iCiitap. 36, efln expoftion upon the Book of J o lt. Verf.. 4. t 53 Verf. 4. For truly my Wordsfhd not difalfe ; hethat is per- feat in knowledge üwieb thee. As ifhe had faid, I em pill-pored tofpeak the truth, and nothing but the truth; thereforehear me. Truly my wordrfl-a.11xtr befalfe. He gives affurance for, or warrants the truth ofhis words, while he faith, theyhall not be falfe. Negativesin Scripture often car- ry a thongaffirmation. TheFather ofa Fool halo nojoy,Cai rh Solo- No" all nuli, mon ( Prov.i 7.2t.) that is, he !hall have a great deal of furrow. hro tP4trrum When the Scripture denyeth forgivenefs to any fort of impeni- tent ' ' f`.norYZ 3 n rmfrretar ei,í. e. inners, orfaith, their fin (hail not be forgiven, the Sense is, j unierur. they1ha11be punished. When we fay proverbially, Goods illgot - Mai: ten ß all not profper,ehe meaning. is,they (ball peril , and do him tnifchief that hath gotten them ; not only !hall he not thrive with them, but they flail ruine and undoe him ; his goods ill gotten, frail dohim nogood when the evils -day is come, much lefs (hall they be able, or heby them, to prevent the coming of an evil day. Once more : When we fay, Such a thing is not r1! done, our intendment is, 'Lis very well done, excellently done. So here, when Elihu faith, Truly my words flood' not be falfr, his meaning is,I will Tpeak truth, and truth to the hi.gheP, I will fpeak nothing bût what (hall endure the Touchflone and the Teti ; E willnotoffer theea Syllable of fal(hood ;what I alledge and urge either for God, or againfi thee, {hall not be fercht o- hammer'd outof my own brain, and fo fubjeE to erreur and miíhke, but fuck as God, who cannot erre (by whofe Spirit, and in whole (lead, l fpeak unto thee ).bath infpired me tvith,pr taught me for thy convieion and inflru&tort. Fourthly, When he faith, rrssly, tray words /hall not be fafe, we may take it two wayes : Firf+, As ro the matter fpoken ; Second- ly, As to the mind of theSpeaker : when t uth is thus spoken, ris truly fpoken ; thus much Elihrt engag'd for As if he had. faid, The matter that Ifpeak , (hallbe true, and I will fpca . it in "troth, v. with a true mind andheart ; Iwill not fneaiZany thing roflatter thee, nor for my own ends, to trouble thee ; my words hall be candid andfincere, as well as found andorthodox : I will (peak the truth, andfpeak it in truth. Some fpeak that which is falfe ( as I may fay) in the fincerity of their hea-t, thinking it to be true and X others
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=