mind Behold I vvayted vvhile ye searched vvhat to speak And vnto you I gave attendance lo I found no confuter of you that ansvvered his vvords Ye thought this enough His punishment sheweth he is wicked He hath not framed speaches against me and I vvil not reply vpon him as ye doe Novv I vvill speak and I vvill not regard Person vvhich doing Iob blamed in you and spake of punishment for mocking vvith God as thou spakest Ch. 13. He vvill surely reprove you for secret regard of Person Will not his highnes make you feare vvill not his dread fall vpon you I vvill not plead for God that he never punisheth but of hatred So my maker vvould be my taker avvay And in sooth heare novv ô Iob my talk if thou canst answer settle thy self before me stand to it Lo I am as thou spakest for th'Omnipotent I am also formed out of clay Thou diddest say of God Draw away thy hand far from me and let not dread of thee fright me Ch. 13. 21. Lo my terrour shall not fright thee nor my hand be heavie vpon thee Now thou hast spoken in myne eares and I have heard the voice of the words I am cleare without trespasse I know I shal be found iust Ch. 9. 21. Lo he piketh quarels against mee when my trespas is sealed in a bag that thou ioy nest to present iniquity Ch. 14. 17. Also thou hast sayd to Bildad He taketh me as one of his enemies Ch. 19. 11. And to Zophar He putteth my fect in the slocks watcheth all my pathes Ch. 13. 27. Lo here thou art not in the right I must tell thee For the Puissant is greater then sorowful-man Wherefore doest thou strive against him that he will not speak for all his dealings First I will tell thee of Gods general dealings manifest and felt then I will touch thine more particularly and his vnsearchable in the frame of naturall philosophie in the meteores Mark Iob when the omnipotent speaketh once or twise in visions or sicknes to the grave to stay man from his owne work man will not mark it Iob now thinketh himself past hope of recovery Ch. 7. through out But when a mans soule draweth neare to the pit and his life to killing maladies if there be for him a messenger a teacher one of a thowsand to teach the earthly Gods rightfulnes then God will haue mercy vpon him and say spare him ô killing malady from descending into the pit I haue found a ransome His soule shal be moister then in youth He shall returne to his fresh dayes Attend ô Iob and then I will speak If thou haue speach to answer me say on for I desire to make thee just Ch. XXXIV Heare mee ô yee wise and give eare ye men of knowledge for Iob sayd truely Ch. 12. 11. The eare discerneth speaches as the pallate tasteth to eat And when words be spoken as before God a mans soule is an angel betwixt God and him to judge of them Let vs desire judgement know amongst vs what is good Iob sayd I am iust Ch. 9. 21. 10. 7. 13. 18. 23. 27. and 27. 2. â— But Iob drinketh scornfulnes like water Also he hath sayd it profiteth not a man when he would walk with God For he sayd perfect wicked he consumeth Ch. 9. 22. Far be vnrighteousnes froÌ„ God For he will repay every man according to his work His justice is so great that if he minded feveritie all flesh would yeeld vp the ghost together all of Adam should returne to dust as Gen. 7. Can a foe to justice rule well But God ruleth well Wilt thou then condemne the just He respecteth no person as all are the work of his hands Wee see great judgements and wee see his justice Whole troupes dy suddenly as the consumed with fyre from heaven Gen. 19. and the mighty are taken away without hand as in the deluge He bruseth mighty without end in open place of beholders Because they 〈…〉 ed back from him and oppressed the weaker So he bringeth on such the cry of the poor when he rooteth out all their families as in tyme he will root out the Chanaanites when their sinnes be ripe When he makes rest who can disturbe When the Sychemites were killed who durst meddle with Iacobs family to whom God had promised favour When he hideth favour who can behold his mercy who le nations severall men find this Where Abrahams posteritie though faithles drove out other nations Nemrod vvas mighty But Sinear served Elam of Sem in Abrahams dayes Gen. 14. though Elamites left God and made Gods of the fyre that brent the sacrifice yet for Sem they had superioritie that the wicked house of Nemrod should smart As they smarted by Abraham Now touching thy case ô Iob Unto the Omnipotent vvhich sayth to thee repenting I pardoÌ„ I will not destroy this shouldest thou say Where I see not the causes of my affliction teach thou me I know I am wicked If I haue wrought evill I vvill do it no more Shall that proceed froÌ„ thee which he will punish as thou doest loath life and likest of death where I durst not do so Speak what thâ—â— thinkest Wise men will say as I but Iobs speaches are without skill O my father which art in heaven let Iob be tryed vnto victorie For against the omnipotent doth he multiply his talking Ch. XXXV Now Iob I will come neare thee Thou sayest in effecti 〈…〉 thy great complaint I am iuster then God Ch. 6. And whâ—â— gaine I clensed froÌ„ my sin seing perfect and wicked he destroyeth Ch. 9. Consider as thou canst not reach vnto the heavens so thy dealing in justice or sin cannot help or hurt God But for thy self thy punishment commeth to amend thee Thou complaynest that God doth not heare thee Ch. 30. â—0 For violence the oppressed complayn as thou of the Chaldeans and Sabeans the godles When thou w 〈…〉 wealthy but art vndone Ch 16. 11. Thou didst cry out for violent armes So the oppressed do But none say where is the Puissant my makers the Eternall trinitie vvho stirreth to praise on the night There they cry but he ansvvers not concerning the vvrong-doers pride So God heareth not sinners Ioh. 9. So when thou sayst Thou wilt not mark it Ch. 30. 20. Iudge thee afore him and vvayt for him Novv for missing his anger doth pay thee because Iob regardeth not the great plenty of Gods vvayes vvhich should teach him vvisedome But doth open his mouth in vaine vvithout knovvledge doth vse much speach Ch. XXXVI and XXXVII Forbeare me a little I will vtter my knowledge from far from the nature of God Mark the Omnipotent is mighty no despiser mighty and that the wicked feel the strength of heart and that the poore in spirit feel He saveth not the wickeds life but makes him feel his might but he yeeldeth right vnto the poore as he is no despiser
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
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
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
hunter set vp kingdoms but soon Sems house in ElaÌ„ vvas Emperour 〈…〉 med the Chananeans brother vvho vvhen their sinnes 〈…〉 ripe shal be vvholly given to our Israels house Of Nacho 〈…〉 Elihu his father for AbrahaÌ„s sake tvvelve nations settle 〈…〉 the hart of Cush of Ismael as many of Esavv more Duke doms vvho drive Cush further off And because AbrahaÌ„ 〈…〉 after mariage with Ketura our grandmother left religioÌ„ i 〈…〉 our families we haue prospered That Tyrus King take 〈…〉 the name Sychaeus from our father as glad to honour o 〈…〉 houses Now they whom our fathers drove avvay waÌ„ting moisture of grace dryed vp as rushes vvithout mire The favour of God in Christ is as devv vpon grasse and the wicked as rushes vvithout vvater Chanaan novv buildeth cities full strong to defeat the promise to Abraham B 〈…〉 his building shal be a spiders house he shall leane vpo 〈…〉 it but it shall not stand Pharaohs daughter took vp lately an infant of Israel cast into the vvaters and meanet 〈…〉 to make him King and calleth him taken out of the water vvhen he shal be 80. yeares old then shal be 400 yeares to our brother Isaaks affliction Then God vvill revenge Chams land and Chanaan juicefull novv afore sunn 〈…〉 parching and his suckers sprout over his orchyard B 〈…〉 vvhen the sun shall root him out of his place then he vvi 〈…〉 flee to Lybia and thence to the Iland Ierne and in Chanaan he shal be seen no more But from the ground others vvill grovv our brethren of Israel Lo the Omnipotent vvill not loth the perfect nor mainteyne the hand of the mischeivous Chaldeans Sabeans that robbed thee For the tent of the vvicked shall come to nought Chap. 9. 10. Iob. I knovv that I must seek to God for mercy as I confessed Chap. 7. vers 20. and 21. every mouth must be stopped and no flesh can be justifyed before God If he will plead with a man he cannot answer him to one thing of a thousand as he is wise in hart mighty in strength â—o defeat the subtile in their purposes that their hands bring nothing soundly to passe And all that which may be known of him appeareth in his creation His might appeareth in removing mountaines to be seas making Ilands of a continent as in Cittim land the Iland flaming with brimstone called three mountained Trinacria was joyned to the near continent And Rhegium beareth â—ame of breaking the ground He makes the earth to quake that the mountaynes the pillars of it tremble he cloudeth the sun to be no more seen then if it were not risen sealeth vp the starres that they cannot be seen of certen dayes when he will make a tempest as Act. 27. Againe he spreadeth the heavens which in tempest were rowled vp as a book not to be looked vpon and he walketh vpon the high waves of the sea and when God shal be manifested in the flesh and prove himselfe to be God by the miracles of the spirit he will darken the sun at noon day and walk vpon the waves of the sea His eternal power and goodlynes appeareth in the clustered starres for all seasons in the bandes of Orion for wintery weather and for delicacies in Pleiades He doth great things as Eliphaz spake vnsearchable and wonderful without number specially in election rejection Now Keturaes sonns some of Esaw and Elihu others of AraÌ„ as Bosor his house hold truth in part none of Israel forsake the idols of Egypt We shall soon fall and Israel shall in Chanaan tye Satan for a thowsand yeares And then shall Israel be cast off lapheth dwell in the ten 〈…〉 of Sem. So vnsearchable are his wayes Now when h 〈…〉 passed in his judgement over me I cannot perceive hi 〈…〉 counsell when he taketh all away who can make him 〈…〉 store or enter an action against him and say vnto hi 〈…〉 what doest thou Dan. 4. when the Puissant will not sta 〈…〉 his hand proud helpers can do the afflicted no good A 〈…〉 all my confederates could not helpe me against the Sab 〈…〉 ans and Chaldaeans but all lost hart and durst not sti 〈…〉 If I were just I would crave pittie If I cry I can hardly b 〈…〉 leeâ—â— that he will answer me He will bruse me with tempest so that none can blame him As for iudgement who can be my pleader If I wil be perfect myne own mouth shall coÌ„demne me if I be vpright I know not mi 〈…〉 owne soule but that great impiety lurketh hid But this know I am weary of my life This is vniform The perfe 〈…〉 in mans judgement and the wicked doth he consume 〈…〉 mocketh at the scourge of the innocent The earth is give 〈…〉 to the hand of the wicked which over-rule them that d 〈…〉 right And yet none can haue any authoritie vnles 〈…〉 be given him from God So my dayes are fled and I a 〈…〉 full of sorow and if I would forget my sighing Ch. 3. 〈…〉 know God will not cleare me I shal be holden as wicked Now then why should I labour in vayne by repentan 〈…〉 to hope for any goodnes Bildad exhorteth me to b 〈…〉 blamelesse and vpright Ch. 8. vers 6. If I wash my self i 〈…〉 snow in snow water dye must I quickly thou wilt d ee 〈…〉 me in the grave naked as though my clothes loathed m 〈…〉 If the high God would take from my basenes his rod that his terrour fright me no more I would then speak and not feare him for I am not such with my self as my calamities make you think Ye find great fault with my complaint Ch. 3. still I tell you my soule is weary of my life when I leave my sighing for my self Therefore I will say vnto the Puissant condemne me not let me know wherefore thou pleadest with me I am the vvork of thyne hands vvhy shouldest thou loath me and shine vpon the counsell of these troublesome pleaders Thou art not as a man that needest yeares as Ch. 8. 8. 9. 10. or tryall vvhere thou knovvest the hart Thou knovvest that I am not vvicked and yet I am plagued past all mans help Consider thy goodnes in my frame of body and joyning of soule and looking to me to plague me vpon sin Which novv is come to the highest that I vvish I never had bene Ease my payne seing I shall shortly die Chap. XI Zophar Thou hast vsed much speach Chap. 3. Eliphaz blamed that Ch. 5. thou doest answer Ch. 6. that thy complaint is lesse then the sorrowes vndeserved And thou doest mock Ch. 6. that thy frends are like the rivers in our dry Arabia full when men need not rivers in vvinter in summer dryed vp c. all Ch. 6. And thou wilt say to the Puissant condemne me not doth it please thee to oppresse Ch. 10. 3. And thou knovvest that I am
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
He placeth the just with Kings in throne as he did thee when thou didst well and if they be bound in chaines of sorrow he will open their eares to correction If they will not heare they shall die without knowledge But hypocrites in heart store vp wrath their soul dyeth in youth He saveth the poore in their anguish and openeth their eaâ—e in oppression As he made thee great of a small man one of the richest of Keturaes sonnes But as thou hast fulfilled the sentence of wicked some close errour sentence and judgement have layd hold Since ire is come look he cast thee not off will he esteeme thy noblenes great hospitalitie such ransome which thou spakest off Ch. 29. will not help away This may be thy very great sin that thou doest breath vnto death in thy coÌ„tinuall speaches as mistrusting Gods will or power to restore thee And this also that thou wouldest be reasoning with God Beware thou look not to sorow to choose death for thy affliction Mistrust not Gods power for thy restoring Mark the Omnipotent sets vp by his strength and vvho art thou that disputest vvith God vvho can teach as he vvho can say Thou vvorkest evill Remember to magnifie his vvorkes vvhich all men see even the meteores in the ayre vvhich all men behould but none can tell hovv they be ruled for mercy and plage In raine for men cattell and plantes In thundring and lightening in snovv and vvintery vveather sealing mens hands from vvork to cast their accompts vvith better leasure for husbandry Ice cloudy vveather clearnes heat and such Through the North a golden light commeth but a terrible glorie is in the Puissant The almighty he is huge of strength able to pay all that vvilbe contending and him vve cannot find out to be pleading vvith him But of judgement in tendring his creatures and justice of â—â—â—cy he deliteth not to afflict Therefore sad-men feare him He respecteth no vvise in conceit such as vvilbe pleading vvith him Of Ch. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. The speaches of God plead not of Iobs faults but of vvishing to plead vvith God Whom he teacheth froÌ„ his visible vvorks yet vnsearchable that Gods counsel for men is deeper And vvho should plead vvith God vvho punisheth not but the proud and the deserving and vvhy God rejecteth men none should plead seing to the visible creatures our vvit reacheth not to see the reason of them I leave the vvhole text to be sought for them Novv Chap. 42. hath no hardnes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Faults escaped Chap. 30. vers 11. for strings read string and c. Chap. 31. v. 34. for and those of families to basenes that made me shrink c. read but such families come to basenes That made me shrink c. Chap. 36. v. 13. put out â— in the end of the line Iob. 35. 10. Our adversary the Di vel goeth about like a roaring lyon seeking whoÌ„ he may devour 1 Pet. 5. 8. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Divel false accuser Gen. 3. and here is taxed Bildad chap. 8. 4. 1 Tim. 6. â— He pleadeth for this as well sayd Chap. 7. And Bildad blameth this Ch. 8. * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mat. 13. â—4 * * Arjeh Shachal Cephir Laish Laby be names of Lyons sundry in age and condition playne in Ebrew notation which I touch Of Laish in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 coÌ„meth a Lyon and of Laby Low in Dutch Uirgil Aeneid 2. so expresseth a dreames time Tempus erat quo prima quies mortalibus aegris incipit et dono serpit gratissima divum * * As God is only good and onely hath immortality so light and truth all in perfectioÌ„ ††The body made of earth is 2 Cor. 5. 1. the earthly house of our tabernacle S. Paul calling vs to this oration of mans basenes `` Moses toucheth this Psas 90. teaching vs our miserie and repeateth Eliphaz terme Dacca Thou turnest man to Dacca to bruising miserie and sayest returne ye sonnes of Adam Psal 90. 3. * * Man in honour continueth not is made like the beastes that perish and all giftâ—â— of reason above beasts come to nothing This oration should teach Iewes Gentiles to reiect all thought of justice by theâ—â— works seing they are dead in sinne that they may receive the abundance of grace of the gift of justice to reigne by Christ Rom. 5. 17. ††will like of thy grudging against God * * Ch. 36. 20. In that thou desirest night of death Elihu will not like of it “ “ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4. 5. ԠԠDeut. 32. 39. ‡ ‡ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 * * ch 9. 10. Rom. 11. 33. ††Psal 107. 42. * * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ††To Chap. â— 2. ††Ebr. are swallowed vp “ “ RambaÌ„ He meaneth that he crieth complaineth not without cause as the wild or tame beasts do not when they have all that they need But he cryeth for his calamities Aben Ezra saith he spake this of his felowes which were in quietnes how the quiet roar not or coÌ„playn * * Rambam Your speach is not seasoned with salt I cannot abide it ‘,‘ ‘,‘ And can I chose but cry in this case ††Lechem is flesh in Arabique “ “ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Phil. 1. 21. Death would be a gain to me ″ ″ In all this pang if God would make an end of me it should be my comfort and I would take courage in my sicknes to bear it by my ioy that I should dye because I professed the religion of God Abr. Ben. Peritz Here is a close touch of Jobs faith for the immortalitie of the soule by his desire of death to go from his pangs and that he should dye without sinne to be worthy of the life of the world to come ††To see prosperitie Ch. 5. 26. ‘ ‘ To ch â— 18 ††When I sayd the beasts would not complain but in lack and that your wordes were vnsavoury RaÌ„bam * * In winter when water is plentifull yce snow make them deep But in sommer they ar dry that waters be scant in Thema Esa 21. and Herodot all stories “ “ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the double reading abridging the similitude given of God may wel be translated as S. Luke ch 4. translateth Esa 61. The Chaldy translated the Margent knowing that both have Gods authority ԠԠTireu ve Tyrau Here first commeth in sweet sounds from hence very often in the Law specially the Psalmes ††Ye need not to feare in a cause wherein ye have no harme But ye may quietly reasonâ— find that I am not to be condemned for wickednes Might in wordes cannot overcome right * * Touching my complaint Chap. 3. ††Because Eliphaz Ch. 5. 1. replyed vpoÌ„ his wordes he requiteth that here ԠԠIn that ye count me