Chap. 13. An kxpofitionspon the Book ofJos. Vert. 9. 327 as it is byour l'crength,andwe can as foonovercome him,as over- reach him. Neither did Sob impute this to his friends, that they fet themfelves induftrioufly to deceive or mock God, yet he might fpeak thus, Firm, Becaufe they handled the caufe with:weak and improper arguments, filch as had only a thew or reafon of divineauthority in them, not the fublïänce or reality of it ; which imported, as if they fuppofed God himfeif would be taken with appearances and veri-fimilitudes : to be fo, is indeed to be mockedand de- ceived. Upon this account job chargeth them with mocking God. 5ieP uatCt Neither is it agai-nft thelaws of difputation toput fuch inferencesíPpaus n®re upon anothers affertions or argumentations as may poffibly flow quid quifIr fibi or follow from them, though the arguer befree and far enough¡ropoftun e(fe from any fach intendment. ducat, fed quid Secondly, Becaufe they (undertaking to plead the caufe of eye ipfius oratsa- God) mighs feem to deal like thofe Advocates, who to drawMeïafegitator. on their !clients, and multiply their own fees, tell them their caufe is good and that theydoubt not ofthe day. Which though it were moil true in regard ofGod and the caufe it felfhe had in hand with job, yet it was not true in regard of the grounds upon which his friends managed it, and held it forth. Thirdly, He mightfpeak thus, becaufe they appearing aswit- Tteferendura neffes againft him before the tribunal of God, might feem to detur ad i,r® deal like thofe witneffes whogive a-wrong teftimony to miflead foY!uptun, DU the judge, that he may give fentence againft the innocent: thus depravar; dF od anearthly Judge may be mockedor deceived. But ( faith Job) torquer , do you thinktomockor deceiveGod thus? Do you thinkbecaufeyou reti"o buasanä have ,givenPocha hard tefimonyofme, and fay, I amwicked, that Perfuafsone ails be will takeyour word, anticondemn me upon it? Doye hope, either rr and ®t ",,a.1a tocorrupt and darkenhis underfiandingthat he cannot fee the right, or toover-perfwadebis will to aEtagasnfá what hefees, and to over- throw the right? pleafe notyour Paves with the mif-reprefentations of me and my caufe to God : for be will quickly look. throughall thefalte coloursyouhave laidupon it, and thefallacies thatare inst; andyouwillfind at lag, that youhavedeceived yourfelvee, not God, by allyour infsnuations of mydeceit and hypocrifse towards God; As one manmocketh another, doyoufo meckhim? Hence Obferve, Firft, Manmay bemocked and deceived by man. D d d 2 That's
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