Chap.34. An Expofation upon the Book. of J o B. Verf. y, bridle the tongue, and tame that unruly beaft. Many a good man bath been over-borne with his tongue. That little member hash . fometimes cru(ht both foule and body very fo:ely, fobs .tongue., fell heavily upon him. Obirve. Fourthly , I reon/idereate words render as obnoxious to feveref cenfures. Thou hallfayd,, It profiteth a man nothing to delight himfelfe in. Gad, is avery feverecenfare ; And though Yoh did not def rve it fully, yet he might have expretíed hin felfe more commodioufly and profitably. 14 conference-5.0-one anhat wefay, may bechar- gedupon L14 as our fay.ngs. Indeed to wier-draw words or firaine: confequences from them, is very unchriftian. Some deale io with . the holy Scriptures (a Pet: 3. 16. ) wrefling them to their ovine de(trul1ion ; They torture and f'rretch them upon the renters to their owne hurt. And to wren a mans words, or as the Prophet fpeakes (Ifa::29. 2r. ) Tomalkeamananoffenderforaward ,isan a& ofgreat uncharitablenefs towards man,and toGod anhigh of- fence ( Not but that aman may be anoffender for his words; nor cana man bemore trulyanoffender forany words,thenwhen he fpeakes reproachfully or fleightly of the workes of God) But when menfpeak fuch words as are reall offences, and yeild foule confegùençes, fairly, they mull beare the burden.. And that was yobs cafe here. But fotne may fay, IfJob never fpake thefe words in termes, nor any words like them, with fetch an intent , why doth he fuller Elihnto to accufe him, andnot take off his accufation, nor give a Word of anfwer for hint elfe ? Why did he not vindicate.him- felfe, or -make his Apology? I anfwer, and my anfwer fhall be the latt note from this con- text. cif , godly man will rather beare more blame then he deferveth, thenfraud to exotic himfelfe when hebath deferved anyblame; Jobreplyed no more,fpake no more,but to fhew that he yeild- ed to what was fayd, and fubmitted to this difpenfationof God in fending Bilks tocharge him thus. He tooke more upon him thenhe had fayd, left he fhould feeme to jufli :e any thing that he
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