Chap, 33. An Expojition upon the Bool^of J'o B. Verf. 141. 263 JO B . Chap. 33. Vepf. 14. * Fer God fpeaketh oncej twice,y e t tn<tnferceiveth i t no t. IN thisverfe and the context following,Etffa beans his fecond anfwer to which is alfo continued to the endof the Chapter. His anfwet is layd dowhe. Firft, In general! at the 14th verfe. Secondly, Inparticulars by way of inftance,,from the 15 verfe to the 2e/th \ 1 Thirdly, He fummes up or recapitulates the whole of his difcourfe,in the 29th and 30th verfes. Fourthly, Concludes, ferioufly inviting Job to anfwer what hehad fayd,as alfo, what he hadjret to fay, verf 31, 32, 33. This 14th verfe hath fome difficulty in it j And though the crofle and yarious thoughts of Interpreters about it have made it more difficult, yet there is one thing wherein all Center and' agree j That, Ehhuin this 14th verfe Snd foforward propounds certaine wayes bywhichGod is pleafed to reveale and manifeft himfelfeUntoman. Firft,to humble andbringman to a true fence. ©fhimfelfe; Secondly, to worke in him an acknowledgement-of his great goodneffe and righteoufnefie in-all his dealings with the children of men. For having fayd at the, x3th verfe, God gives notAccount ofmy ofhis matters', He is aboveall reckonings and dayes ofAudit ( having thus, I fay, aflferted the abfQlute fo- veraignty ofGod over man ) he adds,.to mittigate ,and allay the-' feeming feverity of-this aflertion, That although God be fo high.- and great,that he is not at all obliged to give anyaccounc ofhirn^ felfe or of his wayesto the creature, nor will allow any man to rat?on”Trd- be fobold as to ftrive with himabout, or queftiOnanyofhis mat- Heretemm. ters, yet he is pleafed freelyand gracioufly to condefcend: unto ■tametv manmanywayes; and not only once but often, not only often in^orenoscom- on^-!®ty, but by feverallwayes to give hint cleare intimations what-hiswill is, what he requires of him, and calls unto him fOMmumVatim'es if manhad but will and underftandmg toperceive icjjWke'jpeakcaperire dtgne- ethonce, yea, twice, yet man perceiveth it not. man hath *“ > tm no reafontocomplaine ( asJob fometimes had done, andm a n y ^ " 1 1 1 8 9 oth j Lavati
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