372 Chap. I3. An Expofztion upon the Book of JoB. Verf. 7, herewithhis friends) Both Godplead with man for audience ? (Pf.d.8i.8.) Hear O nay people, and l will teflifie unto thee ; C^ ¡frail if thou wilt hearken unto me. How often did he fend his Prophets, with, Hear now the word of the Load? And whenafter 'thete, has own and his Prophets, wooings for attention to the ,words of his counfel and command, he found the people flop- ping their ears, and refuting to hear, how doth he again open his mouth inwrath, and thunder out words of curling and con - fumption, which whether they would hear, or whether they would forbear, they muff both fee and feel. Neither God nor man can bear it, to fpeakand not be heard. Hearnowmy reafoning ( faith job) and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. lob having made his preface, and called for attention, enters upon the matter of his reproof. Verfe 7. Will you fpeak wickedlyfor Gòd? and tall¿, deceitfully for him? gam incipit di. In this, and the next verfe, jobdoubleth his words ; a Id that ßíafociorum he might make themhear twice, he (peaks the fame thing more refn Mac. than once. 14'ill ye fpeak, wickedly for.God ? is the fame with, 11;11 and talk deceitfully for him. Willye accept his perfon? is the fame with, willye contendfor God? In the heat of his difcourfe, he Both not only propofe, but prefs, not only fpnk, but repeat what he had to fay over and'over.UVillye (peak wickedlyfor God?, and talk deceitfullyfor him? When weearneftly oppofe what ano- thee faith or Both, we fay, VVillye, Willye. VVill ye fpeak wickedly for God ?" The letter is, Viiillye fpeakiniquity for God? There is a three- fold reading of that claufe, Will ye(peak wickedly. i. of God. 2. to God. 3., for God. Mr. Broughton takes the fir(}, will yefpeak,un- rightly ofthe Almighty?we the laft,Will yefpeak,wickedlyfor God.? 1Pum0d non The fenfe comes near to one in all three. Tne" Septuagint ren- coram Dea lo der it as an arguaient why they fhould take heed what they fpeak, Vimini, dr becaufe of the perfòn before whom they fpake, Do"you not gins is eakJaefore God ?, andwtllyefpeak,decettfully in his pretence ? Do eiús prefert,s P delttm,? younot know where you are? remember that you are in Gods pre- fence, ha fees and he hears you Doyou think that none hearsyore but I that am a poor creature inpain and mifery ? Thegreat God of heaieu. and earth hearethyou ; Do you not freak, before God.? and if
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