530 Chap. 6. An Expofition upon the Book of 3 O B. Verf. 25., ded reafoning, fome can wrangle everlaflingly. When wit &lear- ning undertake a caufe,and leave confcience out of the Commit ox, there mull either be a very ill end of it, or no end. A fubtir Sophifier will difpute any thing, and bring probable arguments (where reafon.alone fits judge)againft themolt undoubted truths. It is an ill office to be an Oratour for our own or others errours, for our own or others finful pral,tifes, Prov. 3o. 32. If thou haft done evil in lifting up thy felf, or if thou haft thought evil ( or maintained evil) lay thine handupon thy mouth ; fpeak no more, never bean advocate in a bad caufe,though it be thine own;when our faults are (hewed us, we Ihouldnot open our mouths, unlefs it be to renounce and difclame them.A fad account will begiven of that time, and of thofe parts, which have been laid out in the patronage ofour failingsand miftakes. It is as finful to few figg- leaves, or make fair pretexts to cover the nakednefs ofour opini- ons, as of our praftites, Andcaufe me to undcrftand, wherein I have erred. As if Job had laid, when onceyou bringme to fee clearly,that I am in an errour,and tail light intomy confcience, you (hall find' me readily fubmitting to you. Concejfo eft A queffion arifes here in the general, whether job doubted his parr, kiwi& onus licit eße caufe,or whether or no,there were an hefitancy in his fpirit,about ctle (liquid what he had done or fpoken ? inrquu+a vide. I anfwer,this fpeech implies not,that he hadanydoubt ofhim- Mir caufs fidr.- fellor an admillion that he had erred. ,fob (peaks like Orators or "a 4icí read Dif utants who when they are lure ofa point, will yet grant a cum dicitur, P > ceafeffio doubtfulnefs, or raife doubts about what they are able to nofciturs.Quin maintain and confident to carry. It is ordinary to put things by Jib .3.roP.z. way, of luppbfition,ofwhich we make no queltion.WhenJob faith J'onf`bmiuit Cattle rrt,e to underffand, wherein lhave erred; it is not an acknow- fe era e,fcd led ement that he had erred,but a fubmif lion in cafe e `a bttrrilucefe. g f h had , or lirbmirrit ami- a conceffión that hemight ; job was not lifted up with an opinion COMMcenfure. ofhis own infallibility ; heknew to erre was common to man, Bold. and therefore he fpeaks ofhimfelf under the common notion of jn ii Phil in- 411 men : Not from any confcioufnefs ofhis own errour. e4ligenrcer fe` rncir,cruaí. Caufé me to underjfaxd. It is but one word in: the Original, and it fignifies to convince by
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