Chap. 40. An Expofition on the Boob of Jos. Verf. a.. 497 Thirdly, Theword which we render toin/lrol , fignifies ai- fo to corre& : raking it fo , the Text is thus rendred , Shall be contend with the Almighty , whom hesorre it ; or , Shull a man correaed by orunder the correfling hand of the Almighty , contend withbiro ? Shall any give Godwords-for his blows , or expoflu- late the matter with him ? No man may (with fuch a fpirit) fay untoGod, what dog thou? vvhatfoever he fuffers; nor may any man be diipleafed with what God Both , whatfoever he is plea- fed to do either with himfelf or others. Laflly ( which washinted in the fecond ) Dinh not contending with theAlmighty deservechatlening? Certainly it doth; or, Is not cbafiening due to contending(that is, to contenders) with God? Doubtlefs it is. He that -,vill contend with God , though but in words, is worthy ofno anfwer nor fatisfa&ion but inblows, Every one of there Tranflations huh a fairnefs in it , as alto with the He- brew Text ; but I fl,all inlìfl upon our own reading only , and give you fame few notes from that. Nunquidcon- tender cum am- nipotente,quet.s Ille roßigat? Lavat. Nonne tonte*. tieni cum deo c. afligatio, 'ups pie, debetur? Shall be that contendeth with the Almighty , infirma him? There is a twofold contending. Firfl, By force and flrength of arm, or firength of arms. We cannot fuppofe the Lord fpeaking here of fuch a Contention. There were a fort ofrobufîious nun, Giants, of old, calledfight- to,Ftax,i. ers withGod ; and many profane Atheifls have blafphemoufly fet themfelves againfl heaven, as if they would pull God from his Throne. Such as there are not the Contenders withGod here intended ; fob was far from being a man of that fpirìr. Secondly , There is a contending with God by force of Argu- ' ui offerfe ment, or by reafonings. This I conceive is here meant ; Jobwas dijputoturuna often found in there contendings with God. But (hall anythink eumea. Aqu, to logick it with God ? to enter a difpute wich God ? toargue with or reply uponhim , as the Apoflle foeaks (Rom, 9. ^o.) O man,who art thouthat replieft` again) God ? Arguing and replying area kind of contending, and this is oftwo forts ; Firft, With the Word of God , declaring whit God would have usdo, or what God would have us believe. Thus many contend with God, even as many as fubmit not ro his Word. This isa commonquarrel, whether the Word ofGod or mans will fuall nand , whether the Lawof God orthe lulls of men (hall S f f carry
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