576 Vcrf. 19, E.tpoftìon upon the Book of 3 o B. Chap. 37' or of the dealings of God with him. Thus, according to this in- terpretation, Elihu feemoth toprofecute what he, fpake formerly; I defire to jail;fie thee, I would gladly undertake the patronage of thy caufe, or find out a way how to acqu.t thee of all thole rat i fpeeches, and impatient complaints, that proceeded from thee ; but as yet, for cry part, I fee not how to do ir, and therefore, if thou doCr, pray thew me. Irriforiè fabdit Secondly, A'nd that moregenerally, allele words are expound'- dicens,oftende ed, as if in themElihu had put. a kind of Bight or fcornupon job, noba,, &c. triumphing and infultingover him, as his interiour in c i' >utauon.. e quiet , As if he had laid, Go fo riot, O yob' i feting Aloes thinkef thy felf fo wife and jug, that thou art able to plead and debate thy caufe with God hanafelf ; teach ass, who are nothing to thee, and who ingenioutfly confefs oar felv'es ignorant, how to refolve thole gteeflions lately propofed to thy confideration : We are overwhelms- ed with deep darknefs, and-have no hope to difpel it, or get otst of it, unlefs thou cunfy give fight, Thus, I fay, the words are Üetseral- lyexpounded, as fpokenwith a kind of nomads; or carrying in them the fence of a fecret fublannation ; as if Job rr ioare abl to fee than they all that were about him, as if they were dt.1 met Age ma a ruoa blind, and he alone had thewit. Now you thar are lo great t ,Iä: tier, and fo ready a Teacher, come Thew us, play the Matter, and a& the Tutors part, reach us what ove thall fay to him. ,r But I rather adhere to the former expoficion, taking the words as a plain motion, though not altogether without a mixture of re- proof. Teach res what we(hall fay ; If thou wouldell have `us fay any thing in thy caufe, give us inffrudiion, An Advocate,when his ayant comes for counfel; tells-him, if you would have eye plead your caufe give me infiruaions, open your cafe tome, that I 'nay plead it for you ; thus here, teach am, Chew its what we (ballfay, give us direeatons if thou art able, yob hod foia (Chap. 23. 4.) Rewouldorder ha castle before God, and fill his mouth withargu- ments; pray; faith Elihtt, give us Comeof thole airutnents nowr;as for me, and thole that are with me, we are utterly unprovided what arguments toufe, how toargue, how to plead any thing for the juftificationof thy fpeeches and b haviour in thy affil&ion; Therefore teach us what we(hallfay unto bins, The text is, reakeus toknew. Teaching makes menknowing ; he that teacheth another endeavours to conveigh knowledge into him ;
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