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
sonne starves and where is he 11 As waters passe out of the sea and rivers are spent and dry vp 12 So man lieth downe and riseth not till the heavens be not they wake not nor be raysed vp out of their sleep 13. Oh that thou wouldest lay me vp in the grave wouldest hide me vntill thine anger rested wouldest set me a time and remember me 14 Can the earthly-wight dead revive all the dayes of my set time I would waite vntil my chaunge were come 15 Thou wouldest call and I would answer thou wouldst tender the work of thyne owne hands 16 But now thou doest count my goings keepest them not for my sinne 17. My trespas is feald in a bag that thou ioynest to present iniquitie 18 Even an huge mountayn waisteth as the rocks remove from their place 19 Water weares the stones thou overflowest the growth of the dusty earth So thou destroyest the hope of sorowful-man 20 Thou prevaylest against him and he passeth thoâ— changest his face and sendest him away 21 If his children be in honour he knoweth it not oâ— if they be the least he can not vnderstand of them 22. Onely his flesh is grieved for it self and his soul will mourne for himself CHVP XV. THen answered Eliphaz the Themanite sayd 2 Wil a wise man vtter knowledge of wind and fill his belly with an easterne blast 3 Reasoning in speach vnprofitable and in words of no gayne 4 Yea thou diisanullest godlynes hinderest prayer before the Omnipotent 5 Thy own mouth shall argue thy iniquity how thou chosest the tongue of the subtile 6 Thy owne mouth shall make thee wicked not I and thy owne lippes shall witnes against thee 7. Wast thou borne the first earthly-man or formed before the mountaynes 8 Hast thou heard the counsel of God and drawn vnto thee wisdome 9 What knowest thou that wee know not perceivest thou that is not with vs 10 Both gray-headed all gray is amoÌ„gest vs greater then thy father in dayes 11. Are the comfortes of God a small matter with thee and is the matter hid with thee 12 What doctrine can thine hart give thee or what can thine eyes aime at 13 That thou turnest thy spirit against the Omnipotent and vtterest words out of thy mouth 14 What is woful-man to be cleared or the borne of woman to be justified 15 Where he holdeth not his holy ones perfect nor they of heaven be cleare in his eyes 16 Much lesse the vncleane lothsome drinking vnrighteousnes as water 17 I will shew thee heare me and what I have seen that will I declare 18 What wise men have told hid not what their â—athers left 19 To whom alone the land was given no straunger came amongst them 20. The wicked killeth himself all his dayes soon numbred yeres are stored for the Tyrant 21 A noise of much feare is in his eares in peace the â—obber will come vpon him 22. He looketh not to escape from darknes having watch he thinketh vpon the sword 23 He wandreth for bread where to find it he knoweth that the day of darknes is ready at his hand 24 Distresse and affliction will fright him It wil prevaile against him as a King furnished with an army about him 25. Because he stretched forth his hand against the Omnipotent and would be valiant against the almighty 26. He will run vpon him vpon his neck vpon the thick bodies of his shields 27 Though he cover his face with his fat make playtes vpon the panch 28 Though he make dwellings of cities ruinated of houses vndwelt which were coming to heapes of stone 29 He shall not continue rich nor his wealth stand nor that which they have brought about spread over the earth 30. He shall not depart out of darknes fyre shall dry vp his suckers and he shall depart by the spirit of H 〈…〉 mouth 31 Let not the misledd trust in vanitie for vanitie wil be his recompence 32 Which will come to the full before his day his branch shall never be greene 33 HE will snap off his soure-grape as the vines cast off his floure as the Olives 34 For the congregation of the hypocrites shal be solitaric and fyre eateth the tents of bribers 35 By conceiving sorow and breeding miserie sâ— their belly getteth guile CHAP. XVI THen Iob answered and sayd 2 I have heard many words as these Miserable comforters are ye all 3. Is there any end of windy words and what makeâ—â— thee so vehement to reply 4. Would I speak as you if you were in my place would I compose bare wordes against you nod vpon you with my head 5 I would strengthen you with my mouth and my lippes moving should bring ease 6 If I speak my grief will not be eased or if I leave of what will go from me 7 As now it wearieth me THOU hast made me desolate of all my company 8 So thou hast made me all wrinkled That is a proof my leannes riseth vp against me it speaketh to my face 9 His anger renteth and he beareth me a grudge he gnasheth his teeth vpon me he is become my foe he looketh sharply at me 10. Men open their mouthes against me with reproches they smite my cheeks they come by full troups vpon me 11. The Omnipotent hath given me over to the godles and hath cast me into the hand of the wicked 12 I was welthy but he hath vndone me and he layeth hold vpon my neck and still buffeteth me and hath â—et me for a mark vnto himself 13 His archers compasse me he hath cleaved my â—eines and spared not He hath powred vpon the earth my gall 14 He hath breached in me breach overagainst breach He runneth vpon me as a gyant 15 Sackloth sow I vnto my skin and wallow mine horne in the dust 16 My face is become fowl by weeping and vpon my eyliddes is the shadow of death 17 For no misdoing of my hands but my wish is clear saying 18 O earth cover not my blood and let there be nâ— place for my crie 19 Even now behold in heaven is my witnes my record on high 20 My frends scorne me but vnto the Puissant dooth mine eye drop 21 That he would decide the cause for earthly-wight before the Puissant as the sonn of Adam dooth with his neighbour 22. For the soon numbred yeres be arrived and a path must I go where I have no returne CHAP. XVII MY breath is corrupt my dayes are quenched graves are for me 2. Surely mockages are bestowed vpon me and in these mens vexing lodgeth myne ey 3. Set me now an vmpire with thee who is he Let my hand be stroken 4. For thou hast hid the hart of these men from judgement therefore
will lay hold vpon my righteousnes and I will not leave it my hart shall take no shame from my dayes 7. Mine enemie shal be as the wicked and my adversary as the vnrighteous 8. For what can be the hope of the hypocrite that he should bring it about when the Puissant would shake off his soule 9. Would the Omnipotent heare his crye when distresse coÌ„meth vpon him 10. Can he delight in the Almighty will he call vpon the Puissant at all times 11 I will teach you of God his hand that which is with the Almighty I will not hide 12 Lo ye all have seèn it and why do ye then vanish in vanitie 13 This shal be the lot of the wicked earthly-man with the Omnipotent and the portion of tyrants which they shall receive from the Almighty 14. If his children be many it shal be to the sword his ofspring shall not be filled with bread 15. His remnant shal be buried as soon as they are dead and his widowes shall not weep 16 If he heap vp silver as dust and prepare him gaâ—ments as clay 17 Wel he may prepare it but the iust shall weare iâ— and the innocent shall part the silver 18 He buildeth his house as a moth and as a booth which a watchman maketh 19 The rich lieth and is not taken vp one openeth his eyes but he is gone 20 Terrours shall fasten on him as waters and in the night a tempest shal steal him away 21 An East wind shall take him and he must go and and it shall whirle him from his place 22. It falleth on him and spares him not when he would fayne flee from that sway 23. Every one shall clap hands at him and hisse him away from his place CHAP. XXVIII NOw there is an issue for silver and a place of Golds refining 2. Iron is taken out of dust brasse is molten out of stone 3. HE hath set an end to darknes and searcheth the vse of all things stone of myrknes and shadow of death 4. A streame breaketh from his spring vnkenned of aâ—y foot deep for sad-man it floweth away 5 A ground out of which groweth food is vnderneath chaunged as fyre 6. Her stones have the place of Saphir and the dust of gold is in it 7. A path which the kite hath not knowne nor the eye of glead lookt on it 8. The savage beasts have not trode it nor fierce-Lyon passed over it 9. HE sendeth his hand into the flint and changeth mountaines at the roote 10 Breaking rivers out of the rocks And all that is rare his ey seeth 11. HE bindeth the floods from weeping And the hid he bringeth to light 12 But from whence can wisdome be found where is vnderstandings place 13. Sorowfull-man knoweth not her esteeme neither can it be found in the Land of the living 14 The deep saith it is not in me and the sea saith it is not with me 15 No ore can be given for her nor silver be weighed for her price 16 It will not be valewed with Cethem from Ophir with precious Beryll and Saphir 17 No gold nor diamond will match her nor cup of Phez-gold make her exchaunge 18 Ramoth and Gabish may not be mentioned wisdomes price doth passe carbuncles 19 The Topaz of Cush will not match her she wil not be weighed with pure Cethem 20 Then from whence doth wisdome proceed and where is the place of vnderstanding 21 For it is hid from the eyes of all living and kept close from the fowles of the heaven 22 Destruction and death say with our eares we have heard her fame 23. God perceiveth her way and he knoweth her place 24 For he beholdeth the ends of the earth and hee seeth all that is vnder heaven 25 When he made for the wind a peise and held the waters in a measure 26. When he made a bound for the rayne and a way for lightening of thunders 27 Then he saw her and shewed her and setled her and searched her 28. And he sayd to Adam Mark the fear of Adonaj is the wisdome and to eschew ill is vnderstanding CHAP. XXIX ANd Iob continued his Oration and sayd 2 O that I were as in former moneths as in the dayes when the Puissant preserved me 3. When he caused his brightnes to shine over my head when I walked at his light in darknes 4. As I was in my lusty yeres with Gods favour over my tent 5. When yet the almighty was with me and my children about me 6. When I washt my steps with butter and the rock powred me streames of oyle 7. When I went out a door to the city and settled my seat in the street 8. The young men saw me would not be seen the aged arising stood vp 9. Princes refrayned from speaking layd their hand vpon their mouth 10. The best in voyce would not be seen theyr toung cleaved to their palat 11 When the ear heard then it held me happy and the ey saw and gave me good report 12. That I delivered the poore when he cryed and the fatherlesse and the succourlesse 13 The blessing of the perishing came vpon me and I made glad the heart of the widow 14. I put on righteousnes and it clothed me my iustice was like a cloke and a crowne 15. Eyes was I vnto the blind and I became feet to the lame 16 A father was I to the poore and the cause I knew not I searcht out 17. And I brake the tuskes of the vnright and cast the pray out of his teeth 18. And I sayd I shall give out the ghost in presence of my nest and multiply dayes as the sand 19 My root was spred to the water and dew lay vpon my braunches 20 My honour was aey-new with me and my bowâ— was fresh in mine hand 21 To me men gave eare and regard and kept silencâ— at my counsel 22 After my words they diffred not my talk dropped vpon them 23. They regarded me as the rain gaped as to the later showres 24. When I laughed vpon them they would not be bold nor cast downe the light of my face 25 I chose their way and sate a chief and dwelt as a King with a garrison as one that comforteth mourners CHAP. XXX BUt now they make a scorne of mee who are lesser in dayes then I whose fathers I would have disdayned to set with the dogges of my sheep 2 For what could their hands strength do me whose aged time came to nothing 3. In want and in famine heavie they fled into the vnwatery land obscure wast and wildernes 4 Which pluckt vp salt herbs among trees and Iuniper rootes were their meat 5 They were driven from company men shouted at them as at a theif 6 That they dwelt in cliffs at rivers in holes of dust and in rocks 7. Among trees they
thou wilt not give them honour 5. who so speaketh vaine-goodly-speach to neighbours the eyes of the given that way shal be consumed 6 That maketh me a by-word to people I am openly a taber 7 Wherefore myne eye is dim by anguish and all my members be like a shadow 8 Let the vpright wonder at this and let the innoceÌ„t bestir himselfe against the hypocrite 9 And let the iust hold on his way and let the cleane in handes encrease courage 10 Now all ye chaunge your mind and come now For I find not a wise man amongst you 11. My dayes are past my purposes are pluckt vp the possessions of my heart 12 The night they change into day light is short because of darknes 13 As I desire the grave my house in the darknes I straw my couch 14. To the pit I cry o father ô mother ô sister to the wormes 15 For where now have I my hope yea my hope who can behold it 16 To the middes of the grave all shall descend when we go downe together to the dust CHAP. XVIII THen Bildad the Shuchite answered and sayd 2 When will yee make an end of speaking Mark yee and after we wil speak 3. Why are we counted as beasts are vncleane in your eyes 4. O he that teareth his soule in his anger shall the earth be cast off for thee rocks be removed from their place 5 Yea the light of the wicked is soon quenched and the sparkle of his fire shall not long shine 6 Light is darkened in his tent and his candle is put out in him 7 His violent passages are distressed and his own counsel will make him fall 8 He is sent into the net by his owne feet and walketh into the platted grin 9 The snare shall catch him by the heel the savage shal lay hold on him 10 His snare is hid in the ground his pitfall at the way side 11. Terrours fright him on every syde and presse him at his feet 12 His strength shall come to hungar and wo is ready at his syde 13 A straunge death shall eat the braunches of his body All his braunches shall it eat 14 His confidence shal be plucked vp from his tent he shal be conveyed to the king of terrours 15 It shall dwell in his tent when it is not his brimston shal be scattered vpon his dwelling 16 Beneath his roots shal be dryed vp and above his branch shal be cut downe 17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth he shall have no name in the streates 18. He shal be drvien from light to darknes he shal be chased out of the earth 19. He shall leave no child nor nephew among his people nor remnant in his pilgrimage 20. At his day they that come after shall wonder as the present took an horrour 21. Even these are the habitatioÌ„s of the vnrighteous â—â— this is the case of him that knoweth not the OmnipoteÌ„t CHAP. XIX THen Iob answered and sayd 2 How long will ye greive my soule and fret me with words 3 Now ten times ye have reproched me nothing ashamed But ye harden your selves against me 4. Suppose in deed that I have erred let my errour continue with me 5. But truely you deale stately over me `* and bring my wretched case an argument against me 6. Know then that the Puissant hath overthrowne me and compassed his net about me 7. If I complayne of wrong I cannot be heard if I cry no sentence wil be given 8. He hath hedged in my wayes that I cannot passe and hath set darknes over my pathes 9. He hath bestript me of my honour and taken away the crowne of myne head 10. He hath puld me downe on every side and I goe away and he hath plucked vp my hope as a tree 11. And his anger is kindled against me he holdeth ne as one of his enemies 12. His hostes come together against me and cast vp â—heir trench against me and camp about my tent 13. He hath alienated my brethren from me and they who honoured me are become mere strangers vnto me 14 My kinsfolk cease they whom I favoured have forgotten me 15 The hirelinges of my house and my maydens take me for a stranger I am an alliant in their eyes 16 I call my servant but he wil give no answer though I entreat him with my mouth 17 My breath is strange vnto my wife though I pray her by the children of my belly 18 Even Princockes do dispise me when I arise they talk against me 19 All men of my counsell loath me and they whom I loved turne agaynst me 20 My bone cleaveth to my skin as to my flesh and I am whol onely in the skin of my teeth 21 Pitie me pitie me o yee my frendes for the hand of the Puissant hath touched me 22 Why do ye persecute me as the Omnipotent and are not satisfied with my flesh 23 O that my words were now written ô that they were drawen in a book 24 Graven with a pen of iron with lead were in stone for ever 25 How I know my redemer liveth and at the last shall arise vpon the dust 26 And after this my skin is spent yet from my fle 〈…〉 shall I see the Puissant 27. Whom I shall see even I my self myne ey 〈…〉 view and no straunger when my reynes and boso 〈…〉 be spent 28. Thus yee should say why pursue we him when the thinges root is found in me 29 Be afraied your selves of the sword For ire vpon sin hath the sword Therefore know ther is a iudgment CHAP. XX. THen answered Sophar the Naamathite and sayd 2. For this my thoughts make me reply and therefore my hast is in me 3. A reprofe to my shame I heare and the spirit of my conscience will that I answer 4 Thou dost know this much how of old since Adam was set on the earth 5. The joyance of wicked is short hypocrites gladnes for a moment 6. If his height ascend to heaven and his head reach vnto the cloudes 7. Turning a little he falls for ever his beholders â—ay where is he 8. As a dreame shall he flee past finding and passe like a vision on night 9. Eyes viewed him but shall no more nor his place behold him againe 10. His children must content the poore his hands recompence his wrongs 11. His bones shall feel full pay for his youth prankes which shall lye with him in the dust 12. Though wrong be sweet within his mouth and he hide it vnder his tongue 13. Though he cherish it and leave it not and hold it within his pallate 14. His meat in his bowels turneth into gall of aspes within him 15 Wealth devoured he shall cast-vp The Omnipotent
will drive it out of his belly 16. He shall suck the gall of aspes the tongue of serpents shall kill him 17 He shall no more see rivers streames brooks of hony and of butter 18. He shall restore what mens paines gate and not have time to devour it and never reioyce in the wealth for which he must make recompence 19 He oppresseth and leaveth poor robbed of house which he shall not build vp 20 For he shall feel no rest in his belly by that which he desired he shall not be safe 21 There shal be no remnant of his meat therefore his goods continue not 22 When he hath filled him with sufficiency then he shal be distrest ech hand of injuried will come vpon him 23 When he would fil his belly God will send his hoat anger vpon him he wil rayn vpon him into his flesh 24. When he fleeth from the iron armour the bowe of steel shall shoot him through 25. The arrow shal be drawen and come out of the quiver and the head shal be in his gall terrours shall come vpon him 26. All darknes is hid vp for his store a fyre vnquenchable shall eat him vp and the remnant of his tent shal be wringed 27 The heaven shall reveale his iniquity and the earth shall rise vp against him 28 The fruites for his house shall passe avvay flow away in the day of anger 29 This shal be the portion of the wicked earthly-man from God and the inheritance appointed him from the Omnipotent CHAP. XXI THen answered Iob and sayd 2 Heare diligently my words and let that be your consolation 3 Suffer ye me and I will speak and after I have spoken mock thou 4. Is my sighing vnto man notwithstanding I have my sighing then why should not my spirit be discouraged 5 Mark me and be amazed lay the hand vpon the mouth 6 When I bethink me I am troubled and a quaking taketh my flesh 7 Why are the wicked lively continue long and be mighty in riches 8 Their seed is setled before them with them and their issue before their eyes 9 Their houses have peace without feare and the rod of the puissant is not vpon them 10. Their oxe gendreth and looseth not seed their cow calveth and looseth not the young 11. They send forth their children as flocks theâ—â— prinkockes daunce 12. They bear with the tabret harpe and reioyce aâ— the sound of the pleasant instrument 13. They spend their dayes in wealthinesse and in a moment they go downe to the grave 14. And they say to the omnipotent depart from vs for we desire not to know thy wayes 15. What is the almighty that we should serve him or what profit shall we have if we pray to him 16. Loe their welth coÌ„meth not by their own power here I am far from the iudgement of the wicked 17. Not so often is the candle of the wicked put out that their wo doth come vpon them that HE imparteth pangs in his anger 18 That they become as straw before the wind and dust which a tempest stealeth away 19. Doth God lay vp his injuries for his children doth pay himself that he doth feel it 20. Do his own eyen see his ruine that he drink the ire of the omnipotent 21. Otherwise what careth he for his house after him when the number of his own moneths shal be shortned 22. Can a man teach the Omnipotent knowledg how he shall judge the lofty 23 One dyeth in his very perfection all in prosperitie and ease 24 His payles are full of milk and the marrow of his bones are moist 25 An other dyeth with a bitter soule and never ate good thing 26 They shall lye alike in the dust the worme shall cover them 27 Behold I know your thoughts and your injurious imaginations against me 28 When ye say where is the house of the noble where is the tent and pavilion of the wicked 29. Cannot ye ask them that go by the way so yee would not make their signes straunge 30. How the bad is spared vnto the day of heavines the day when great wrath is brought 31 Who dare tell him of his wayes to his face reward him that which he doth 32. But he is brought vnto the grave and still abideth in the tumbe 33 The vale clodds be sweet vnto him he draweth all earthly after him as innumerable went before him 34 And what do yee comfort me with vanitie when great offence remayneth in your disputations CHAP. XXII THen answered Eliphaz the Themanite and sayd 2. Can the humane-wight teach the Omnipotent If he would teach would he regard it 3. Is it a pleasure to the almighty that thou pleadest justice or gain that thou wouldst make thy wayes perfect 4. Would he reprove thee for thy religion would he come into judgement with thee 5 Nay doubtlesse thy evill is great and thy iniquity endlesse 6. For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother vv 〈…〉 out cause and bestript the naked of their clothing 7 No vvater to the vveary hast thou given to drink and thou hast kept avvay bread from the hungry 8 But the stronger in arme held the land and hee estimation vvould dvvell in it 9 Widovves hast thou sent avvay empty and the armes of the fatherles vvere broken 10 Therefore snares compasse thee and suddayn fear frightes thee 11 Or darknes that thou canst not see and much wâ— ter doth cover thee 12 Is not the Puissant in the height oâ— heaven be hold the loftynes the starres hovv high they be 14 So thou sayest vvhat knovveth the Omnipotem can he judge through the dark cloud 14 The clovvdes be a covering to him that he cannot see and he vvalketh vpon the compasse of the heaven 15 Hast thou marked the vvay of the old vvorld vvherin vngratious men have vvalked 16 Which vvere made avvay before their time vvhoâ— foundation became a water of deluge 17 Who â—â—id vnto the Omnipotent depart from â— and vvhat should the Almighty do vnto them 18 For he fild their houses vvith goods the opinion of the vvicked is far from me 19 The iust did see and rejoyced and the innocent 〈…〉 mock them 20 As our state is not yet destroyed that the remnaâ— of the other fyre should eat vp 21 Reconcile thee novv vnto him be at peace S 〈…〉 prosperitie shall come vnto thee 22 Receive now the Law at his mouth lay vp his â—â—ordes in thine hart 23 If thou tuine vnto the almighty thou shalt be built â—p if thou cast far off vnrighteousnes from thy tents 24. So thou shalt set by gold as dust and Ophir as â—he stones in rivers 25 And the Almighty wil be thy plentiful gold â—ilver of strength vnto thee 26 For then thou shalt delite in the Almighty
and his speaches are without skill 36. O my father which art in heaven let Iob be tryed vnto victorie for answers of sorrowful wicked 37 For he addes trespas to his sin he maketh a noyse amongst vs and against the omnipotent he doth multiply his talking CHAP. XXXV ELihu spake moreover and sayd 2. Hast thou counted this for judgement Thou saydst I am more iust then the Omnipotent 3 So thou saydst what good will it do thee what gain I clensed from my sinne 4 I will answer thee in speeches and also thy fellowes with thee 5. Consider and see the heavens and mark the skies height above thee 6 If thou hast sinned what canst thou work for him thy trespas be much what canst thou do to him 7 If thou be just what givest thou him or what will he take from thy hand 8 Thy ill may touch one like thy self and thy iustice a sonne of Adam 9 For violence th' oppressed complaine cry out for the violents arme 10 But none say where is the Puissant my MAKERS the Eternal Trinitie who stirreth to praise on the night 11 Who doth teach vs more then the beasts of the earth and wiseth vs above the foules of the heaven 12 There they cry but he answers not concerning the wrong-doers pride 13 So bad th'Omnipotent will not heare and th' almighty regards it not 14 So when thou sayst thou wilt not mark it Iudge thee afore him and wayt for him 15 And now for missing his anger doth visit because Iob knoweth not this great plenty 16 But doth open his mouth in vayn without knowledge doth vse much speach Chap. XXXVI AGaine Elihu held on and sayd 2. Forbeare me a little and I will shew the◠that I have yet speaches of God 3 I will vtter my knowledg from far and to him that wrought me give iustice 4 Truly my words shall not be lies for him that tendreth thee soundly 5 Mark the Omnipotent is mighty no despiser mighty the strength of hart 6 He saveth not the wickeds life but yeeldeth right vnto the poore 7 He witholdeth not his eyes from the just and placeth them with Kings in throne that they are exalted for ever 8. And if they be bound in chaines and be caught i◠cords of anguish 9 Then he will tell them of their work and that their trespasses reigned 10. He will open their eares to correction and bid that they returne from naughtŷnes 11 And if they heare do serve him they shall spend their dayes in good and their yeres in pleasures 12 But if they will not heare they shall passe on the spear and yeeld the ghost without knowledge 13 But hypocrites in hart store wrath they cry not ◠when he corrects them 14. Their soule shall dye in their youth and their life with fornicatours 15. He saveth poore in their anguish and openeth their eare †in oppression 16. Which hath turnd thee from distresse mouth to largenes where is no straitnes and that which was laid vpon thy table was full of fatnes 17 As thou hast fulfilled the sentence of wicked sentence and iudgement have layd hold 18 Since ire is come look he turne thee not off by stripes and great ransome help not away 19. Will he esteme thy noblenes no gold nor any other thing should be able to giue sound strength 20. Breath not vnto that night for peoples passage to their place 21 Beware thou look not to sorow to chose that for thy affliction 22. Mark the Omnipotent sets vp by his strength who can teach as he 23. Who gave him chargeover his wayes who can say thou workest evil 24 Remember to magnifie his work which the sonnes of Enosh behold 25. All of Adam see it they †of Enosh behold a far off 26. Lo the Omnipotentis great but we cannot fully know that nor find the number of his yeares 27. He withdrawes dropping of waters which makes rain pure through his meteores 28 Which the ayre powreth causeth to flow on many Adams sonnes 29. So if one marke his cloudes spreadinges the much roaring of his cabane 30 Lo he spreads his light vpon it and covereth the rootes of the sea 31. When by them he will judge people and give meat in abundant plenty 32. By hands he covereth the light and chargeth it as man doth pray 33 Declaring his favour towards him the cattel also plantes CHAP. XXXVII ALso at this mine heart quaketh and skippeth out of his place 2. Hearken well to the noyse of his voyce and to the sound that cōmeth from his mouth 3 He directeth it under the whole heaven and his light vnto the wings of the earth 4 After the light roareth a voice He thundreth with the voyce of his Maiesty He will not have it to be behind when his voice is to be heard 5 The Omnipotent thundreth wonderfully by his voice he doeth great things which we cannot know 6 For to the snow he sayth be vpon the earth or to showres of rayn then showres of much great raine come 7 That sealeth vp the hand of Adams sonne to peruse what all his workmen may do 8 Then the beasts go into their dennes and keep in their lodgings 9 A tempest cōmeth from his chamber and cold from the fair-weather windes 10 By the breath of the Omnipotent he giveth ice the breadth of the waters are made hard So by clearnes he wearieth thick-vapours he scattereth the clowdes by his light 12 And for varieties he turneth himself in his wise counsels for their operatiō for whatsoever he commaundeth them in the face of the world on the earth 13. Whether for a scourge or for the earth or for mercy he doth cause it to come 14. Give eare vnto this ô Iob stand still and consider the wondrous works of the Omnipotent 15 Doest thou know when the Puissant disposeth of them how the light of his cloud doth shine 16. Doest thou know the peising of his thick-vapours the miracles of the perfect in all knowledge 17. How thy clothes are warme when the land is still from the south 18. Couldest thou make a firmament with him of the ayer settled as glasse molten 19. Teach vs what we should say vnto him we cannot reason for darknes 20 Shall it be recorded vnto him when I speak would any plead when he should be vndone 21. And now men cannot look vpon the light when it is bright in the ayre when a wind passeth and cleareth it 22. Through the North a golden cōmeth but a terrible glorie is in the Puissant 23. The almighty whom we cannot find out he is huge of strength but of judgement and greatnes of iustice he would not afflict 24 Therefore sad-men do feare him He respecteth no wise in heart CHAP. XXXVIII THen
be aey full of sorow Chap. XVI Iob blameth them for often windy and vehement words and if they had bene in his case he had otherwise solaced them And he sheweth that his sores exceedingly passe punishment of wicked from deep counsell of God Chap. XVII Iob continueth blame of his frends mockages how God hath hid their hart from vnderstanding and wisheth wiser pleaders where God will not give such honour and sheweth himself being just and in miserie an example for martyrs not to shrink Apoc. 22. And blameth their smooth words how repentance can help him that is already as death Chap. XVIII Bildad the second tyme blameth Iobs much speach in defence of himself and in sending the disputers to learne of beasts Ch. 12. And against Iobs speach there he giveth this rule generall that the wicked man is ful of sorow and nippeth Iob as one that knew not God Chap. XIX After five speaches of Iobs and so many of his felowes tedious and teaching nothing as he wished Chap. 6. he wisheth better argument then his afflictions to prove him one that knew not God and now seing they have harped still vpon the same string he desires them to leave him rest in his errour and sheweth his punishments extraordinary and that he is not godlesse but knoweth Christ his incarnation and resurrection the cause of ours to see God in Christ and he blameth his frends of badnes Chap. XX. Zophar in his second reply chafeth that he was counted bad v. 3. and could not chose but reply that the wicked ever since Adam stood vpon the earth wicked were to themselves and children highly plagued Chap XXI Iob replyeth how he desireth not to complain to mans perswasion but hath occasion of sighing and therfore must have leave to sigh and biddes them merveil at his case not speak as of an ordinarie that speach of repentance might help him And to confute Zophar he replyeth that wicked and their issue commonly prosper Or if yssue doth not the wicked litle careth but for himself And in this sort theyr counsel is in vain Chap. XXII Eliphaz now the third tyme coÌ„meth nere Iob that he should not look for familiaritie with God to think that he would regard his teaching or ioy that he pleaded iustice or punish him for being religious And chargeth him of open trespasse that therevpon punishment cometh as generally vpon all wicked in Noes flood to all the old world and biddeth him in the world now where yet fyre consumeth not the wicked remnant seek vnto God and he shall have a golden life and as iust Noe save the vnjust Chap. XXIII Iob greived that his frends complaine of his desire to plead with God and blame his cariage still standeth to his defence and lamenteth that he cannot and merveileth that he neither dyed quickly nor hath ease of calamity Chap. XXIIII God hideth his iudgmeÌ„ts that even Prophets cannot see them Wicked often prosper often never haue good day Chap. XXV Bildad the third time replyeth that the terrour of God is high to his very Angels and thereby peace is on high And Gods light is too bright for man to abide whereto starres to him be not cleare lesse sorowfull man Chap. XXVI Iob mocketh him for telling playn knowen things telleth from the sea bottom and deep earth the furthest from heaven Gods works and from the earth 's set in the middes and mountaynes quakes clouds not broken sea shore not overflowen starres beauty Livjathans greatnes that all these passe mans reach that Bildads arguments should not hinder Iob. Chap. XXVII Iob still protesteth his innocency and that he could not hope of good pleading before God if he were wicked For the wicked when God entreth into judgement come to horrible ruine But that is hid from vs how he measureth judgement times Chap. XXVIII God teacheth men to find mines of silver and gold to refine it and to make iron and brasse of stone and to find the limit of all hid things and precious stones deeply hid and how of small springs deep rivers flow and how the earth above beareth meat Brimston and Saphir vnderneath where foules and wild beasts could see nothing so he changeth rocks at the root and maketh rivers and bringeth every precious thing to light But Gods wisdom for dealing with men cannot be foun 〈…〉 out among the living here the deep sea expresseth it n 〈…〉 no mettalls nor precious stones match it the living on t 〈…〉 earth and fowles expresse it not though they shew mu 〈…〉 of Gods providence The earth in the sea bottom when live things be not and which seemeth as cast off the 〈…〉 have not similitudes of this but God onely who in h 〈…〉 meteores plainly sheweth his wisdome vnserchable and sayd to Adam Mark the feare of Adonaj is wisdome and to flee from evill is vnderstanding Chap. XXIX Iob wisheth his former happines restored and sheweth all his duties to God and men Chap. XXX But now the vilest violate Iob flowing on him as rive 〈…〉 breaking the stank and Gods hand hath made him miserable Chap. XXXI To all sortes he shewed goodnes maydes wife man 〈…〉 servants vvidowes naked orphanes worshipped no starrs nor gold Ephe. 5. 5. loved his enemy was hospital confessed his imperfections payd for the land he tilled and wisheth curse if this were not so Chap. XXXII Elihu seing Iob silent and his three frendes was offended at Iobs comparing in justice to plead with God and with his frends for concluding that Iob was wicked because God afflicted him sheweth hovv Gods spirit biddeth him speak vvithout respect of person Chap. XXXIII He replyeth to particular vvords of Iobs wishing to dispute with God as man doth with man He will speak right â— creature that Iob may abide This he reproveth vers 9. I am pure without sinne Ch. 9. 21. 16. 17. 29. 14. And â— 10. He picketh quarrels with me and boldeth me as his enemy Ch. 14. 13. 13. 24. 19. 11. And v. 11. He layeth my feet â—n the stocks and watcheth all my wayes Ch. 13. 27. To this â—e sayth God is too great for man to call to accompt for all his wayes God doth by visions and sicknes warne men which warning if they take they are restored And he asâ—eth Iob what he can say to this and Iob is silent Chap. XXXIV Elihu vpon Iobs silence repeateth his speaches and sheweth their absurdities Iob sayd I am iust and God hath kept away iustice from me should I lye against myne own cause â—y plague is deadly without my sin Ch. 13. 18 23. 10. 27. 2. 6. 4. Gods just nature which rewardeth every man according to his doing will not abide this who might as in Noes flood call all to judgement at once And â—f God were not just how could he governe the world Gen. 18. Rom. 3. Now he still destroyeth the froward and the humble penitent he restoreth and he
prayeth God to testify that by his owne judgement Chap. XXXV Iobs justice or sin cannot reach to help or hurt to God the height of the heavens might teach that Oppressed cry but faithles in vain more proude contemners who sayd God will not regard now because neyther Gods justice vpon all nor his pacience is regarded God is angry with Iob. Chap. XXXVI Elihu sheweth Iob of Gods power tendering of his creature of his judgements and mercies and biddeth Iob apply himself accordingly considering Gods judgement Politicall and Physicall in the meteores Chap. XXXVII Thunder lightening snow rain ice sayre weather shew power and mercy towards man that he afflicteth not but provoked that the world may be governed iâ— order Chap. XXXVIII God sheweth Iobs shortnes in vvisdome to plead iâ— Gods causes by the earth how it stands vvhich thingâ— the Angels the first with the heavens admired by the sea how the shores keep it in by night and day hovv they have limits by the bottom of the sea and parts that seeâ— cast off by snow and haile for Gods judgements by lightening and great rain by lesser and dew by ice and frostâ— by the starres for all seasons by their operation vpon the earth by planting wisedome in mans soule by making the clovvdes saphirlike by calling the raine to fall out of them to clod the earth That which may be knowen of God his eternall power and Godhead wisdome may hence see to be vnsearchable Chap. XXXIX The Beasts and fowles on the earth and ayer cal Iob to see weaknes of judgement As how the Lions in the 〈…〉 dennes have beasts to come neare to be caught and how the ravens forgetfull and foule kindes breed The wil 〈…〉 goat among beasts in the high rocks keep their young frâ—â— being taken and hindes hide cunningly their faons Th 〈…〉 wild beast the wild asse hath also a strange course And the Vnicorne or Indians asse a straungier Again in foules the Peacock hath a proud feather the Curlew a flighty the Estrich a brave a braue hath the Estrich the dull of vnderstanding which leaveth her egges in the sand not thinking whether beastes tread them Yet by Gods providence they breed to passe the horse with legges and wing Also the horse sheweth Gods power by his boldnes in snurting digging the ground and desire to fight Also Gods wisdome passeth mans reach in the hauks change to South and North and in the Egles wit to nest on the tooth of a rock and in sharpe sight to find prey a pattern for the godly to search where Christ may be found And none but of sharpe sight wil be cheif guides herein Chap. XL. Iob not knowing Gods counsel in these visible things should not plead with God for justice Now for Gods power as Elihu shewed it in taming the proude Ch. 34. 24. c. so God doth after long pacience to shew his power and justice vpon vessels of wrath bent to destruction And who is he that will plead with God who cannot speak to this Of the Elephant The Elephant sheweth Gods power not a devouring beast but fed with grasse like the oxe what strength is in his loynes what force in the navel of his belly his yard is like the Ceder the nerves of his stones like the branches of a tree his bones and ioynts as iron steel God can tame him who made him a strong one and quiet to ly among willowes and heavie great wight yet not by force will pierce his snorte And thus the power of God passeth mans reach in a quiet dryland beast Chap. XLI The Whale in the sea sheweth that they curse their daâ— that course him and Dionysius the Greek Geographer borne neare Iobs countrey at Teredon on the Persiaâ— gulph remembranceth vvhales hunting there and poetically how they svvallovvship and all If none dare medle vvith a fish in vvatery not hard earth breed vvho dare compare vvith God for Iobs afflictions or as S. Paul citeth this place for election or rejection Rom. 9. 11. vvho first could give to God that he should be bound to repay them Iob the godlyest could not plead but must stand to Gods mercy All that is vnder heaven is Gods Satans fall and all are from him and by him and for him he praedestined them not that is he furthered not their meanes but gaue infinite arguments of better advisement but set them to anger leaving them vnsearchably to rebellion Of the Whale A description of the Whales nature for a waterie creature to teach all of Gods power yea and of the God of this world Satan by Gods iust judgment as the LXX here allude 1. An huck will not dravv him 2. a cord cannot be put in his tongue 3. no rush in his nose 4. no thorne shall perse his chekes He vvill not be taken vvith sharpe pickes in skin or head They are deceived vvho think to take him and vvill not tvvise fight but curse their day Who can bring him out of the sea and take avvay the vvaters the garment that covereth him Who dare medle vvith the iavves of his face vvith a snaffuld his teeth be terrible his skales one continued matter His snurting maketh a light his eyes be great as the mornings his eyes sends forth torches vvith sparkles of leaping fyre and all terribles of a creature is in him Mans weapons hurt him not and he despiseth all all of the earth which should be stronger by mans esteeme then the sea as all other fish be weakeâ— then beasts But God would have his will to rule and over-rule his meanes that his will might be knowen the ground of all who will suffer no pleading for his dealings full of power and justice mercy in Christ as Iob told Chap. 19. Chap. XLII Iob repenteth and his fellowes and sacrifice in Christ pleaseth God and Iob is double happy IOB BROVGHT ON TO FAMILIAR DIALOGUE AND PARAPHRASE FOR EASIER ENTENDEMENT TO WHICH IF ANY REQVIRE FVRTHER RESOLUTION QVAESTIONS VPON THEIR DOVBTS SHALBE ADDED By HVGH BROVGHTON Of Iob brought into dialogue for our familiar speach THe case of Iob that he the godliest in the world should be most afflicted would not be vnderstood of the children of this world But that was to teach that the world of soules was the world of reward as AbrahaÌ„ Isaac Iacob lived here in a peregrinatioÌ„ looking for the heaveÌ„ly citie which God praepared for them in that part of Haides Luc. 16. which was the kingdome of heaven as Chrysostome speaketh vpon 2 Cor. Hom. 6. Although the outward doctrine of the law had not perfection God providing somewhat better for vs that they should not have perfection in this world without vs yet for perfect comprehending of Christ by spirit of prophecy and plenty of grace they far passed vs. In Iob God would revive Abrahams case before the law was geven which taught dull Israel by outward blessings closly after spech of all such how he would
fish water or fyre dogges or worms shall return to their old bodyes So I shall see the Puissant in his most glorious body my eyes shall view him not an other Iob when my reines and bosome all is once speÌ„t God will do this by the power wherewith he is able to subdue all things to himself Thus ye should say vvhy doye call him vvicked vvhen the things root is in me that my mind goeth vp to heaven and bringeth the God of Bethel the angel of the covenant dovvne to be made a man of a vvoman and to be made vnder the lavv and my mind descendeth to the grave to bring him froÌ„ death And this matter is the mayn point vvhereby God is pleased Consider hovv vvickedly you deal in your bitternes against mee and be afraid your selves of the svvord For ire vpon sin hath the svvord Therefore knovv there â—â— judgment Chap. XX. Zophar Where thou doest charge vs vvith sinne for this my thoughtes make me reply and I hast to do that A reproof to my shame I heare and the spirit of my conscience vvill that I ansvver novv my second time as Eliphaz and Bildad have done I vvill speak in a vvord Since Adam vvas set on the earth the joyance of the vvicked is short c. from 6. to 28. Chap. XXI Iob. I vvill speak and after I have spoken mock Is my sighing vnto man as though I thought you could help me But I have much cause of sighing and sobbing speches and then vvhy should you complaine of my discouraged speches Mark my case marvell When I my selfe bethink me a quaking taketh my flesh seing the contrary prosperitie of the vvicked You see the vvicked are liuely continue long and be mightie in riches Why said you then their joyance is short their height hath a quick fall and they passe like a drcame Their seed is setled before them and their houses haue peace hovv say you then He oppresseth and leaueth poore robbed of houses vvhich he shall not build vp and the frutes for his house shall passe avvay and flovv avvay in the day of anger They beare vvith the tabret and harp rejoyce at the sound of the pleasant instrument And vvhy say yee then he shall feel no rest in his belly They spend their dayes in vvealthines and in a moment goe dovvne to the grave The house of Lamech vvas like them thence vve haue a pattron for vvicked Iabal had sheep Iubal Musique and Tubal-cain smithrye that man made him a God of smythes Vulcain And men said as before the flood what is the almightie that we should serve him They thought that the starres had spirites in them and gave them wealth and therevpon sprang corruption in steed of calling vpon the name of God in the age of sorowfull Enosh But far be from me the judgment of the wicked God giveth all that all have But they never thank God Eliphaz sayd Ch. 18. the wicked his candle is put out with him How often is his candle put out not so often that God doth lay vp his iniuries for his children Ch. 5. 4. 20. 10. Can a man teach the Omnipotent knowledge how he shall judge the loftie One dieth in perfection an other with a bitter soule and never ate of good As for the wealthy wicked Ch. 5. 10. 20. 19. God doth not alwayes lay vp his iniuries for his children pay him that he doth feele it Behold I know your iniurious imaginations against me when yee say where is the pavilion of the wicked Ch. 5. 3. I saw the wicked fasten root but presently did I curse his dwelling the hungry shall eat vp his harvest as the Caldeans and the thirsty Sabeans shall swill vp their wealth And Ch. 20. 19. He oppresseth and leaueth poor robbed of house which he shall not build vp I know your imaginations when ye say where is the house of the noble tyrant Can ye not mark them vvhich go by the vvay hovv came Ismael by 12. princehoods Esavv by so many dukedoms They vvould tell you What stately houses see you not built of tyrants The bad is spared vnto a day of heavines a day vvhen all vvrath is brought that men may knovv that this vvorld is the vvorld of vvork and an other vvorld is the vvorld of revvard And God in this vvorld often plagueth all sortes that men may knovv him judge But the just are not still in best case And what do yee comfort me with vanitie when great offence remayneth in your disputations Chap. XXII Eliphaz Thou wouldest be pleading with God If thou would teach would he regard it is it a pleasure to the almightie that thou pleadest justice What shall we say of our father Abraham that he attayned of his natural power If Abraham were justified by workes he hath wherein to rejoyce but he hath no such matter before God Before men he was a Prince of God And rare in readines he was to haue sacrificed Isaak But Isaak was no lesse rare that would be sacrificed Now mark Abraham how far he was from iustification by works Behould this was a great sin that Abraham sinned saying to Sara I pray thee say thou art my sister This sinn which Abraham sinned was the cause of the slavery in Egypt And doubtles it was a great sinn that he brought his iust woman into a trap to sinn for his own feare least men should kill him It was his part to have trusted in God that he would save both him and his wife Moreover he sinned in going out of the land concerning which he had the charge It was his part to have trust in the blessed God that he would saue him in hunger from death And for this was decreed against his seed the captivitie of Egipt for in the place where he sinned there was the punishment Iob all that Eliphaz telleth thou mightest haue knowne not to plead iustice before God Would God reprove thee for thy religion and call thee into judgment for being holy Nay thy evil is great Vnjust pledge bestripping the naked denying water to vveary bread to hungry violent holding of Land oppression of vvidovv and fatherles These be thy sin that snares come and darknes in Gods providence that he cannot see through the cloudes Hast thou marked the old vvorld vvhen mockers folovving their ovvne desires sayd sayd vnto Noe as doting in the vvork of the Ark where is the appearance of Gods coÌ„ming as Enoch sayd that God vvould come vvith thousands of his Angels to be revenged vpon all vvicked men They vvere vvillingly ignorant of this that the heavens were of old the earth set out of water and by water by the word of God and by them by the windowes of heaveÌ„ opened by the springs arising and sea swelling the vvorld then deluged by vvater perished But the heavens now the earth stored by his word are kept for fyre to the
God long suffreth and leaveth some to vngraciousnes and payeth the mighty mightily And who can deny this Chap. XXV Bildad Although the state of men be on earth confused God on high is terrible to all about him who see his angry face vpō them that despised his covenant of grace but rebelled against him whose worme shall not die and vvhose fyre shall not be quenched On high is terrour so peace his armies of light be innumerable his light overshineth all where sorowfull-man could not abide an angels light And what should he plead justice with the Omnipotent In the moone he teacheth vs that it hath not clearnes of it self neither be starres bright when he will shine in the redemption And what should one of Adam plead vvith God We are but vvormes Chap. XXVI Iob. Thou helpest nothing nor shewest wisdome Who vvould admire so vveak a speach to tell a litle of Gods terrour on high Who knovveth not that or vvho vvould plead justice vvith God I tould you Ch. 9. none can be just before God but as in mercy he held me his servant and I haue run for the goale of the heavenly calling I vvould plead vvhy I am thus punished and touching honour to God for his vvorkes yee shall see vvhat I can say Thou speakest of his povver on high it reacheth to the furthest off The sea bottom hath thinges without life formed as ambre and pearle and topaz and such The lovv earth seeming lost and cast off is shevved to have stones precious and for building and coales He turneth the heavens about vpon no stay and hangeth the earth in the middes The heavie meteores he bindeth beautifieth the ayer as a palace for him self The vnconstant sea he kepeth in boundes and maketh mountaynes as Atlas the Pillars of heaven to shake The divisions of all seas and great rivers through mountaynes shevv his povver By his spirit he trimmed the heavens by a most pleasant situation of starres to be remembred by formes of creatures This on high and belovv his hand hath made the great terrible Whales And these are but part of his vvayes and vvhat a small thing can vve heare of him as vvhen you teach me slenderly hovv to seek to him by repentance Novv the thunder of his povver vvho can vnderstand as hovv the vvicked armies in millions fall to Eternall death and the old vvorld the builders of Babel are cast off and hovv God hath set vnto vvrath all them vvhom he hath not chosen of Eternitie to seek him in this life and here to honour him These be his hid vvorkes Ch. XXVII and XXVIII Now as the Almighty vvhich hath brought my soule to bitternes doth live my lippes shall not speak the vnright I will not justifie you nor remove my integrity from me My enemy shal be as the wicked and my adversary as the vnrighteous This I speak vnto you Eliphaz Zophar and Bildad If I had bene an hypocrite what hope could I have when God should shake off my soule Would the Omnipotent heare my cry I will teach you of Gods hand and ye have seen it Wicked tyrants shall come to nothing eyther in their life or soon after This is the ordinarie course of Gods judgement But God in pacience often suffreth much knowing his heavie punishment God openeth exceeding secrets of his works in the earth but none of them have any resemblance of his dealing in his counsel for men cast off or spared But each one should feare him and labour to eschew evill Chap. XXIX and XXX and XXXI I Iob was in high prosperitie a Prince in our confederate states for sage counsel all gaue place I aey defēded the poore in right I brake the tuskes of the vnright and I was loved accordingly And this was long according to Gods ordinarie favour to the rulers in justice I washed my steppes in butter of sheepes milk Camels milk and I had woodes in stony ground of olives which I bought Ch. 31. 39. Young and aged princes and oratours gaue me place when I went to judgement court They regarded me as the raine and gaped as to the latter showres But now for grave aged and nobles young vile-mens sonnes the basest that can be a vile kind banished from the earth arise against me thrust my feet and hold my heavines a profit They rejoyce as though they had been the better by my sad case As waters in part of a weare broken all tumble so they vpon my miserie And they vex my former noble case become now as a wind And by Gods hand my sicknes is vnspeakeable and he is turned to me as one cruell and I know to death will he turne me When others were in hard case I parched in sorow and should but for some hid judgement of God feel the like Not for my sin as come punishment For my eyes durst not look vpon a mayd I held that adultery and sure of heavie punishment I vsed my servant as knowing that I had a Lord in heaven I let the poore haue what they could wish specially the sad widow the fatherles ate with me The naked I cloathed the orphane I protected covetousnes I hated and starr worship I detested I rejoyced not in my foes hurt passengers by had my servants portion that they tarried for a new dynner to be dressed that they sayd ô that we had the flesh prepared for vs vve vvould soone eat it vp we come so hungry from work The stranger lodged not in the streets I opened my doores to travellers Abraham and Lot taught me such hospitalitie If my folk did any wrong and they complayned I covered not my trespas like Adam hiding my sin of self-love Though I could oppresse a great troup But such families come to basenes That made me shrink and that made me dum that I never went out of doores to plead in injurie but at home made content That all this is true I wish the almighty would plead And lastly this if ever I ran into my neighbours ground to plow or grase without pay then let thornes grow in steed of wheat and darnell in stead of barley Ch. XXXII and XXXIII Elihu the Buzite of Buz Abrahams brothers sonne of the familie of Ram famous then for knowledge Auz was the eldest brother and to the eldest to avoid envie would Abraham send the sonnes of Ketura Auz Buz Ier. 25. are together in Arabia Rebecca Iacob seem to haue left religiō in Nachors house That Elihu should be rare of knowledge He endeth the disputation Nowlet speak Elihu Elihu I am young and yee old therefore I reverenced and feared to shew my mind among you For I thought many yeares will teach wisdome Certes a spirit is in sad-man and the almighties breath to wise them Men of not great time may be wise as the old vnderstand the right Therefore I say ô Iob heare thou me novv I also will shew my
complaynest of injurie crooked iudgement “ “ Wise sage men peaceable that no other were chosen to check them as Rome is blamed for ofteÌ„ change of policy ††round about him * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 2. 9. ††See 21. 14 “ “ bones nerves * * A description of wealth “ “ ver 25. 21. 18. ԠԠGod * * Psal 7. 14 ԠԠEb. Your soule in place of my soule ††Mock aâ— 2 King 19. 21. * * comfort “ “ What wil it be the lesse ԠԠCh. 1. Thou hast marred all partâ— of my body hast bereft me of my children frendes ch 1. now of health in all my members †‘ †‘ Ch. 17. 3. ††Ch. 33. 10 * * Eb. He sharpeneth his ey at me “ “ ChaldaeaÌ„ Sabean * * Sicknesses sores ',' ',' Lam. 2. 2. 21. ‘* ‘* my sackcloth Ch. â— by boyles broken cleaveth vnto my si 〈…〉 e. * * If there be any iniury in my haÌ„ds let the earth reveale it let God never heare my prayer ††Night day they vex me * * Whom thou allowest “ “ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 16. 18 ԠԠThey play vpon me as a tabber ††encouraging him selfe and others not to faint for afflictions by-Iobs example * * Rev. 22. 11. “ “ To Jobs opinion ††I hoped for much good but all that hopeis gone “ “ I watch and taken no rest all night and delite little in day by dark afflictions †‘ †‘ Barres that carry to the grave ԠԠCh. 12. 7 17. 4. 10. * * Dul. “ “ Ch. 16. 9 ††Shall the whole government of the world so constant as any rock be removed for thy opinion * * Eb. gable or cord ††Whither soever he goeth “ “ skin ԠԠchildren * * Gen. 19. ††Eb. place * * See Ch. â—1 * * fiue times I spake and fiue times you crossing my good speches or Ten that is many times ',' ',' wronged or wringed me * * Elihu blameth this Ch. 34. 5 c. ` †Ch. 32. 13. “ “ Lamentations 3. 7. ††Chap. 33. 10. * * afflictions ‘* ‘* my acquaintance When I was in health ††Be coÌ„tent that my flesh is wasted go not about as savage beasts to break my bones * * Because Iob was termed one that knew not God he protesteth his faith in the incarnation and resurrection of Christ authour of our resurection The strict proprietie of Ebrew beareth that and Gods spirit alwayes reached to the best sense “ “ My redeemer in the nature of man is the Ever-living 〈…〉 shall arise from death and by him I shall rise and be made like his glorious body * * No other for me * * Seing this poinct it the main not to doubt in the hart who can go vp to heaven to bring Christ downe or who can go downe into the deep to bring Christ from the dead but to beleve that Jesus is the Eternall that God raiseth him from death Job could not be sayd not to know God ††〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Shaddin might seme to be Shâ—ddin Devils in the vnâ—oincted Bible The margent reading helpeth therin * * Chap. 19. 28. 29. “ “ they who saw him †‘ †‘ Esa 29. 7. 8. Psal 59. 15 69. 22. ††grieved “ “ Chald. Ab. ††For his store of sinnes Rom. 2. 5. ‘* ‘* Eb. Which needeth no blowing * * As oyle wine Chald. ԠԠElohim ††〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Lxx. “ “ I complayne not to you but vnto God I plead with God and sorrow that I am not heard Ch. 15. 30. Ch. 15. 24. ††But in Haides they are paÌ„ged in flame Luk. 16. 19. 23. * * See Ch. 15 ‘* ‘* But froÌ„ God “ “ which never thank God for their welth but think their owne wisdome found all as Assur Esa 10. 12. 13 ††〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is how often or how seldome Ramban * * Psal 1. 4. 35. 5. †‘ †‘ He hath all prosperity of health and wealth ††Or rich Tyrant Chap. 20. 19. Mat. 25. 35. c. * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ma. 10. 42. ††True devotion is this to visit the fatherles and widowes in their adversuy and to keep himself vnspotted of this world Iam. 1. 27. †‘ †‘ Doest thou hold ‘ ‘ 2 Pet. 2. 5. * The middle of the book by the Massorites ԠԠI am far from the iudgement of the wicked which holdth starres their Gods and givers of blessing ‘ ‘ The world reserved to fyre Es 66. 2 Pet. 3. ‘* ‘* Pride wil have a fall Ch. 42. ',' ',' Ch. 22. 3 * * I cannot mark Gods iudgements in any part of the world ††He is vnchangeable “ “ See Ch. 10 ver 8. 9. * * Because I found neyther death nor ease of sicknes “ “ That I should not seel these afflictions ††The affaires of meÌ„ in their times 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The margent expouÌ„deth meek by helplesse Some translate the margent wel may But none may think the Line-reading corrupt ‘ ‘ Poor dwel in high rockes in many showres of rayne and in holes of rockes they lodge ††The naked in part they make more naked ԠԠThe laborer hath not 〈…〉 is pay * * As Rev. 6. 10. *‘ *‘ Ramban thus In dark places he diggeth houses which he sealeth vp on the day time And that seemeth the right sense so this They can 〈…〉 I de no light ‘* ‘* Raban His wife others his mother or friends all of compassion ††The wicked mans life shall have the husbands lot The maiestie of God is too terrible for base man to plead with saith Bildad and all Gods doings are in iudgment iustice the iudge is iust and the iudged a sot vnable to know the secret of thus matter At this Iob mocketh in the next chap. ‘* ‘* None of his Angels have light of themselves but all from him The Chaldy vpon v. 2. Sultanship and feare be with him he maketh peace in his high heavens Michael is on his right hand and he is of fyre and Gabriel on his left hand and he is of water and the body creatures be part of fyre and part of water Such fables S. Paul forbiddeth and â—ewes making Michael a created Angel holp out Machomed and ever Zohar graunâ—eth the truth that Michael is Iehovah ‘* ‘* 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ambre and pearle and such God his providence reacheth to the furthest places even to the bottom of the sea and lowest earth which places seem to be as cast off *** Job sheweth that he can speak more of Gods
straunge works then Bildad * * That which seemeth to be lost and coÌ„temned ††RambaÌ„ He maketh the face of the heavens for an house “ “ He brought the sea about the Land to abide while day and night continue ††Mountaines as Atlas sayd to hold vp the heavens by earthquake tremble * * Of a generall water he made many seas ԠԠEb. Pride That is the proud sea that threateneth to drown the land If I were wicked I durst not plead with God Phil. 4. 6. * * as conteÌ„ned slaves And so Beth is taken Dan. 2. 44. presently after the dayes of these kings the God of heaven shall set vp a kingdome ††as glad to be rid of them ԠԠin death * * To be honestly buried for his children shal be kild â—â— v. 14. Amongst the wild Arabians this continueth vnto this day and in our wild countreyes It is an Ebrew phrase for one dead taken frendly to buriall or of a straunger into lodging as Mat. 25. 35. 43. ††〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Act. 27. 14. God is merveilous in workes made knowne but vnsearcheable for mans lâ—t * * Psal 119. 96. * * Erimsto◠††In mountaines he breaketh a way for streames ԠԠGod drieth the springs whence rivers ran that they fail and have not so much as a tear of water ††Ebr. Sagor stored that is gold “ “ The name of gold in Ophir * * Phez-gold of Pess in Barbaria ††East mountaine stones Sardonyx and Chaâ—ar in Greek as I guesse Ch. 8. 10. Elohim the name of the holy trinity †‘ †‘ The Lord. Adonaj is vsed first Gen. 15. of Abraham and is plurall for note of Trinity My stayes * * Ground holow broken by streames * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iithro The string or raine of his government that holdeth base from striving with mighty Let them that think that hard read the margent 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iithri my string the string of my bow Chap. 29. â—0 ††Chap. 29. “ “ Or compared me to mire ԠԠTo bring vpon me all kindes of punishmeÌ„ts ††Layest me me therevpon * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Cor. 11. 29. Mercerus citeth S. Paulan expounder of this rare word very learnedly * * To take knowledge of search out and punish Pro. 6. 29. Lev. 20. 10. ††The new moone of which yet fooles say God save her * * Stopped all idolatrous speach of sâ—â—â—-worship for which Babel bred confusion So Reâ— Peritzol taketh it Others take that for a gesture of idolatry The words and matter may abidethat ††See Ch. 30. 24. ‘* ‘* A speach of hatred to the enemy as Psal 124. 3. or for hospitalitie that servants dynner was given straungers that they tarried to rost more as the next verse sheweth “ “ Wayfaring Chap. 19. 5. 6. ††Ch. 13. 21. * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 acaph hand Caph is vsuall “ “ Chap. 9. 30. ‘* ‘* Thou ioynest vnto mine iniquitie more matter RaÌ„ban so doth fitly apply the reply * Chap. 14 17. 16. 9 ††Chap. 13. 24. 16. 9. * * Chap. 13. 27. 14. 16. ††When he hath chastised them he sealeth vp the decree of their iudgement * * Leave mans work and do the work of God “‘ “‘ God his mercy “ “ Iustice in Christ ԠԠRom. 6. 21. * * Ch. 12. 11. ††Ch. 13. 18. 23. 27 and 27. 2. 6 I Looked for good but evill is come Rom. 3. 4. 5 Rom. 2. 6. Gen. 3. 19. Rom. 3. 5. 6 ††Gen. 19. * * Exod. 12. Rev. 2. 18. 19. “ “ Ch. 4. 17. 18. 19. ԠԠIn open sight for example of others When for the poore he kills the mighty none can stay him and when he hideth his favour none can find it Lothest life likest of death Ch. 7 16. and 17. * * Elihu in gesture looking to heaven by ô father meaÌ„t the rest as Abraham S. of Peritzol expoundeth the words at large ††throughly Chap. 7. 20 Thy sins punishment profiteth God or thee But it is nothing to God therefore it is for thy vse and mens as also thy iustice ‘* ‘* Afflicted godles cry and God heareth not lesse him who saith God is his enemy Ch. 19. * * The mystery of the Trinity “ “ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ††As God heareth not the faithles he will not heare the despiseus * * Wait. ††from the eternall nature of God c. “ “ Ramban * * Ps 55. 23 104. 35. ††Right is defence mercy in speach from God to the humble as Act. 17. *‘ *‘ The poor in spirit Mat. 5. 3. ԠԠThey shal be made fit for light with the living with the angels of God his servants in their degree and be placed for ever in honour and be high in honour and dignitie So ye shall sit vpon 12. thrones iudging the twelve tribes of Israel Mat. 19. 28. * * So in the Lxx in the N. T. And is often vsed for prophane ††Chalatz lachatz two contraries save vndo are sweetly vsed of Elihu * * God once made thee wealthy wold again †‘ †‘ from being cast of *‘ *‘ Whereof thou spakest ch 29. ††If now thou despise repentance be sure thou shalt be vtterly cast off “ “ Desire not death the common passage of all men as thou hast done ch 6. and 7. †‘ †‘ Ch. 7. * * God can exalt thee and knoweth how by thy anguish to teach thee meanes to all goodnes “ “ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Behold Ramban praise in Psalmes and songes Beholding fully a good thing and praysing it goe together ††Of Adam and Enosh all men are cald so Adam in the tongue of them that knew Moses and Enosh the faithles east Dan. 2 10. calleth meÌ„ Jiran slate Adam earthly in respect of God and Enosh sorowfull but now to distinguish from beasts mans knowledg neither terme would serve but the Ebrew best cometh in * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cloud and vapour But Ghab and Ghanan be also cloudes therfore I am forced to vse a new schole terme “ “ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the welkin sky ayer 1 Thes 4. 17. †‘ †‘ Mat. 5. 45. * * Diver sities †‘ †‘ The roaring of windes and cloudes in the ayer purging it Psal 18. 12. ††Hoat sun makes great rain vpon the earth vpon which the sea standeth * * The earth †‘ †‘ Helpe c. *‘ *‘ Cloudes He causeth cloudy weather The lightning commeth first to our sense * * According as rain cometh in dry countreyes the first rayne they apply their tillage As in Aegypt as Nilus floweth ††The scatterers of clowdes Thick clouds with sunnes heat in south to Arabia all more North without wind in still ayre give a parching heat ††JudgemeÌ„t in God for the lowly is defence against SataÌ„ as in the book of Iudges and Act. 17. from Psal 76. 8 9. and 89. 14. and 97. 2. and 103. 6. and iustice is mercy And such is God to sad Enosh till he wil be a rebell Nemrod * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 “ “ Gods providence Of the Earth ††This phrase holy Daniel hath ch 2. 21. in opening the Image callnig the hearer to this speach of the Eternal “ “ the angels So Christ is Psa 22. the morning star Rev. 2. 22. so Kimchi expounds Ps 22. The Angels were made at the first Ramban and Basil The lesser Caesariensis c. * * Of the Sea ',' ',' Herbes and all plants ††The bottom of the sea which semeth left of God as a dead place as Ch. 28. Of light darknes * * If thou know not thy owne cause others of the beginning overreach thee ††Of Snow Haile * * Lightning Ch. 37. 2. Raine Dewe Ice Frost Starres ††The farr starres in the South Of man ԠԠAben Ezra Ramban Cloudes The Lyon Raven Ps 147. 9. * * The dammes Wild goat Hart. Wild asse ††An other name of the strong wild asse Unicorn Peacock Stork Estrich Horse Hauke Eagle ††Eb. Ieghaleghu a word made here to shew choking by greedy sucking “ “ Math. 24. 28. Rom. 9. 20. ††If thou canst not deale with stout men mark the beast Elephant how he is stronger then thou 〈◊〉 being without mans reason and without traynes can not be taken Of the Elephant Of the Whale Rom. 11. 3â— The sea is his garmeÌ„t who can take that from him and bring him to laÌ„d ††To draw him to land * * His iawes “ “ Scales They are as a sheild all sealed together as one skin ††huge great ††He hath no care meeting aâ—y with fish to feed vpoÌ„ that his taking of thought is a gladnes Abr. Ben. Peritzol * * Ab. ben Peritzol “ “ arrow Though the land by nature should breed stroÌ„ger things then the sea yet God sheweth that his power not nature ruleth all bred al. Thou hast made all things in perfect wisdome to shew thy Eternal power and godhead * * Chap. 9. Iob. Eliphaz Gen. 25. 4. Chap. V. Iob. Chap. VII Bildad Iob. The next land of Italy to Sicania or Sicily Math. 27. Ch. 14. Ch. 10. Zophar Iob. Aben Ezra Kimchi vpon the braue Ebrew Ch. 4. 10. Ch. 8. 11. Ch. 11. 20. Ch. XIII Chap. 14. Eliphaz The second tyme. Iob. Ch. XVII Bildad the second tymâ— Iob. Zophar the secoÌ„d time Iob. ††So Moses desired to know this Ex. 33. Asaph Ps 73. Ier. 12. Eliphaz the third tyme. * * The Iew Bechaia reasoneth as Eliphas might vpon Gen. 15. Fol. 22. Col. 3. Thus much Bechaia bringeth from Ramban which Eliphaz might have told Job Ch. 24. Bildad the third time Job Ch. 28. Ch. 30. Chap. 31. Elihu Ch. 33. Ch. 37. The Lord And Iob.