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himself_o to_o man_n such_o like_a reason_n move_v origen_n 305._o origen_n lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la celsum_fw-la p._n 305._o to_o say_v that_o job_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_o ancient_a than_o even_o moses_n himself_o and_o eusebius_n 6._o eusebius_n lib._n 1._o demonstr_n evang_v cap._n 6._o to_o pronounce_v that_o he_o be_v before_o moses_n two_o whole_a age_n which_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o many_o of_o the_o hebrew_n writer_n who_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v 11._o observe_v lib._n vii_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat._n etc._n etc._n cap._n 11._o think_v job_n live_v in_o the_o day_n of_o isaac_n and_o jacob._n the_o judgement_n of_o other_o eastern_a people_n be_v not_o much_o different_a from_o this_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o hottinger_n smegma_fw-la orientale_n 453._o orientale_n pag._n 381_o
till_o that_o happy_a change_n come_v hand_n 15._o thou_o shall_v call_v and_o i_o will_v answer_v thou_o thou_o will_v have_v a_o desire_n to_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n 15._o do_v thou_o speak_v the_o word_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v show_v thou_o have_v some_o love_n to_o thy_o own_o workmanship_n sin_n 16._o for_o now_o thou_o numbre_v my_o step_n do_v thou_o not_o watch_v over_o my_o sin_n 16._o though_o now_o thou_o seem_v to_o number_v every_o step_n i_o have_v tread_v in_o all_o my_o life_n and_o do_v not_o spare_v to_o punish_v every_o fault_n iniquity_n 17._o my_o transgression_n be_v seal_v up_o in_o a_o bag_n and_o thou_o sowe_v up_o my_o iniquity_n 17._o have_v take_v as_o great_a care_n the_o memory_n of_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v lose_v as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v seal_v up_o in_o a_o bag_n and_o add_v one_o punishment_n to_o another_o place_n 18._o and_o sure_o the_o mountain_n fall_v come_v to_o nought_o and_o the_o rock_n be_v remove_v out_o of_o his_o 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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 say_v 1._o than_o answer_v eliphaz_n the_o temanite_n and_o say_v 1._o than_o eliphaz_n incense_v with_o these_o reproach_n rise_v up_o again_o and_o say_v east-wind_n 2._o shall_v a_o wise_a man_n utter_v vain_a knowledge_n and_o fill_v his_o belly_n with_o the_o east-wind_n 2._o do_v thou_o pretend_v to_o be_v wise_a who_o answer_v we_o with_o such_o empty_a discourse_n and_o who_o heart_n be_v swell_v with_o such_o pernicious_a opinion_n and_o vent_v they_o with_o so_o much_o vehemence_n good_a 3._o shall_v he_o reason_v with_o unprofitable_a talk_n or_o with_o speech_n wherewith_o he_o can_v do_v no_o good_a 3._o be_v this_o thy_o wisdom_n which_o teach_v thou_o to_o wrangle_v to_o no_o purpose_n and_o to_o pour_v out_o word_n for_o which_o one_o be_v never_o the_o better_a god_n 4._o yea_o thou_o cast_v off_o fear_n and_o restraine_v prayer_n before_o god_n 4._o the_o better_a do_v i_o say_v they_o destroy_v all_o religion_n and_o discourage_v man_n from_o pour_v out_o their_o complaint_n in_o prayer_n to_o god_n crafty_a 5._o for_o thy_o mouth_n utter_v thy_o iniquity_n and_o thou_o choose_v the_o tongue_n of_o the_o crafty_a 5._o thou_o rather_o teach_v they_o to_o dispute_v with_o he_o whereby_o thou_o have_v proclaim_v thy_o iniquity_n while_o with_o fallacious_a word_n thou_o seek_v how_o to_o dissemble_v it_o thou_o 6._o thou_o own_o mouth_n condemn_v thou_o and_o not_o i_o yea_o thy_o own_o lip_n testify_v against_o thou_o 6._o i_o need_v produce_v no_o far_o testimony_n against_o thou_o for_o thy_o own_o mouth_n have_v do_v the_o buisiness_n and_o condemn_v thou_o of_o impiety_n hill_n 7._o be_v thou_o the_o first_o man_n that_o be_v bear_v or_o be_v thou_o make_v before_o the_o hill_n 7._o thou_o be_v but_o a_o man_n why_o do_v thou_o talk_v as_o if_o thou_o be_v god_n or_o at_o least_o be_v make_v before_o the_o world_n thyself_o 8._o have_v thou_o hear_v the_o secret_a of_o god_n and_o do_v thou_o restrain_v wisdom_n to_o thyself_o 8._o be_v thou_o admit_v into_o god_n secret_a counsel_n and_o thereby_o ingrossedst_a all_o wisdom_n to_o thyself_o we_o 9_o what_o know_v thou_o that_o we_o know_v not_o 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say_v to_o a_o king_n thou_o be_v wicked_a and_o to_o prince_n you_o be_v ungodly_a 18._o there_o be_v no_o king_n on_o earth_n but_o look_n upon_o it_o as_o a_o great_a and_o unsufferable_a reproach_n to_o be_v call_v a_o tyrant_n nor_o will_v inferior_a ruler_n endure_v you_o shall_v say_v that_o they_o have_v no_o regard_n to_o equity_n hand_n 19_o how_o much_o less_o to_o he_o that_o accept_v not_o the_o person_n of_o prince_n nor_o regard_v the_o rich_a more_o than_o the_o poor_a for_o they_o all_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n 19_o shall_v we_o impute_v then_o any_o such_o thing_n to_o he_o before_o who_o a_o prince_n or_o a_o rich_a man_n be_v no_o more_o than_o the_o mean_a and_o poor_a person_n who_o shall_v have_v the_o same_o justice_n from_o he_o with_o the_o great_a because_o they_o be_v all_o alike_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n hand_n 20._o in_o a_o moment_n shall_v they_o die_v and_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v trouble_v at_o midnight_n and_o pass_v away_o and_o 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have_v observe_v do_v thou_o show_v it_o i_o if_o i_o have_v commit_v any_o fault_n i_o will_v take_v care_n to_o do_v so_o no_o more_o know_v 33._o shall_v it_o be_v according_a to_o thy_o mind_n he_o will_v recompense_v it_o whether_o thou_o refuse_v or_o whether_o thou_o choose_v and_o not_o i_o therefore_o speak_v what_o thou_o know_v 33._o have_v thou_o address_v thyself_o to_o god_n in_o this_o manner_n answer_v that_o question_n for_o god_n will_v recompense_v it_o if_o thou_o do_v despise_v such_o good_a counsel_n which_o perhaps_o thou_o will_v choose_v to_o do_v but_o so_o will_v not_o i._o speak_v therefore_o what_o thy_o opinion_n be_v i_o 34._o let_v man_n of_o understanding_n tell_v i_o and_o let_v a_o wise_a man_n hearken_v unto_o i_o 34._o or_o let_v any_o understand_a person_n tell_v we_o what_o be_v their_o opinion_n for_o such_o as_o i_o say_v before_o will_v i_o have_v to_o judge_v between_o we_o wisdom_n 35._o job_n have_v speak_v without_o knowledge_n and_o his_o 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cleanse_v from_o my_o sin_n 3._o what_o else_o can_v be_v thy_o meaning_n when_o thou_o utter_v such_o word_n as_o these_o what_o do_v god_n care_n whether_o i_o be_v innocent_a or_o no_o or_o what_o benefit_n shall_v i_o have_v by_o it_o if_o i_o be_v thou_o 4._o i_o will_v answer_v thou_o and_o thy_o companion_n with_o thou_o 4._o i_o will_v answer_v thou_o and_o such_o as_o thou_o be_v in_o a_o few_o word_n thou_o 5._o look_v unto_o the_o heaven_n and_o see_v and_o behold_v the_o cloud_n which_o be_v high_a than_o thou_o 5._o cast_v up_o thy_o eye_n to_o the_o heaven_n look_v upon_o the_o cloud_n and_o the_o sky_n and_o consider_v that_o as_o high_a as_o they_o be_v they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o above_o thou_o as_o god_n be_v above_o they_o he_o 6._o if_o thou_o sin_v what_o do_v thou_o against_o he_o or_o if_o thy_o transgression_n be_v multiply_v what_o do_v thou_o unto_o he_o 6._o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o be_v never_o the_o worse_o for_o the_o sin_n which_o 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or_o nation_n god_n be_v please_v indeed_o to_o show_v a_o extraordinary_a grace_n to_o abraham_n in_o call_v he_o out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n and_o father_n house_n where_o idolatry_n have_v take_v a_o deep_a root_n and_o have_v be_v long_o grow_v without_o any_o hope_n of_o amendment_n for_o if_o we_o may_v give_v any_o credit_n to_o kessaeus_n a_o mahometan_a writer_n or_o to_o elmacinus_n a_o christian_n they_o be_v infect_v with_o it_o in_o the_o day_n of_o heber_n who_o stout_o oppose_v it_o but_o with_o so_o little_a effect_n that_o though_o god_n send_v a_o whirlwind_n which_o throw_v down_o all_o their_o idol_n and_o break_v they_o in_o piece_n that_o false_a worship_n still_o prevail_v but_o this_o do_v not_o warrant_v we_o to_o imagine_v that_o god_n utter_o reject_v and_o neglect_v all_o other_o people_n to_o who_o he_o reveal_v himself_o in_o a_o very_a familiar_a manner_n and_o give_v many_o demonstration_n of_o his_o divine_a presence_n among_o they_o till_o they_o 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contradict_v even_o their_o own_o affirmation_n elsewhere_o which_o be_v ground_v on_o good_a reason_n that_o balaam_n be_v a_o prophet_n divine_o move_v among_o the_o syrian_n in_o mesopotamia_n he_o be_v a_o man_n indeed_o of_o naughty_a affection_n and_o incline_v to_o superstition_n but_o still_o have_v many_o illumination_n and_o motion_n from_o the_o most_o high_a as_o appear_v not_o only_o by_o his_o prediction_n but_o by_o the_o express_a word_n of_o moses_n who_o say_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o he_o xxiv_o num._n 2._o to_o which_o if_o i_o shall_v add_v his_o own_o testimony_n concern_v himself_o that_o he_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o see_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o that_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n have_v his_o eye_n open_a in_o his_o ecstasy_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o it_o shall_v be_v reject_v especial_o since_o he_o declare_v at_o the_o first_o when_o the_o prince_n of_o midian_a importune_v he_o to_o go_v with_o they_o that_o he_o will_v be_v whole_o guide_v by_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o buisiness_n and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o balack_n constant_o go_v to_o meet_v the_o lord_n to_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v say_v and_o profess_v his_o care_n to_o speak_v what_o the_o lord_n have_v put_v in_o his_o mouth_n xxii_o 8._o xxiii_o 3_o 12_o 15_o etc._n etc._n these_o consideration_n to_o which_o many_o more_o may_v be_v add_v be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v that_o there_o be_v little_a if_o any_o ground_n for_o the_o opinion_n of_o theodoret_n who_o resolve_v num._n resolve_v quaest_n 39_o in_o num._n that_o balaam_n do_v not_o inquire_v of_o the_o true_a god_n though_o the_o answer_n be_v give_v by_o he_o of_o who_o he_o be_v ignorant_a not_o by_o he_o who_o he_o invoke_v and_o that_o the_o conclusion_n of_o s._n basil_n eustath_n
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 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