96 Chap. 32. An Expofition upon the Book, of f o B. Verf.i4., them ; all they fpeake is out of joynt or frame. As a multitude or rout of men, lothnor make an'Army-; wemay fee ten thou- fand men together, and yez no Army ; why ? becaufe they are not in order or method , they are not under Difcipline , and fo they are but aconfufed throng, not an Hof} of men. And thus a great many words hulled and throng'd together, are of no more fo-ce nor ufe, then a number of men without order ; Method is vr. ry good in every thing we doe, efpecially. in what we fpeake ; A ipeech rightly ordered, is like an Army rightly marshaled. Aword fitly fpoken, fitly as to the feafonof it, and : tly as to the joynring and difpöfing of it ( we may take in bo_-h in that place of Solomon, Aword fitlyJpaken) is like apples of gold in pitlures of filter. Vált ofiendere There is another thing confiderable in this former part of the quod non loqui- verfe, Elihu (as was lately intimated) fpake thus to (hewhe came cur quafrprotio- to the difpure unprovoked; He hath not d'recfed his wordsagainfl eatats. Aquin: he bath not toucht me. Ye indeed have beenprovoked by hiswords, he ha_h touched you often and often to the quicke, and this bath made you touchy, angry and pafionate, and yon have growne into heats ; but becaufe he bath not diredled his fpeech againli me, therefore I (hall come uponthe flage, and en- ter this difpute with much coolnefs and temper.In a word,I bring nopaflion againfl his person, as you ( being flung by his words) have done. Hence n©te, Secondly. They who are not provoked, have no re.fon to fpeake prow- kingly. That's it whichE/;hu wouldhave Tob perfwaded of ; we ufe to fay, Speake when you arefpoken to.Then furely we are not to fpeake otherwife, then we are fpoken to; we muff not give rayling for rayling, much leffe may we rayle when rayling is not given. He loath not direttled his words agairifi me. Euperi gue ad One of the Ancients Commenting upon this text, faith, Elihu eonunemomni difcovers pride in this fpeech, He bath not direr[edhis fpeech a- wn utilitatem gainJ me ; As if Elihu difdainedto take notice of what was fpo- dicuntur nun- ken to them ; which ( faithhe) is the humor of a proud snap ; ec,ffbdtila who lookes not upon bimfelfe as engaged by any thing fpoken, - Gre8or, unlcffe
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