Chap. 2. Au Expof¡tien upon the Bookof J OB. Verf II. 299 and fo keep the door of his lips, as that he offends not either by filence or by fpeech. The lips do offend both ways, negatively as well aspofitively, by fpeaking, and by not fpeaking : Sometimes, f fence is a loudfin ; not fpeaking is toCome, on fome occifions, a crying fin;Ìob finnednot withhis lips,either by being filent when he fhould [peak, or by fpeaking wherein and whenhe fhould be filent. And fomuch concerning this fecond confequent of Jobs af- flifìion: His wives finful counfel, with his prudent and gracious anfwer ; fharply,yet moderately rebuking ; firongly, yet lovingly convincing her folly : In and by both, faithfully endeavouringat once to cufcover and cure her errour. The third confequent ofhis afflictionnow follows, namely the vifit of his friends, defcribed in the three Taft verfes of this Chap- ter, which leàds us into the body ofthe Book,with all thedebates, difputes and arguments held and maintainedwithmuch acutenefs ofwit, and firength ofreafoningbetween him and thrfe three,his friends and vifitants. JOB 2. II, 12, 13. NowwhenJobs threefriends heardofall thisevil[ that was comeupon him, they came every onefromhis own place r Eliphaz the Temanite,andBildad theShuhite, and Zo- phar the Naamathite 5 for they hadmade an appoint- ment together,to come to mourn with him,and to comfort him. And when they lift up their eyes a far off; andknew him not, they liftedup their voice andwept , and they rent everyone his mantle,andfprinkleddull upon their heads towards Heaven. So they fate dawn with him upon the groundfevers days, andfeven nights, and nonefpake a word unto him: for theyfan' that his grief was very great. THefe three verfes, contain the third general confequent of Jobs fecond afklition. In the divifionof the Chapter, we QA 2 called
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