_o at_o least_o for_o so_o short_a a_o space_n as_o to_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o breathe_v myself_o 20._o i_o have_v sin_v what_o shall_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o o_o thou_o preserver_n of_o man_n why_o have_v thou_o set_v i_o as_o a_o mark_n against_o thou_o so_o that_o i_o be_o a_o burden_n to_o myself_o 20._o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o give_v thou_o 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he_o have_v cast_v they_o away_o for_o their_o transgression_n 4._o be_v it_o not_o now_o reasonable_a to_o think_v that_o thy_o child_n have_v high_o offend_v he_o for_o which_o cause_n he_o take_v a_o sudden_a and_o hasty_a vengeance_n on_o they_o almighty_a 5._o if_o thou_o will_v seek_v unto_o god_n betimes_o and_o make_v thy_o supplication_n to_o the_o almighty_a 5._o and_o that_o if_o thou_o do_v now_o in_o stead_n of_o complain_v implore_v his_o grace_n and_o favour_n with_o humble_a supplication_n prosperous_a 6._o if_o thou_o be_v pure_a and_o upright_a sure_o now_o he_o will_v awake_v for_o thou_o and_o make_v the_o habitation_n of_o thy_o righteousness_n prosperous_a 6._o and_o be_v thyself_o sincere_a in_o heart_n and_o upright_a in_o thy_o action_n he_o will_v certain_o have_v a_o regard_n to_o thou_o and_o restore_v thy_o family_n to_o its_o former_a splendour_n increase_v 7._o though_o thy_o beginning_n be_v small_a yet_o thy_o latter_a end_n shall_v great_o increase_v 7._o i_o be_o confident_a thou_o be_v not_o now_o so_o low_o but_o in_o time_n he_o will_v make_v thou_o as_o high_a nay_o far_o more_o eminent_a than_o thou_o be_v before_o father_n 8._o for_o inquire_v i_o pray_v thou_o of_o the_o former_a age_n and_o prepare_v thyself_o to_o the_o search_n of_o their_o father_n 8._o i_o do_v not_o desire_v thou_o to_o take_v my_o word_n for_o it_o but_o let_v those_o who_o be_v go_v before_o we_o instruct_v thou_o and_o search_v diligent_o into_o the_o history_n of_o the_o most_o ancient_a time_n shadow_n 9_o for_o we_o be_v but_o of_o yesterday_o and_o know_v nothing_o because_o our_o day_n upon_o earth_n be_v a_o shadow_n 9_o for_o alas_o we_o be_v not_o old_a enough_o to_o understand_v much_o be_v able_a to_o make_v but_o few_o observation_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o exceed_a shortness_n of_o our_o life_n heart_n 10._o shall_v not_o they_o teach_v thou_o and_o tell_v thou_o and_o utter_a word_n out_o of_o their_o heart_n 10._o they_o will_v not_o 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neglect_n god_n without_o who_o blessing_n none_o can_v flourish_v who_o know_v he_o also_o that_o counterfeit_v piety_n and_o will_v defeat_v he_o of_o the_o happiness_n he_o expect_v web_n 14._o who_o hope_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o who_o trust_n shall_v be_v a_o spider_n web_n 14._o he_o may_v flatter_v himself_o with_o vain_a hope_n and_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o miserable_a for_o the_o thing_n wherein_o he_o trust_v be_v as_o weak_a as_o a_o spider_n web_n endure_v 15._o he_o shall_v lean_v upon_o his_o house_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o stand_v he_o shall_v hold_v it_o fast_o but_o it_o shall_v not_o endure_v 15._o he_o may_v fancy_n his_o family_n to_o be_v so_o great_a and_o potent_a that_o it_o will_v
thou_o have_v clothe_v i_o with_o skin_n and_o flesh_n and_o have_v fence_v i_o with_o bone_n and_o sinew_n 11._o and_o first_o cover_v they_o with_o skin_n and_o then_o with_o flesh_n and_o at_o last_o strengthen_v they_o with_o bone_n and_o sinew_n spirit_n 12._o thou_o have_v grant_v i_o life_n and_o favour_n and_o thy_o visitation_n have_v preserve_v my_o spirit_n 12._o and_o in_o due_a time_n bring_v i_o into_o the_o world_n and_o give_v i_o all_o the_o comfort_n of_o life_n and_o by_o thy_o constant_a care_n preserve_v both_o it_o and_o they_o thou_o 13._o and_o these_o thing_n have_v thou_o hide_v in_o thy_o heart_n i_o know_v that_o this_o be_v with_o thou_o 13._o thou_o can_v not_o have_v forget_v these_o thing_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a that_o this_o misery_n i_o now_o endure_v be_v not_o without_o thy_o order_n iniquity_n 14._o if_o i_o sin_n than_o thou_o mark_v i_o and_o thou_o will_v not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n 14._o i_o can_v offend_v thou_o in_o the_o least_o but_o thou_o by_o who_o i_o be_v thus_o form_v must_v needs_o know_v and_o observe_v it_o and_o i_o can_v avoid_v thy_o punishment_n for_o it_o affliction_n 15._o if_o i_o be_v wicked_a woe_n unto_o i_o and_o if_o i_o be_v righteous_a yet_o will_v i_o not_o lift_v up_o my_o head_n i_o be_o full_a of_o confusion_n therefore_o see_v thou_o my_o affliction_n 15._o if_o i_o be_v wicked_a i_o be_o undo_v and_o if_o i_o be_v righteous_a i_o be_o so_o oppress_v that_o i_o can_v look_v upon_o what_o a_o lamentable_a confusion_n i_o be_o in_o behold_v nothing_o but_o misery_n which_o way_n soever_o i_o cast_v my_o eye_n i_o 16._o for_o it_o increase_v thou_o hunt_v i_o as_o a_o fierce_a lion_n and_o again_o thou_o show_v thyself_o marvellous_a upon_o i_o 16._o for_o it_o grow_v great_a and_o great_a while_o thou_o pursue_v i_o as_o a_o lion_n do_v his_o prey_n and_o when_o i_o hope_v there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o my_o trouble_n send_v more_v to_o fill_v i_o with_o new_a astonishment_n and_o 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than_o answer_v bildad_o the_o shuhite_a and_o say_v 1._o than_o bildad_o the_o shuhite_a see_v job_n continue_v in_o his_o first_o opinion_n rise_v up_o and_o say_v speak_v 2._o how_o long_o will_v it_o be_v ere_o you_o make_v a_o end_n of_o word_n mark_v and_o afterward_o we_o will_v speak_v 2._o how_o long_o shall_v we_o continue_v this_o dispute_n let_v we_o make_v a_o end_n of_o it_o unless_o he_o will_v attend_v better_o to_o our_o reason_n then_o we_o will_v go_v on_o to_o argue_v with_o he_o sight_n 3._o wherefore_o be_v we_o count_v as_o beast_n and_o repute_v vile_a in_o your_o sight_n 3._o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o to_o talk_v with_o one_o who_o tell_v we_o we_o understand_v nothing_o xvii_o 4_o 10._o but_o look_v upon_o we_o as_o a_o company_n of_o dull_a beast_n into_o who_o nothing_o of_o wisdom_n will_v enter_v place_n 4._o he_o tear_v himself_o in_o his_o anger_n shall_v the_o earth_n be_v forsake_v for_o thou_o and_o shall_v the_o rock_n be_v remove_v out_o of_o 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man_n whatsoever_o happen_v nor_o will_v he_o fall_v into_o dubious_a thought_n concern_v god_n whether_o he_o know_v what_o be_v befall_v we_o or_o no_o and_o whether_o he_o take_v any_o care_n of_o we_o but_o rather_o he_o will_v be_v inflame_v the_o more_o vehement_o in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o prophecy_n wherefore_o i_o abhor_v myself_o and_o repent_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n so_o say_v our_o wise_a man_n they_o that_o act_n out_o of_o love_n will_v rejoice_v in_o chastisement_n the_o argument_n to_o the_o several_a chapter_n chap._n i._o argument_n this_o chapter_n be_v a_o plain_a narration_n of_o the_o flourish_a condition_n wherein_o job_n live_v before_o the_o envy_n and_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n bring_v upon_o he_o the_o sore_a calamity_n which_o be_v particular_o describe_v with_o the_o occasion_n of_o they_o and_o his_o admirable_a constancy_n under_o they_o whereby_o he_o become_v as_o eminent_a a_o example_n of_o patience_n in_o adversity_n as_o he_o have_v be_v of_o piety_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o virtue_n in_o his_o prosperity_n fol._n 1_o chap._n ii_o argument_n the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n be_v a_o continuation_n of_o the_o narration_n which_o be_v begin_v in_o the_o forego_n of_o the_o calamity_n which_o befall_v this_o good_a man_n who_o god_n suffer_v the_o devil_n to_o afflict_v in_o his_o body_n as_o he_o have_v already_o do_v in_o his_o good_n and_o child_n and_o then_o follow_v a_o far_a testimony_n of_o his_o constancy_n notwithstanding_o his_o wife_n be_v angry_a and_o profane_a accusation_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n though_o it_o be_v true_a he_o be_v so_o much_o deject_v to_o see_v himself_o reduce_v to_o this_o extremity_n of_o misery_n that_o neither_o he_o nor_o his_o friend_n that_o come_v to_o visit_v he_o be_v able_a for_o several_a day_n to_o speak_v a_o word_n fol._n 11_o chap._n iii_o argument_n here_o begin_v the_o discourse_n which_o job_n and_o his_o friend_n have_v about_o his_o affliction_n which_o be_v all_o represent_v by_o the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n poetical_o not_o as_o hitherto_o in_o a_o plain_a simple_a narration_n but_o in_o most_o elegant_a verse_n and_o be_v overcharge_v with_o grief_n without_o the_o least_o word_n of_o comfort_n from_o his_o friend_n he_o that_o have_v for_o some_o time_n bear_v the_o weight_n of_o his_o assliction_n with_o a_o admirable_a constancy_n can_v not_o contain_v himself_o any_o long_o but_o burst_v out_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n be_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o spirit_n increase_v into_o the_o most_o passionate_a camplaint_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o humane_a life_n the_o consideration_n of_o which_o make_v he_o prefer_v death_n much_o before_o it_o and_o wish_v that_o either_o he_o have_v never_o come_v into_o the_o world_n or_o go_v present_o out_o of_o it_o again_o or_o at_o least_o may_v now_o forthwith_o he_o dismiss_v fol._n 17_o chap._n iv_o argument_n eliphaz_n incense_v at_o this_o complaint_n of_o job_n in_o stead_n of_o condole_v with_o he_o and_o pity_v the_o misery_n which_o have_v put_v he_o into_o this_o agony_n and_o apply_v fit_v lenitive_n to_o his_o anguish_n blunt_o rebuke_n he_o for_o not_o follow_v the_o good_a advice_n that_o he_o use_v to_o give_v to_o other_o in_o their_o adversity_n and_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v reason_n to_o suspect_v his_o piety_n because_o the_o innocent_a be_v not_o wont_a to_o suffer_v such_o thing_n but_o only_o wicked_a oppressor_n who_o though_o never_o so_o mighty_a god_n have_v always_o humble_v witness_v the_o horim_n who_o dwell_v in_o seir_n ii_o deut._n 12._o who_o the_o ancestor_n of_o eliphaz_n xxxvi_o gen._n 11._o have_v overcome_v though_o they_o be_v as_o fierce_a as_o lion_n to_o those_o beast_n of_o prey_n of_o all_o sort_n he_o compare_v the_o tyrant_n who_o
he_o speak_v of_o in_o this_o chapter_n v._o 10_o 11._o intend_v it_o be_v likely_a to_o remember_v he_o also_o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o emims_n by_o the_o child_n of_o moab_n ii_o deut._n 10_o 11._o and_o of_o the_o zamzummims_n v._n 20_o 21._o who_o be_v root_v out_o by_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n as_o the_o horim_n by_o the_o child_n of_o esau_n from_o who_o grandchild_n eliphaz_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v descend_v and_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o elder_a son_n of_o esau_n he_o tell_v job_n also_o of_o a_o vision_n he_o have_v to_o confirm_v the_o same_o truth_n that_o man_n wickedness_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o destruction_n fol._n 22_o 23_o chap._n v._o argument_n eliphaz_n still_o prosecute_v the_o very_a same_o argument_n endeavour_v to_o confirm_v it_o from_o the_o opinion_n and_o observation_n of_o other_o man_n as_o well_o as_o from_o his_o own_o and_o thereupon_o exhort_v he_o to_o repentance_n as_o the_o sure_a way_n to_o find_v mercy_n with_o god_n and_o to_o be_v not_o only_o restore_v to_o his_o former_a prosperity_n but_o to_o be_v preserve_v hereafter_o from_o the_o incursion_n of_o savage_a people_n or_o of_o wild_a beast_n and_o from_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o disaster_n which_o have_v befall_v he_o of_o this_o he_o bid_v he_o in_o the_o conclusion_n to_o be_v assure_v for_o it_o be_v a_o point_n he_o have_v study_v foe_n 27_o chap._n vi_o argument_n job_n not_o at_o all_o convince_v by_o these_o discourse_n justify_v the_o complaint_n he_o have_v make_v chap._n iii_o which_o eliphaz_n have_v now_o accuse_v maintain_v that_o his_o grief_n be_v not_o equal_a to_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o he_o renew_v his_o wish_n of_o death_n at_o which_o though_o they_o may_v wonder_v who_o feel_v nothing_o to_o make_v they_o weary_a of_o life_n yet_o he_o have_v reason_n he_o show_v for_o what_o he_o do_v and_o one_o more_o than_o before_o which_o be_v their_o unkindness_n who_o pretend_v to_o be_v friend_n but_o by_o this_o rude_a reproof_n of_o he_o at_o the_o very_a first_o without_o so_o much_o as_o one_o compassionate_a word_n or_o the_o least_o syllable_n of_o consolation_n show_v how_o little_a sympathy_n they_o have_v with_o he_o in_o his_o suffering_n these_o thing_n he_o desire_v they_o to_o consider_v and_o weigh_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o complaint_n a_o little_a better_o before_o they_o pass_v any_o far_a judgement_n on_o it_o fol._n 33_o chap._n vii_o argument_n job_n proceed_v still_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o complaint_n and_o of_o his_o wish_n to_o see_v a_o end_n of_o so_o miserable_a a_o life_n which_o at_o the_o best_a be_v full_a of_o toil_n and_o trouble_n and_o since_o his_o friend_n have_v so_o little_a consideration_n of_o he_o he_o address_v himself_o to_o god_n and_o hope_n he_o will_v not_o be_v angry_a if_o he_o ease_v his_o grief_n by_o represent_v to_o he_o the_o dolefulness_n of_o his_o condition_n and_o expostulate_v a_o little_a with_o he_o about_o the_o continuance_n of_o it_o and_o his_o release_n from_o it_o fol._n 39_o chap._n viii_o argument_n the_o forego_v apology_n of_o job_n it_o seem_v make_v little_a impression_n on_o his_o friend_n for_o he_o have_v no_o soon_o do_v but_o another_o of_o they_o call_v bildad_n continue_v the_o dispute_n with_o as_o little_a intermission_n as_o there_o be_v between_o the_o messenger_n that_o bring_v he_o chap._n i._n the_o sad_a tiding_n of_o his_o calamity_n and_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v by_o his_o discourse_n that_o he_o differ_v at_o all_o in_o his_o principle_n from_o eliphaz_n for_o though_o he_o give_v he_o very_o good_a counsel_n yet_o he_o still_o press_v this_o as_o the_o sense_n of_o all_o antiquity_n v._n 8._o that_o god_n ever_o prosper_v the_o just_a and_o root_n out_o the_o wicked_a be_v they_o never_o so_o flourish_v for_o a_o season_n and_o he_o be_v descend_v from_o shuah_n one_o of_o abraham_n son_n by_o keturah_n xxv_o gen._n 2._o seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v a_o particular_a respect_n in_o this_o appeal_n to_o history_n unto_o the_o record_n which_o then_o remain_v of_o god_n blessing_n upon_o that_o faithful_a man_n posterity_n who_o hitherto_o and_o long_o after_o continue_v in_o his_o religion_n and_o of_o the_o extirpation_n of_o those_o eastern_a people_n neighbour_n to_o job_n in_o who_o country_n they_o be_v settle_v because_o of_o their_o wickedness_n fol._n 44_o chap._n ix_o argument_n job_n allow_v what_o bildad_o have_v well_o speak_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o speech_n and_o very_o religious_o adore_v the_o justice_n wisdom_n and_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o almighty_a with_o who_o he_o protest_v he_o have_v no_o intention_n to_o quarrel_n or_o dispute_v but_o only_o to_o assert_v the_o contrary_a maxim_n to_o that_o which_o they_o maintain_v that_o piety_n will_v not_o secure_v we_o from_o all_o calamity_n which_o do_v not_o ever_o fall_v upon_o those_o that_o deserve_v they_o witness_v on_o one_o hand_n the_o prosperous_a estate_n of_o wicked_a prince_n v._o 24._o particular_o of_o one_o great_a prince_n who_o then_o somewhere_o reign_v in_o their_o neighbour_a country_n and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n his_o own_o infelicity_n notwithstanding_o his_o know_a integrity_n v._o 25._o about_o this_o he_o confess_v he_o be_v very_o much_o unsatisfied_a though_o he_o know_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o argue_v with_o god_n about_o it_o nor_o will_v his_o affliction_n suffer_v he_o to_o do_v it_o fol._n 49_o 50_o chap._n x._o argument_n in_o this_o chapter_n the_o passionate_a complaint_n and_o expostulation_n with_o god_n from_o which_o job_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n he_o intend_v hereafter_o to_o refrain_v break_v out_o afresh_o and_o he_o earnest_o desire_v to_o know_v what_o his_o gild_n be_v which_o god_n who_o make_v he_o he_o be_v sure_a can_v not_o but_o perfect_o understand_v if_o there_o be_v any_o and_o need_v not_o for_o the_o discovery_n of_o it_o to_o expose_v he_o to_o these_o severe_a torment_n which_o he_o still_o be_v of_o the_o opinion_n may_v justify_v his_o wish_n of_o never_o be_v bear_v or_o of_o die_v present_o after_o though_o those_o wish_n be_v vain_a he_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v more_o rational_a to_o desire_v that_o god_n will_v be_v please_v to_o intermit_v his_o pain_n a_o while_n if_o he_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a quite_o to_o remove_v it_o fol._n 56_o chap._n xi_o this_o chapter_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o zophar_n about_o the_o buisiness_n in_o dispute_n it_o be_v uncertain_a whence_o he_o be_v descend_v but_o probable_o he_o dwell_v upon_o the_o border_n of_o idumaea_n for_o there_o we_o find_v a_o ancient_a city_n call_v naama_n xv._o josh_n 41._o and_o from_o thence_o come_v to_o visit_v job_n in_o his_o affliction_n but_o in_o stead_n of_o join_v with_o he_o in_o his_o prayer_n for_o a_o little_a respite_n from_o his_o pain_n with_o which_o job_n have_v conclude_v his_o last_o discourse_n he_o call_v he_o a_o idle_a talker_n and_o accuse_v he_o of_o irreverence_n towards_o god_n concern_v who_o incomprehensible_a counsel_n and_o irresistible_a power_n etc._n etc._n he_o discourse_v with_o great_a sense_n and_o give_v job_n exceed_v good_a advice_n but_o still_o follow_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o other_o two_o friend_n that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o miserable_a if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v wicked_a fol._n 61_o chap._n xii_o argument_n in_o this_o chapter_n job_n tax_v all_o his_o three_o friend_n with_o too_o great_a a_o conceit_n of_o their_o own_o wisdom_n which_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o teach_v they_o common_a humanity_n to_o the_o miserable_a and_o let_v they_o understand_v that_o he_o need_v not_o come_v to_o they_o to_o learn_v but_o may_v rather_o teach_v they_o the_o falseness_n of_o that_o proposition_n wherewith_o zophar_n have_v conclude_v his_o speech_n concern_v the_o infelicity_n of_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o contrary_a he_o tell_v they_o be_v obvious_a to_o sense_n v._o 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n and_o as_o for_o what_o zophar_n have_v discourse_v of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o power_n of_o god_n he_o will_v have_v they_o know_v that_o he_o be_v as_o well_o skilled_a in_o those_o point_n as_o the_o best_a of_o they_o and_o understand_v as_o much_o of_o the_o history_n of_o ancient_a time_n particular_o of_o the_o vain_a attempt_n at_o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n unto_o which_o it_o be_v probable_a he_o have_v respect_n in_o the_o 14._o vers_fw-la as_o in_o all_o the_o follow_v he_o seem_v to_o have_v to_o what_o you_o read_v in_o fourteen_o gen._n 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o of_o the_o root_n out_o of_o those_o fierce_a giant_n the_o rephaim_n and_o other_o such_o like_a barbarous_a and_o rapacious_a people_n of_o the_o particular_n of_o which_o we_o have_v now_o no_o record_n remain_v
fol._n 66_o chap._n xiii_o argument_n from_o the_o forego_n observation_n job_n still_o continue_v to_o assert_v first_o his_o own_o understanding_n to_o be_v equal_a or_o rather_o superior_a to_o they_o who_o have_v better_a therefore_o learn_v of_o he_o and_o know_v that_o god_n be_v not_o please_v to_o have_v his_o providence_n defend_v by_o untruth_n nor_o to_o see_v man_n partial_a though_o it_o be_v in_o his_o behalf_n and_o second_o his_o own_o integrity_n to_o be_v such_o that_o he_o will_v ever_o defend_v it_o against_o all_o accuser_n even_o before_o god_n himself_o who_o he_o desire_v to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o to_o let_v he_o understand_v what_o the_o crime_n be_v for_o which_o he_o be_v thus_o severe_o handle_v for_o he_o protest_v that_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o they_o though_o the_o punishment_n he_o have_v endure_v be_v more_o than_o sufficient_a to_o awaken_v the_o sense_n of_o his_o gild_n he_o be_v almost_o consume_v by_o they_o fol._n 72_o chap._n fourteen_o argument_n the_o good_a man_n proceed_v to_o plead_v with_o god_n for_o some_o mitigation_n of_o his_o misery_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o shortness_n of_o life_n and_o the_o trouble_n that_o natural_o belong_v to_o it_o which_o he_o think_v may_v move_v he_o not_o to_o add_v any_o great_a burden_n of_o suffer_v especial_o consider_v that_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a he_o can_v come_v into_o the_o world_n again_o as_o the_o plant_n do_v to_o receive_v the_o mark_n of_o his_o favour_n which_o he_o hope_v therefore_o he_o will_v bestow_v upon_o he_o here_o notwithstanding_o the_o depth_n of_o his_o misery_n which_o tempt_v he_o to_o the_o border_n of_o impatience_n v._o 13._o it_o be_v very_o easy_a for_o he_o to_o remove_v his_o affliction_n though_o never_o so_o heavy_a who_o power_n be_v so_o great_a that_o he_o remove_v mountain_n out_o of_o their_o place_n and_o bring_v a_o deluge_n as_o we_o may_v say_v of_o sand_n as_o they_o see_v sometime_o in_o their_o neighbour_a country_n to_o overflow_v the_o most_o fruitful_a region_n fol._n 78_o chap._n xv._o argument_n in_o this_o chapter_n eliphaz_n renew_v the_o dispute_n with_o more_o eagerness_n and_o fierceness_n then_o before_o be_v very_o angry_a that_o job_n slight_v they_o so_o much_o and_o think_v himself_o so_o wise_a as_o he_o interpret_v it_o that_o he_o disdain_v their_o exhortation_n and_o will_v not_o follow_v the_o counsel_n they_o have_v give_v he_o of_o confess_v his_o sin_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o forgiveness_n v._n 8._o viii_o 4_o 5_o 6._o but_o except_o this_o one_o argument_n that_o he_o need_v not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o confess_v his_o gild_n when_o he_o consider_v how_o prone_a all_o man_n be_v to_o sin_n there_o be_v nothing_o new_a in_o his_o discourse_n but_o he_o mere_o urge_v what_o he_o have_v assert_v at_o first_o from_o his_o own_o and_o the_o wise_a man_n observation_n that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o good_a but_o the_o wicked_a who_o god_n punish_v with_o such_o calamity_n as_o now_o be_v fall_v upon_o job_n and_o with_o great_a ornament_n of_o speech_n he_o most_o admirable_o describe_v the_o vengeance_n which_o god_n be_v wont_a to_o take_v upon_o impious_a tyrant_n have_v his_o eye_n i_o suppose_v upon_o nimrod_n or_o some_o such_o mighty_a oppressor_n fol._n 83_o 84_o chap._n xvi_o argument_n job_n reprove_v the_o vanity_n and_o obstinacy_n of_o eliphaz_n in_o repeat_v the_o same_o thing_n over_o again_o and_o still_o persist_v in_o his_o inhumanity_n though_o he_o see_v his_o case_n so_o pitiable_a which_o he_o again_o describe_v to_o make_v he_o sensible_a how_o unworthy_o he_o be_v treat_v by_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o friend_n who_o in_o effect_n join_v with_o his_o enemy_n who_o take_v this_o opportunity_n to_o rail_v at_o he_o whereas_o there_o be_v no_o crime_n of_o his_o appear_v to_o justify_v their_o accusation_n and_o to_o make_v good_a eliphaz_n his_o argument_n which_o signify_v nothing_o unless_o he_o mean_v to_o say_v that_o job_n be_v like_o that_o wicked_a tyrant_n of_o who_o he_o have_v discourse_v which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o any_o show_n of_o truth_n that_o he_o protest_v he_o never_o hurt_v any_o body_n and_o be_v always_o a_o sincere_a lover_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n v._n 17_o 18._o the_o truth_n of_o which_o god_n know_v to_o who_o bar_n he_o appeal_v from_o their_o unjust_a sentence_n fol._n 91_o chap._n xvii_o argument_n here_o job_n desire_v he_o may_v be_v try_v present_o before_o god_n tribunal_n his_o life_n be_v just_a upon_o the_o point_n to_o expire_v as_o he_o have_v say_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o former_a chapter_n and_o continue_v to_o urge_v again_o in_o this_o because_o his_o friend_n be_v very_o unfit_a judge_n in_o his_o case_n and_o have_v pass_v such_o a_o sentence_n upon_o he_o as_o upright_a man_n will_v never_o approve_v of_o whereby_o they_o have_v give_v he_o a_o new_a vexation_n to_o hear_v they_o talk_v so_o idle_o and_o put_v he_o in_o hope_n of_o recover_v his_o happiness_n if_o he_o will_v follow_v their_o admonition_n when_o they_o see_v he_o just_o drop_v into_o the_o grave_a which_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n he_o say_v that_o he_o can_v hope_v for_o fol._n 97_o chap._n xviii_o argument_n in_o this_o chapter_n bildad_n again_o take_v up_o the_o dispute_n and_o pretend_v to_o reply_v to_o what_o job_n have_v say_v but_o i_o do_v not_o see_v any_o thing_n new_a save_v the_o description_n he_o make_v as_o eliphaz_n have_v do_v before_o he_o of_o the_o ruin_n which_o shall_v inevitable_o fall_v according_a to_o the_o fix_a rule_n of_o providence_n so_o he_o fancy_v upon_o the_o wicked_a and_o his_o family_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o assistence_n that_o his_o friend_n and_o ally_n can_v lend_v he_o for_o his_o preservation_n and_o this_o he_o seem_v to_o imply_v be_v the_o fate_n of_o job_n who_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o exhort_v to_o repentance_n as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o his_o former_a discourse_n chap._n viii_o be_v very_o angry_a with_o he_o that_o he_o have_v no_o high_a esteem_n of_o their_o wisdom_n fol._n 101_o chap._n xix_o argument_n the_o purpose_n of_o this_o chapter_n in_o which_o job_n reply_v to_o bildad_n be_v to_o show_v that_o it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a for_o he_o also_o mere_o to_o repeat_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o they_o have_v do_v in_o ten_o discourse_n but_o the_o more_o to_o aggravate_v their_o want_n of_o compassion_n or_o rather_o cruelty_n towards_o he_o he_o represent_v several_a new_a thing_n which_o make_v his_o condition_n more_o deplorable_a than_o he_o have_v hitherto_o say_v one_o of_o which_o be_v that_o he_o can_v not_o tell_v the_o reason_n why_o god_n deal_v thus_o with_o he_o who_o notwithstanding_o be_v so_o gracious_a that_o in_o the_o depth_n of_o this_o misery_n and_o anguish_n he_o afford_v he_o a_o glimmer_n of_o a_o comfortable_a hope_n which_o begin_v now_o to_o appear_v in_o his_o soul_n and_o which_o he_o have_v hitherto_o want_v that_o god_n will_v at_o last_o take_v pity_n upon_o he_o and_o show_v his_o friend_n their_o error_n by_o restore_v he_o to_o his_o former_a health_n and_o splendour_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o literal_a meaning_n of_o the_o 25._o and_o 26._o verse_n and_o of_o the_o two_o next_o that_o follow_v where_o among_o other_o thing_n he_o say_v he_o doubt_v not_o but_o his_o redeemer_n shall_v stand_v last_o upon_o the_o earth_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o word_n day_n not_o be_v there_o that_o be_v quite_o overcome_v the_o devil_n and_o deliver_v he_o from_o these_o distress_n like_o a_o mighty_a conqueror_n who_o keep_v the_o field_n when_o all_o his_o opposer_n be_v rout_v and_o flee_v away_o but_o in_o this_o he_o be_v as_o s._n austin_n call_v he_o eximius_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la and_o prophesy_v of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n at_o the_o last_o day_n fol._n 106_o 107_o chap._n xx._n argument_n the_o abrupt_a beginning_n of_o this_o speech_n of_o zophar_n show_v that_o he_o be_v in_o a_o passion_n which_o though_o he_o pretend_v to_o bridle_v it_o will_v not_o let_v he_o calm_o consider_v the_o protestation_n which_o job_n have_v make_v of_o his_o innocence_n but_o he_o go_v on_o in_o the_o old_a common_a place_n of_o the_o certain_a downfall_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v he_o never_o so_o powerful_a and_o well_o support_v which_o he_o illustrate_v indeed_o after_o a_o excellent_a fashion_n with_o great_a variety_n of_o figure_n and_o remark_n upon_o history_n as_o old_a as_o the_o world_n in_o some_o of_o which_o he_o have_v observe_v that_o the_o wicked_a after_o their_o fall_n have_v make_v notable_a attempt_n to_o get_v up_o again_o but_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v so_o crush_v that_o they_o can_v never_o rise_v
more_o all_o the_o flaw_n in_o his_o discourse_n be_v this_o which_o be_v common_a to_o he_o with_o the_o rest_n that_o he_o imagine_v god_n never_o vary_v from_o this_o method_n and_o therefore_o job_n without_o doubt_n be_v a_o very_a bad_a man_n though_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v he_o be_v any_o other_o way_n but_o by_o his_o infelicity_n fol._n 114_o 115_o chap._n xxi_o argument_n to_o bring_v the_o dispute_n to_o a_o speedy_a issue_n job_n after_o a_o short_a preface_n reprove_v their_o incivility_n come_v close_o to_o the_o buisiness_n and_o do_v not_o content_v himself_o mere_o with_o deny_v what_o they_o have_v say_v but_o show_v they_o where_o the_o fallacy_n in_o their_o discourse_n lay_v viz._n in_o conclude_v a_o universal_a from_o some_o particular_n for_o he_o maintain_v from_o as_o good_a history_n and_o observation_n as_o they_o can_v produce_v that_o though_o god_n do_v make_v some_o wicked_a man_n such_o example_n of_o his_o vengeance_n as_o they_o have_v say_v yet_o he_o let_v other_o and_o they_o of_o the_o vile_a sort_n atheist_n and_o derider_n of_o divine_a providence_n live_v prosperous_o and_o die_v peaceable_o and_o have_v stately_a monument_n build_v to_o perpetuate_v their_o memory_n in_o brief_a he_o show_v there_o be_v great_a variety_n in_o god_n proceed_n about_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a which_o make_v they_o so_o bold_a as_o they_o be_v in_o their_o impiety_n and_o seem_v to_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o history_n of_o ishmael_n who_o be_v a_o wild_a or_o barbarous_a man_n grasp_a at_o all_o he_o can_v lay_v his_o hand_n on_o and_o persecute_v isaac_n and_o yet_o have_v xii_o prince_n descend_v from_o he_o settle_v in_o their_o several_a fortress_n as_o we_o read_v xvi_o gen._n 12._o xvii_o 20._o xxv_o 16._o and_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o the_o history_n of_o eliphaz_n his_o own_o country_n esau_n his_o ancestor_n be_v very_o rich_a xxxvi_o gen._n 6_o 7._o and_o have_v many_o duke_n who_o posterity_n afterward_o advance_v themselves_o to_o the_o title_n of_o king_n that_o spring_v from_o he_o before_o there_o be_v any_o king_n over_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n xxxvi_o gen._n 15_o 31._o fol._n 122_o 123_o chap._n xxii_o argument_n though_o job_n have_v clear_o state_v the_o controversy_n in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n yet_o eliphaz_n will_v not_o yield_v but_o begin_v the_o combat_n a_o three_o time_n without_o any_o ground_n at_o all_o but_o a_o pure_a mistake_n as_o i_o have_v express_v it_o in_o the_o first_o verse_n and_o to_o avoid_v the_o reproof_n which_o have_v be_v give_v he_o of_o repeat_v mere_o the_o same_o thing_n he_o now_o bring_v in_o a_o catalogue_n though_o without_o any_o proof_n so_o much_o be_v his_o anger_n and_o bitterness_n increase_v of_o the_o particular_a sin_n both_o against_o god_n and_o against_o his_o neighbour_n of_o which_o he_o suppose_v job_n to_o have_v be_v guilty_a else_o he_o still_o bold_o conclude_v god_n will_v not_o have_v punish_v he_o with_o such_o severity_n that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o great_a instance_n of_o his_o indignation_n to_o be_v find_v anywhere_o unless_o it_o be_v in_o the_o old_a world_n and_o in_o sodom_n yet_o he_o have_v so_o much_o moderation_n that_o be_v invite_v he_o at_o last_o to_o repentance_n and_o promise_v he_o the_o happy_a fruit_n of_o it_o as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o his_o first_o speech_n but_o not_o in_o his_o second_o nay_o he_o tell_v he_o in_o conclusion_n for_o his_o encouragement_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o do_v as_o much_o for_o a_o nation_n as_o ten_o righteous_a man_n can_v they_o have_v be_v find_v there_o may_v have_v do_v for_o sodom_n fol._n 131_o 132_o chap._n xxiii_o argument_n to_o the_o forego_n discourse_n of_o eliphaz_n job_n think_v at_o first_o to_o make_v no_o answer_n but_o only_o by_o complaint_n of_o their_o injustice_n and_o fresh_a appeal_n to_o god_n by_o who_o he_o desire_v more_o earnest_o than_o ever_o to_o be_v try_v be_v assure_v that_o he_o will_v acquit_v he_o and_o though_o for_o the_o present_a god_n be_v not_o please_v to_o give_v he_o andience_n of_o which_o he_o complain_v with_o too_o much_o passion_n yet_o he_o maintain_v that_o hope_n which_o begin_v to_o appear_v in_o his_o soul_n in_o his_o last_o discourse_n with_o bildad_n chap._n xix_o that_o god_n will_v at_o last_o clear_v he_o from_o all_o the_o aspersion_n which_o be_v cast_v upon_o he_o fol._n 140_o chap._n xxiv_o argument_n upon_o far_a consideration_n job_n think_v good_a again_o to_o confute_v their_o rash_a assertion_n about_o the_o plague_n which_o always_o befall_v the_o wicked_a by_o a_o induction_n of_o particular_n that_o prove_v the_o contrary_a among_o which_o the_o wild_a arab_n he_o tell_v they_o be_v a_o notorious_a instance_n who_o profession_n be_v rapine_n and_o yet_o they_o thrive_v and_o prosper_v in_o it_o v._n 5_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o do_v the_o more_o civilise_a oppressor_n of_o who_o he_o say_v something_o before_o and_o again_o v._o 11_o 12._o where_o he_o seem_v to_o reflect_v upon_o hard_a landlord_n and_o gripe_a merchant_n and_o traffiquer_n in_o city_n to_o who_o he_o add_v murderer_n adulterer_n pirate_n with_o several_a other_o wicked_a villain_n in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o chapter_n who_o notwithstanding_o die_v like_o other_o man_n and_o be_v not_o call_v to_o a_o account_n for_o their_o enormous_a crime_n in_o this_o present_a world_n fol._n 144_o chap._n xxv_o argument_n the_o forego_v discourse_n of_o job_n in_o the_o xxiv_o chapter_n be_v so_o undeniable_a that_o bildad_n begin_v to_o break_v off_o the_o dispute_n for_o he_o say_v not_o a_o word_n to_o it_o but_o only_o advise_v he_o to_o speak_v more_o reverent_o of_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n then_o he_o imagine_v he_o have_v do_v in_o his_o appeal_n to_o he_o chap._n xxiii_o fol._n 152_o chap._n xxvi_o argument_n job_n hear_v bildad_o wander_v so_o far_o from_o the_o buisiness_n deride_v his_o grave_a affectation_n of_o wisdom_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o though_o he_o talk_v as_o if_o he_o think_v himself_o fit_a to_o be_v a_o coadjutour_n to_o god_n almighty_a yet_o as_o his_o discourse_n be_v impertinent_a so_o it_o be_v but_o mean_a and_o flat_a in_o comparison_n with_o what_o he_o be_v able_a to_o speak_v himself_o concern_v the_o omnipotent_a wisdom_n of_o god_n which_o he_o set_v forth_o in_o a_o far_o more_o lively_a manner_n fol._n 154_o chap._n xxvii_o argument_n as_o bildad_n begin_v to_o decline_v the_o dispute_n so_o zophar_n quite_o give_v it_o over_o either_o look_v upon_o job_n as_o incurable_o obstinate_a or_o as_o we_o may_v more_o charitable_o conceive_v be_v it_o not_o for_o what_o we_o read_v xxxii_o 1._o be_v convince_v he_o have_v more_o reason_n on_o his_o side_n who_o silence_n so_o raise_v the_o spirit_n of_o job_n that_o he_o now_o triumph_v over_o his_o opponent_n as_o the_o word_n mashal_n which_o we_o render_v parable_n may_v denote_v for_o it_o signify_v among_o the_o hebrew_n a_o elegant_a ingenious_a kind_n of_o speech_n excel_v and_o as_o it_o be_v domineer_a over_o all_o other_o in_o its_o pithiness_n or_o neatness_n or_o some_o other_o rare_a quality_n such_o be_v the_o follow_a discourse_n of_o job_n which_o begin_v in_o this_o chapter_n with_o a_o vehement_a protestation_n that_o he_o will_v never_o desert_v his_o plea_n nor_o yield_v to_o their_o doctrine_n that_o a_o remarkable_a vengeance_n always_o attend_v upon_o wickedness_n in_o this_o world_n though_o he_o grant_v and_o large_o here_o assert_n that_o sometime_o there_o do_v fol._n 158_o 159_o chap._n xxviii_o argument_n the_o connexion_n of_o this_o chapter_n with_o the_o forego_n i_o hope_v i_o have_v true_o express_v in_o the_o first_o verse_n and_o that_o be_v find_v it_o be_v not_o difficult_a to_o see_v at_o what_o it_o drive_v viz._n to_o stop_v the_o buisy_n enquirie_n of_o mankind_n who_o be_v very_o wise_a he_o show_v in_o other_o thing_n but_o have_v not_o wit_n enough_o to_o comprehend_v the_o reason_n why_o god_n do_v not_o inflict_v those_o punishment_n upon_o all_o wicked_a man_n which_o fall_v upon_o some_o it_o be_v not_o needful_a to_o set_v down_o here_o how_o this_o argument_n be_v manage_v with_o such_o admirable_a elegance_n of_o word_n and_o such_o weightiness_n of_o matter_n as_o make_v it_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o mashal_n parable_n or_o proverb_n because_o it_o will_v sufficient_o appear_v in_o the_o paraphrase_n fol._n 165_o chap._n xxix_o argument_n to_o such_o discourse_n as_o these_o job_n presume_v his_o friend_n will_v have_v give_v great_a attention_n than_o it_o seem_v they_o do_v have_v not_o the_o vileness_n of_o his_o present_a condition_n make_v his_o speech_n also_o contemptible_a and_o therefore_o he_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n with_o what_o reverence_n all_o his_o oration_n be_v former_o receive_v
by_o great_a and_o small_a wish_v god_n will_v restore_v to_o he_o those_o happy_a day_n and_o insert_v all_o along_o some_o remarkable_a instance_n of_o his_o integrity_n especial_o as_o a_o judge_n in_o the_o height_n of_o his_o princely_a prosperity_n when_o he_o have_v a_o uncontrollable_a power_n to_o do_v as_o he_o please_v and_o yet_o never_o abuse_v it_o but_o employ_v it_o constant_o for_o the_o defence_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o mean_a people_n in_o his_o province_n fol._n 173_o chap._n xxx_o argument_n from_o the_o forego_n account_n of_o his_o ancient_a splendour_n he_o take_v occasion_n to_o annex_v a_o noless_a elegant_a description_n of_o the_o vileness_n of_o his_o present_a condition_n hope_v that_o the_o consideration_n of_o such_o a_o prodigious_a change_n which_o he_o represent_v in_o several_a particular_n and_o not_o without_o some_o touch_v still_o upon_o his_o integrity_n may_v at_o last_o move_v his_o hard-hearted_a friend_n to_o some_o compassion_n towards_o he_o especial_o when_o they_o see_v how_o near_o he_o be_v to_o his_o grave_n notwithstanding_o all_o his_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o relief_n fol._n 180_o chap._n xxxi_o argument_n it_o be_v possible_a his_o friend_n may_v make_v quite_o another_o use_n than_o job_n intend_v of_o the_o relation_n he_o have_v make_v of_o his_o miserable_a condition_n in_o the_o chapter_n forego_v and_o therefore_o lest_o it_o shall_v harden_v they_o in_o their_o old_a error_n and_o they_o shall_v take_v what_o he_o have_v say_v to_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o his_o gild_n he_o give_v in_o this_o chapter_n a_o large_a and_o particular_a account_n of_o his_o integrity_n which_o in_o general_a he_o have_v so_o often_o assert_v lay_v his_o very_a soul_n and_o the_o most_o secret_a inclination_n of_o it_o open_v before_o they_o together_o with_o the_o action_n of_o his_o whole_a life_n in_o his_o pripate_v capacity_n for_o of_o his_o vublick_n he_o have_v speak_v before_o chap._n xxix_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o neighbour_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n to_o who_o he_o again_o most_o solemn_o appeal_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o discourse_n that_o he_o do_v not_o boast_v of_o more_o virtue_n than_o he_o have_v but_o will_v most_o glad_o be_v try_v before_o he_o by_o some_o impartial_a judge_n i_o need_v not_o here_o enumerate_v his_o virtue_n because_o they_o be_v plain_o and_o distincy_o express_v in_o the_o paraphrase_n and_o i_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o give_v the_o entire_a content_n but_o the_o design_n only_o of_o each_o chapter_n fol._n 188_o chap._n xxxii_o argument_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o 15._o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n that_o there_o be_v several_a other_o person_n present_a beside_o those_o that_o be_v name_v when_o this_o dispute_n be_v hold_v between_o job_n and_o his_o three_o friend_n among_o who_o there_o be_v a_o young_a man_n name_v elihu_n who_o be_v either_o a_o syrian_a in_o which_o language_n this_o book_n be_v first_o write_v and_o translate_v by_o moses_n into_o hebrew_a say_v the_o author_n of_o the_o commentary_n under_o origen_n name_n descend_v from_o the_o second_o son_n of_o nahor_n abraham_n brother_n xxii_o gen._n 21._o or_o a_o idumaean_a of_o the_o same_o country_n with_o eliphaz_n the_o temanite_n xxv_o jer._n 23._o i_o have_v make_v he_o a_o syrian_a in_o my_o paraphrase_n because_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o the_o kindred_n of_o ram_n by_o who_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v either_o aram_n or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v abraham_n by_o who_o such_o wisdom_n and_o piety_n may_v be_v promote_v in_o his_o brother_n family_n as_o be_v apparent_a in_o elihu_n who_o though_o much_o inferior_a to_o the_o rest_n in_o year_n for_o which_o reason_n he_o have_v hold_v his_o peace_n thus_o long_o yet_o be_v much_o superior_a to_o they_o in_o knowledge_n which_o he_o discover_v in_o the_o judicious_a censure_n he_o here_o pass_v not_o only_o upon_o the_o three_o friend_n but_o upon_o job_n himself_o who_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o charge_n with_o all_o relate_v to_o any_o crime_n commit_v before_o this_o affliction_n befall_v he_o but_o think_v be_v have_v not_o manage_v the_o dispute_n about_o it_o with_o so_o much_o calmness_n and_o submission_n to_o god_n as_o become_v his_o piety_n in_o this_o he_o differ_v from_o those_o that_o speak_v before_o he_o for_o i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o blame_v he_o for_o any_o miscarriage_n but_o those_o only_o which_o he_o observe_v in_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o disputation_n and_o he_o spend_v his_o time_n rather_o in_o justify_v god_n then_o in_o carp_a at_o job_n as_o the_o other_o have_v do_v fol._n 198_o 199_o chap._n xxxiii_o argument_n here_o elihu_n address_v his_o speech_n to_o job_n alone_o for_o he_o reject_v all_o that_o the_o three_o friend_n have_v say_v as_o sufficient_o confute_v by_o job_n in_o his_o dispute_n with_o they_o and_o tell_v he_o first_o that_o he_o be_v the_o man_n who_o will_v now_o plead_v with_o he_o in_o god_n behalf_n as_o he_o have_v oft_o desire_v and_o that_o he_o be_v no_o unequal_a match_n for_o he_o and_o then_o begin_v to_o reprehend_v those_o passage_n which_o he_o think_v be_v unblamable_a in_o job_n speech_n particular_o his_o insist_v so_o much_o upon_o his_o integrity_n which_o though_o true_a shall_v not_o have_v be_v mention_v without_o due_a acknowledgement_n that_o the_o sovereign_n of_o the_o world_n have_v do_v he_o no_o wrong_n in_o thus_o afflict_v he_o and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o he_o to_o question_v the_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n providence_n because_o he_o do_v not_o understand_v it_o for_o the_o care_n of_o god_n over_o man_n and_o his_o kindness_n to_o he_o he_o show_v be_v so_o apparent_a upon_o so_o many_o score_n that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v because_o of_o the_o unaccountable_a affliction_n that_o may_v befall_v we_o which_o we_o ought_v rather_o to_o think_v be_v one_o of_o the_o way_n whereby_o he_o do_v man_n good_a fol._n 205_o chap._n xxxiv_o argument_n here_o job_n show_v himself_o a_o far_o more_o humble_a and_o teachable_a person_n than_o his_o three_o friend_n for_o though_o elihu_n have_v invite_v he_o to_o make_v what_o exception_n he_o please_v to_o his_o discourse_n in_o the_o former_a chapter_n he_o will_v not_o open_v his_o mouth_n because_o he_o plain_o see_v that_o elihu_n have_v hit_v upon_o the_o thing_n wherein_o he_o be_v defective_a and_o so_o this_o young_a man_n proceed_v to_o carry_v the_o charge_n a_o little_a high_o and_o tell_v he_o with_o more_o sharpness_n than_o before_o that_o there_o be_v some_o word_n in_o his_o discourse_n which_o sound_v in_o his_o ear_n as_o if_o he_o accuse_v god_n justice_n and_o goodness_n for_o what_o else_o do_v he_o mean_v when_o he_o complain_v that_o god_n do_v not_o do_v he_o right_o and_o that_o he_o destroy_v alike_o both_o good_a and_o bad_a which_o rash_a assertion_n he_o overthrow_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o sovereign_a dominion_n power_n righteousness_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n and_o represent_v to_o he_o what_o behaviour_n and_o discourse_n will_v have_v better_o become_v he_o then_o that_o which_o he_o have_v use_v foe_fw-mi 214_o chap._n xxxv_o argument_n job_n still_o keep_v silence_n notwithstanding_o that_o elihu_n have_v make_v the_o harsh_a construction_n of_o his_o word_n because_o he_o be_v sensible_a he_o mean_v he_o well_o and_o have_v now_o in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o discourse_n give_v he_o very_o wholesome_a counsel_n and_o allow_v his_o integrity_n have_v only_o charge_v he_o with_o some_o unhappy_a expression_n which_o have_v fall_v from_o he_o when_o he_o be_v in_o great_a anguish_n of_o spirit_n which_o i_o suppose_v be_v the_o reason_n he_o do_v not_o contradict_v he_o though_o he_o continue_v here_o in_o this_o chapter_n to_o fasten_v the_o very_a same_o harsh_a sense_n upon_o his_o word_n v._o 2_o 3._o which_o he_o refute_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o infinite_a disproportion_n there_o be_v between_o man_n and_o god_n who_o be_v never_o the_o worse_o indeed_o for_o any_o evil_n nor_o at_o all_o the_o better_a for_o any_o good_a that_o we_o do_v and_o yet_o have_v such_o a_o love_n to_o mankind_n that_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o miserable_a but_o take_v care_n for_o their_o relief_n when_o they_o be_v oppress_v if_o they_o address_v themselves_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o he_o fol._n 224._o chap._n xxxvi_o argument_n have_v reprehend_v some_o of_o the_o unwarrantable_a expression_n in_o job_n discourse_n which_o he_o himself_o will_v not_o justify_v elihu_n come_v close_a to_o the_o buisiness_n and_o speak_v to_o the_o very_a cause_n itself_o show_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o the_o method_n of_o his_o providence_n that_o if_o job_n have_v in_o stead_n