Chap. q. An Expo ftion upon the -Bool¿; of Job.Verf.3. 349 have from him, and what ever we fpeak or do for God and his caufe, (hail finely be remembred ; God keepeth a book of re- membrance'of what the Saints fpeak one to another,concerning their own cares or troubles : then much more .loth he keep a book r,f remembrance, when ( according to this tranfiation ). theyfpeak,, for the Almighty, andpleadfor God. But the fcnt'e runs moregenerallywith our tranflation, I would fpeak to the Almighty,and Idefire to reafon with God. And then the meaning is, as if Job had faid, l ee Ifhall availor profit my felt' but little by any further conferencewith you, therefore I defire to turnmy, felt' to God, from whom Iam Cure ofa good anflier. Again, Job feemeth to complywith what Zophar had fpoken (Chap. z r.5.) 0 that God wouldfpeak,,andopenhis lips againfi thee! Jobaccepts his with, You have faid, 0 that God would fpeak, Idefire no other,I alto wouldfpeakto the Almighty, Iwould reafon withGod,. !what in your account wouldbemy punifhment, I fhould receive as a great happinefs ; yea Imake it my reque11 that I may fpeak with the Almighty,and that Imight reafon with God. Thus he declareth the confidence he had in the'goodnefs of his cant's, as alto theclear- nefs of his confcience, both which were tech as did not fear, no 1°{D° E i ratio° not the pretence of Godhimfelf. ne vumcr- ti utrà cetraq', 1:45itis- }ertta- - AndIdefire to reafon with God. tem iriquitere. I)ialeéiica He- This part of the verle is of the fame intendment with thefor brais dicitur mer. The word fignities to reafon by way of formal difpute, p 5 where arguments or mediums are'held out, upon which wecon- arc argxendi, dude the truth of our opinionor potion. The Jews call Logick quzds,tiyyery by this name. Grace dicunr. The Septurgint do fomewhat allay and modifie the words, ad , s; inta o- fuppofing Job too bold and free in thisaffer,therefore they add, iuerir, pie I I would resifon with God, if he pleafe to give me leaveor if he will urbanè.y.d. _6 accept of mein it : The fipplemer,t is pions, and is to be under-- acceprafù. flood' -in all exprefions of this nature. What any man at any dmea di- time defires'of God, he muff do it with fubmiflìon to the will of ,,randi,t lo; God, unlefs-God hath already declared his will concerning that ra,. 17.uG defire. Y Y 3 But
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