'474 Chap. 33. P ián upon the Bock, of J o B. Verf ,.3 t JOB_ Chap. 33. Verf. 31, 32, 33a Mark .well 0 lob, hearken unto vale , hold thy peace, and I will "Peak. if thou hay any thing tofay, anfwer me < fpeak, for I defire to juflifie thee. fnot, hearken unto me; hold thypeace, and Ijhall teach thee wifdome. Éefe: three eerfes c ntaine the Epilogue or conclufionof liha°s firft addreffe to Job. In which Wemayçonfider thefe three things. I'irft , He perftivadeth him to a due attention and filent con& deration , both of what he had fayd , or fhould fay further. ( v. 31. ). Mark reell, O Job, hearken,unto me, &c. Secondly , He gives him liberty,and faire leave to reply, ifhe thould pleafe tow t he bathalready fpoken(y. 32.) If rho:hafi any thine tofay anfirer me,fpeake. To which ccoceffion or invita- tion he addsavery friendly andan ingenuous realm in the dole of the verfe ; For Idefsre toJoiflifie thee. Thirdly, He profeffeth his owne readinefs to proceed and fpeak further with him, or tocarry on this difcourfe, in cafe fob had nothing to reply. (v. 3 3 d )1f not,heark.çn untome, hold thy peace, andIPall teach theewifdome. Verf. 31. Markwell, OJob, hearken unto me. In thisverle Elihu`calls for a two-fold attention;Firft,to chofe things he had already fpoken. Secondly, tothole things which he was yet to fpeake. What he had already fpoken, he defireth him toconfider and make reply if he.pleafed, as is cleare (v. 3 a. ) andas to what he had yet further to fay, he defireth his attention ánd fubmiffion, as it followeth (v. 33. ) Ifnot hearl(en unto me, hold thypeace. Mark well , O f eb , hearken unto me. 7.1W onsg;ton Hereare two words of attention, mark!, and hearken, andboth er3gtm atrar,rre fionificant ones. The word rendredmarl,:fignifieth to at- e denotat, very tend
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