466 Chap.' o. An Expofition upon she Boek of j O B. Verf. 6. day. Therefore he takes or leaves, defers or hafens, comes or goes at pieafure. Are thy dayes, O Lord, as mans dayes ? Are thy years as the dayes ofman ? I know they are not. But why doth job make fo many of thefe negative queries ? The next words will anfwer. Verle 6. That thou enquirefi after mi n iniquity ,and[earcbe(t after my fin. .Here's the reafön ofthole formerQ`eflions. As ifhe had Paid, Lord, furely thou needejt notfearch and examine me in this manner, feeing it is neither thus nor thus with thee, It is not good to thee to opprefsor to defpife the work of thy hands, thou haft not eyes offle, or dayes ofman. That thou enquireffafter mine iniquity. 'wpm The Original lignifies an enquiry two waycs. r. Byword. tam ofólrnon 2. By anions. By fomwhat done, or by fomwhat fpoken. And - nrerrogaione, it lignifies both to do and (peak with great intention and heat of sivace at7tont- fpirrt. The word is alto applyed Ito thole enquiries which are hin fummo made by torture, when the party is füfpened for concealment of fludis aliguid the matter under enquiry. Which way ofexamivation is called íquärere; £ by the Latines, the bringingola man to quelliorz. That Taft En- 2 rronraro de pæ- r nerepro- ginerwhich was invented to fupport t e tattering fate ofRome,, curando arri- wherein poor fouls are put to extream tortures, to force confefii- ,prur. ous or felf accufations ( that I fay ) is called the Ingotifttion, and the Judges Inquifitours; becaule inquifition or enquiry (accord- ing to the word of the Text) is there made after the iniquities of men, after their fuppofed heretics and heretical pranices againft the Romijb Church. Job feems to allude to fuch wayesofexami- nation ; why doth the Lord enquire after mine iniquity, by fore judgments and terrible afflinions, by ftrong pains and mighty rerrours ? At lowefl,the word lignifies a diligent learch,or a fcrutiny with utmof indufiry ; even fuch as they ufe who malicioufly hunt for the precious life. The Lord faith to Mofes, return into a gypt,. for all the men which fought thy life are dead ( Exod. 419.) It is this word. So (i Sam. 22. 23.) abide thou with me (faithDa- vidtoAhiatbar) fear not, far he that féeletb my life, feeketh thy life. When revengemakes a fearch,it is a diligent fearch : malice bath a piercing eye, and ens circa narrowly. That gracious pro- mife
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