Chap. 32. An E.xpofition upon the Book, of j o s. Verf. 18. 109 a party , he carne 'in only upon the by ; yet having received a word he utters ir. Hence--note. Everymanfhould thinke himfelfe cone ern'd to fpeake for the truth, when'tiswronged, and doe his beiT toright it, Or we fhould take all occafions and feafons of doinggood by oar words as well as byour workes. As it is not good to out. run providence, fo toneglea or foreflow it is not good. Lallly , Obferve. What others fayle in, we fhould labour to fnpply in the caufe ofGod, andfor his truth. It is a próverbiall fpeech among theHebrewes ; ii'here there 'DU non eft is not a man , there be thou aman ; That is, if we fee any un- tiir, tM vir able to carry on and goe thorow- ilitch with the worke before .e them, we fhould lend ahand to helpe and fupply than ; thus faith Elihte, I will anfwer for my part, Ialfo will Phew mine opini- on.. And it feemes (by that which follows ) Elihu did io,not on- ly to anfwer his duty, but to emptyand cafe his fpirit. For In the 18th, 19th, and aoth verfes, he gives us that .further . account of his interpofition about this controverte. Verf. 18. For I am fall of matter. Yea I am under amightyConftraint ; there is a kinde:offorce: upon me , TheSpirit within me Confiraineth me, I am fall of matter. The Original is , I am full ofwords ; yet of more then words, as appeares in the followingpart of this Chapter ; therefore we tranfFate, I am full of matter ; that is, I am full of filch words as are materiall ; words of truth, words of foberneffe : I am full of fuch words as will carry with them a Convi&ion home to thy Confcience O:job, & filenceall thy complaints.Oras if Elihuhad Cumait fepler faid to jobs friends , Though ye have fpent your !lore- upon job, num, amicorum yet I have flare andplenty by me to -fpend uponhim.Thus he re- .impiam notare fleas, upon them as fcanty and (bort in their undertaking ; your videturPined:f Lamps have fpent their oyle, you have emptied your veflels ; have not I, I am full of matter,, The
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