-A6 Chap. 42. an Ezpofitionupon the Book, of Jo Y. yeti.. a; Fiat, fobs Teaimony concerning God. Secondly, His Charge brought againa himfelf. His Teflimony concerning God we have in the fecond verfe,Ilt that is twofold, or he commends and exalts God in two of his moll glorious attributes. Fira, About his Omnipotency, 77iat thou cane do every thing. Secondly, About his Omnifciency(as moll expound the words) And that no thought can be with-holden from thee. lobs Charge or Acculation which he brought againa himfelf, bath thefe four things in it, Fira, TheConfeflion of his own ignorance and rafhnefs in the third verse, who it he that bidet, coupfel without knowledge ? p have fpoken (faith he) things whichI underffoed not, things too wonderful for me, which 1 knew not: Thus hechargethhimfelf with rafhnefsand ignorance. Secondly, TheSubmiffion of himfelf to thebetter infiru&ion and teaching of God, or to what God should be pleafed yet fur- ther to reveal unto him at the 4thverte, 'Hear, I6efeecb thee, and Iwill fpeak, 1 will demand of thee, and declare those unto me. He begs yet a word more with God, and he begs a word more from God, or that God would (peak a word more tohim. Thirdly, AThankful Acknowledgment, that he had already receivedmuch more light fromGod, than formerly hehad attain- ed to, at the 5th verte, Ihave heard of thee, by the bearing of the tar (I had a knowledg of thee, O God, before ) butnow(faith he) mine eye- feeth thee, now I have more knowledg, and clearer light concerning thee than ever I had before. Fourthly, The Iffue or Effe& of all tlatis, andthat is his repen- tance, wherefore 1 abhor my felf, and repent in dsle and apes,: Thus we have both the general parts of the whole Chapter, and the more particular refolution of this firíl parr, which I call lobs humiliation. And in this manner he humbled himfelf before the Lord (asfollowcth.. Vert. z. ThenJob anfwered the Lord, and ¡aid. Thefe are the words of the Divine Hiftorian, conneeling this Chapter with the former. And all that I (hall fay upon this fira yarfe,
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