Chap. 3 3. AvExpofition upon the Book of J o . Verf. 5, 179 about our fpirituall warre ; Watchye, ffand Taft, quit your felves vdFí;e &o ilk!men ; man it, be (irong. There is tuch a fence in Elihas s ex- viritzter agite< hortation here to fob ; Set thy words. in order before me, ffand «p Now,in that Elihu when he was thus bent to fpeak, and was fo full ofmatter to fpeak,that ashe tells us in the former chapter, Ikewas lie bottles ofwine, and that hecould not hold, yet gave Job faire law, andbids him anfwer, if he could. Note Firft. In all matters of difference we fhould be as willing to heare what others cananfoer,as we are defiraus that others fhould heare what wec objeEt. If thou canfi, anfwer me. It is good to teak in a right caufe, efpecially to fpeak rightly, and it is .very good to Larne what can beanfwered. Note. Secondly , Elihu looking upon job as a man in a weake con- dition, fpeaks incouragingly,Rand up ; as much as to fay, Take ,heart. It is our duty to refrefhrho(e that ass traacbl<c' , or to comfort chafe that are weake, whether in Lib, or in We fhould doe our deft to put firength sn,t infule fpisits into finking hearts and fainting fpirits, Thus God dwells (Ifa:57 5 and fo fhould we) with ham that is ofacontrite and humble fpi- rit, torevive thefpirit of thehumble , and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. Thirdly , As thefe words, If thou cans, - anfwer me , import that as Elihu intended to put Job to the utmofi,fo he would have Job befiirre himfelfe to the utmofi< Hence note. Every man fhould doe his deft for the clearing or maintaining ofi agoodand righteous caufe. 'Tis finfull tobe flight in matters ofmoment. whatfoever thy band findeth to doe, doe it with all thy ( faithSolomon, Ec- clef: 9. io.) we fhould efpecially doe thefe two things with all our might; Fir[+, maintaine the truth of God ; Secondly, our Aaz owne
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