Chap. 3 . . An Expo f i tion up ii the Book o f J o B. Verf. "_S. 5 1 3 and hold'itforth in fuckaway as Iwould,before my j'asdoe ;.yea the Lordproceedethwithme, not in the ordinary wayoffufiice, bat, .being above law, a litis tree, at his pleafure, though I ans innocent. This is the fumme ofwhat fob faid, as often as hebath fayd, I am righteous. The ñr(I particle which we render for, imports, theclearenefs Vvcab5li . ij and truth of the charge ; there is no avoyding the matter of fae} quia certitwdi- It will fall upon him, ter him take it off and anfwer it if be flan, ""o `f fü7ná.n or aswel as he can. For job bath aid righteous r{IJe ver.:tinr,em "A: importtt I am t . f , s But it may be queflioned , where faid he this ? q,d. profez°o e- For anfwer, I thall doe two things. quideni, ve A, Firtl, Shew from what pariages inTabs former anfwers this caob,'d:sc-' charge maybe made good, or at leafi made up. pine-lhi(fwm Secondly I (hall thew inwhat fence Job faid this, and 'how Pined: Elihu and job doe either agree, or differ in the thing. where this To the hrft , where faid fob, I -am righteous f poynt is atf s I anfwer ; We findnot this dire& affertion in termes, -or hi fo dikutred. many words, but what he fpake in feverall places amounts to it; (Chap: a 3. 18. ) Behold, now I haveordered my tailfe , I know I Pall bejaiflified, (Chap: 23. io.) But be knoweth the way that I take; when'he bath tryed.me, Ifball come forthas gold. ( Chap: 27. 6. ) My righteoufnefs I heldfaft,-and will not let it yoe; and he inntled at large upon this poynt, his vindication fr-3na all unrigh- teoufnefs throughout the whole 3 ithChapter. There we find him making frequent imprecations (v. ;, 6, 7.) If I have oval- h_ed with vanttie, or ifmy foot bath hafted to deceit; Let me be weighed in an eVenballance, that God may know m:ne integrity; Ifmy f ep bath turned out òfthe way, and m:ne heart wa!keá after mine eyes, end ifany blot bath cleaved to mine hands, then &c, In all which and many other paffages of that Chapter, fob fpake .hi ,hly,of `his one innocency, and faid in effec 't, I am ri;hteous. His other friends had taken notice of thisb4fore;Elipbaz hit him with it (Chap: 4. t 7.) while he put thole queflions ; Shall mor- tall man be more loft thenGod ? fhall a man be more pure then his maker? And fo did Bildad (Chap: 8. d.) If thou avert pure and upright, furel, now he would awakefor thee, and make the habitati- on of thy righreoaifnefs proffierous Nor was Zophar behind with him ( Chap: 11.4. 1 7hau haftfayd, my clothing. is pure, Iam çlßane in.thire eyes. V u u Second-_
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