55o Chap. 34. An Expofition upon the Bookof J o B Verf. io, JOB. Chap. 34. Verf. io, I I. Therefore hearken unto me,ye menofunderfanding far be it fromGod, that he Jhould doe wickeduefe, andfrom the Almightythat he Jhould commit ini- quity. For the workofa man(hall he render unto him , and eaufe everyman to find according to his wayes. Lahti having done with yobs charge for feverall unwarrantable fayings in the former context, begins his refutation here, and dire&s his fpeech. Firft , To yobsfriends, fpeaking to them from the Toth to the 16thverfe. Secondly , Toyobhimfelfe, from the T 6thverfe of this Chap- ter to the 34th. In the twovertes now read, we have two generali poynts. Firfl, A vehement deniall of any unrighteoufnefie in God, (v. to. ) Secondly , - A firong proofe or demonfiration, that there is no unrighteoufneffe in God, at the T a thverfe. He enters this confu- tation ofJob, or thevindication of thehonour of God fromwhat yobhad fayd, with aninvicing Preface. Verf. io. Therefore hearken unto me,ye men ofunder/landing. Elihu like a cunningOrator often ftirr'd up his auditors to at- tention , and made frequent infinuations to winde himfelfe and what he had tofay into their good opinion. Here he befpake not the promifcuous multitude or common fort of hearers, but wife men, or men ofunderftanding, fuch as are mofk fit to jucge the weightand ftrength of thofe argumentsand reafons, by whichany poynt is proved and confirmed. Hearken unto me ye men of unelerflanding. The Hebrew is, ye men ofheart, fo the Margin bath it; As the heart is the principle of naturali lifel,fo the principles & powers of
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