Chap. 3 z. en Expofition upon the Book of J o n. Verf. 14. Verf. 14. Nowhe bath not directed his words aeainfl me , nei- neither will Ianfwer bins withyour fpeeches; In this verfe Elihu fpeakes Negatively in two things ; Fire, He tells us, that Yobhad nor fpokenprofeiledly,_ nor direddly -to him. Secondly, he tells us,how he wouldnot de.le withYob; that is, not as his friends before had done. Now he loath not direlted his words agaiol me.. As if Edhu had faid, I confeffe I have not been at all fpoken to all this while, unlefle in common with all the Auditory, and therefore might well enough looke upon my felfe as unconcern'd in thismatter. The word here ufed todireff, hath agreat elegancy in ir, and may be an allufion; Fire, to an Archer who aymes ar, or dire&s his arrow to the marke. Secondly,to a Warrier,efpecially a Com- mander in warre, who fets his men inbattel array againf£the ene- my ; As if Eau had faid, Yob bath not aymed at me, nor hath he `(¡V dtgeffr ordered orfee his words in order to opprffe me. Jobbath not drawne dtfpofeit, ordi- up hicforces, nor fet himfel fe in array againfl me, but againft you ; avit, rbiae And fo perhaps that hate and bitternefs offpirit, whichyou have bell:unda ado by this long-continued debatewithJob,kathgiven you"' our. mercy safion prudently to withdraw, andforbeare the entertainment of any farther difcourfe with him. Tea, pofblyye arenow fallen into adeep contempt of him, as aman forfaken ofGod, and therefore to be no - more dealt with by man. But there is not the like reafonfor me to forbeare fpeakng withhim ; feel as he bath not at all oppofed me, fo I am not at ah diflnrb'd in my owne thoughts about him, nor is my fpirit imbittered with any unidiftive motions aga.nfi him ; and (hall; therefore enter the lifts ofthis di fputation,withapeaceable and quiet mincie ; or rather I (hall ( being aperfon every way unpre,,, udic'd ) doe my heft endeavour to moderate and compefe this great difference between you. Nowhe bathnot dirc&t edhis wordsagainft me, &c. Hence note. Fir ft, Oar words fhould be well ordered. They fhould be drawne up like a wet difciplin'd Army , in rankeand file.Conft,fion in words is as bad as confufion in things ; Some heape upwords, but they doe not rightly difpofe nor order them ; 95
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