32 Chap. 34. An Expolition upon the Boob, of j o B. Verf.7. JOB. Chap. 34. Verf. 7, 8, 9 What man is,like :ob, who drinketh upfcorning water ? which goeth in company with the workers of iniqui- ty, and walketh with wickedmen. for he bath fayd, it profiteth aman nothing that he fhould delight himfelfe withGod. Hefe three verfes containe the fecond charge or accufari- on, which Elihte had drawne up againfl job. And in it we may diflinaly confider ; Firfl, the forme ofit; Secondly, the matter of it. The forme of it is by way of queftion; what man is like lob ? hhe matter of it cotifills of three heads. Firft , That he was aman of a fcornfull fpirit towards others, - or that he had fubje&ed himfelfe to the fcorne of others ; what an is like Job, which drinketh aapfcorning like water ? Secondly, Ehh» chargeth him, as having fellowfhip with men ofavaine and offenfive converfation (v.Sth) which goeth tat com- panywith thewort ers ofiniquity, and walketh withwicked men. Thirdly, He chargeth him ( which is indeed the ground of the former) That he was aman, not only of unfound, but of blafphe-- mous principles and opinions (v. 9th ) For he hathfayd it prefi Seth anean nothing that he fhoaald delight himfelfe withGed. This 9th verfe is the proofe of the eighth ; For force might enquire, Howloth it appeare, that, Jobgoerh incompany with the wsrkers ofinigiity, andwalketh wi>h wicked men ? Elihat anfwers, It ap- peareth by hiswords, or from his ownemouth ; For hebathfayd, it_.profiteth amannothing , that hefhoold delight himfelfe withGod. And if a man once judge that there is no profit in the wayes of God, he thereby declares hiscontent to the wayes of the wicked. That's the fumme of the charge, and thefe the partsof it. 131 non pro Verf. 7, Tfhat man is like Job ? fuolibet homi- ny fümitur fed The word rendredman, doth not lignife everyordinary man,. pro claro 7?' but agreat or wife man, a famousor a powerfull ran.What great fápiente.: ot°
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