482 Chap. 33. .4n ,E cpof:rion;.upo t the Bookof J o B. Verf, 3.a; fayd, hold thy peace ; he here calls him to fpeake.; This is a full proofe, that his intent was notato barre him from fpeaking, but only that he fhould forbeare unnecefíary .fpeaking. As if he. had Sayd, Now that Ihavegone thusfarre,, ifIhave fpoke,n any thing that thoua t unfatiafied in, anddaftdefreIfhouldexplaire myfelg about ; fpeakethy mindefreely ; for though Ihavemore to fay , yet I.will not hinder theefrom flayingwhat thou:canft fairelyfayfor thy felfe, neither will Iover-burthen thy memory, with too much at once, thereforecome nowand anfiner i f thou ,wilt or canft towhat ia al, ready (pokers. The Hebrew is, ,Ifthau haft words .anfwerme, that is, if thou halLarguments to defend thy felfe with, or tooppofe me ; if thou halt fuch wor=ds ready, as have the weight of reafon or authority in them to maintaine thy caufe,bring them forth, Iamnot afraid ofwhat, thou_canft obje4 ; neither am I unwillingto.heare thy defence. Some expound Elihu fpeaking ironically, at leaft Rhetorically, If than haft any thing tofay anfuer me, !rake,and (pare not. As if hehad fayd , Pofbly thou canftJet all right, and thewme where 1 am wrong. Poffibly thou thinkeft I havefpokenamiffe, when Ifayd, In,this those-art not righteous, goe to then, Phew me ..mymifake, or wherein Ihave mtfapprehendedhee, makeqt good if thou art able againf my affection, that thou,artJO and righteous , even inthat wherein Ihave endeavoured, to dete`í thy unrighteoufnefs. Pe bI' thou.mayß. ring tree to beofthy opinion, and thenfurelly.Ijha11joe t. fie thee, and retrait my cenfure of thee. Rhetoricians call, this an Ióirioperpcon.Artificial) prohibition, by a conceflìon;or the admitting ofanother sefoúm. to doethat, which they know, he cannot doe when he hadi done simileeft itfud his utmofl, or (aswe fay ) hath left no Bone unturn'd to doe ir. poetx. t,feque- But I conceive, Eliha fpake plainly to ob, anddid not likea fub- teltalite vent -tie Orator, put him, upon;..impoffiibles but, like a fincere.friend air ,pete regncr rp , per under, foberly.atd: ferioufly invited him todoe and fay as much aswas Ningil;. niad. poflîble in his ovune.defence.. If thou haft any thing tofay, am Ito, Ewer me. Hence note. wifemen though theyhave more tofpeake, and- paarpofe tofpeake more, yet are willing that others 'holdfpeake too. Thptrgh they can fpeake .f}í11, yet they are ready to fit fill and
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