246 Chap. 3 3. An Expofition upon the Boókof J o B. Vert. 13. (pia omnibus you will holdme excufed if I move againe and againe, yea, even verbis .mein (+rive for an anfwer. But the Grammar of the text ii againft this non reipon- reading, the words b plainly in the third perfon, his matters, det, Vic. b eing p Y p _8o1á; , not in the firft, my matters; and 'tis too great aboldneire with the text, tomake fuch a change in the tranllation. Befides 'cis more agreeable to the fcope of the place, to take the latter part of the verfe as a reafon givenby Elihu, why fob should not firive with God, then to take it as a reafon given by Jobwhy he did. Ì find a learned tranflater among the Modernes,who taking the latter part of the verle as a reafon given by Job of his flrivina were silver- withGod fpokenof in the firfl, yet keepes to the thirdperfon ; fus cumBrigs. Why do thou rive with him ? Beçau e hewill not give an anfwer b,orebia fi , (oran acount of all his matters. As if Elihuhad fayd, lplainly non refondeat. perceive the taufe why thou ( O fob artfo unquiet, and ffall.per- .June fifteftflriving with Ged,'7 is evenbecaufehe Bothnot anfwer thy fò often repeatod delre, to fummon thy appearance beforehim, and then togive th account ofhis proceedings with thee.But confder,man? art thou' y wits ? knoweft thou what then doff, or fayeft ?. Wilt thou a'póòrenarrow-hearted creature take it ill at the handsof thegreat God, and as it were firive with him, becaufe he cloth not render a reafon of alibis matters , and expound allhis doings onto thee ? The argument may be formed thus. He is notjug or, right who ftriweth with God, becaufe God cloth not give him a reafon ofallhis anions and adminiftrations. But thou feemefl tofirive with god, becaufe he Bath not given thee an account or reafon of his adminiftrations towards thee; there- fore thou art not jog. This is a faire andproper fence ; yet I (hall keepe toour read- ing, and make this latter part of the verfe, as a ground or reafon given by Elihu why fob ought not to ftrive with Cod, as thofe two other readings make it a reafon why he did ; As if Elihu had fayd, why dolt thoufirive ágainfl him ? Confider as God is greater then man, fo he is abfolute in his greatnefhe, or his is a foveraigne 'Greatneffe. For hegiveth not account ofany ofhis matters. This I conceive the bell and clearefl rendring ofthere words, 'which thus underilood yeilds us feverall ufefull ebfervations t Firfl,u'on the whole matter, thus a Graciom
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