Caryl - Houston-Packer Collection BS1415 .C37 v4

Chap. 13. An Exration upon the Book òf JoB, Verf. a 3. 419 if Jobwould fpeak any thing that came next, or floatedupper- molt in, his phancy ; fo fame glofs the interpretation of the Val gar, which is indeed diíhonourable to fuppofe of him. Shall quid i 4, we think that he cared not how he fpake, who had fo often merit. reproved his friends for fpeaking careleily ? Would he run headlong into that errour which he had fo feverely repre- hended ? Let come upon me what will. The word [Let cónae 1 fignifies to pafs over, or pafs upon; fo then, I millfpeak,, let what will pals uponme, is nomorebut this, let what cenfure foever pafs upon me ; cenfure me how raanfeat u er you will, I will fpeak; or, I will fpeak however you take it. me qid [rip , Or, It may refer to the determination of God; I will fpeak Vatab. and (land tohis fentence, let him pals what judgement he plea- Quocunie feth concerningme, I am refolved to maintain my caufe: aswe calura pro aße fay in our language,whenweare refolved to-do a thing,Feell bat , loquar> Bee. orfall edge, I will doit. lC rcquar tiara riculo quacquid fob in thefe words removeth a fecond pretence which histendeles mihi fit friends made for what theyhad fpoken. eveutunor. Firft, They faid, They did all for the gloryof God, and to maintainhis lattice. As to that, he told them roundly before, that God needed'noneof their patronage, will you fpeak, wick. edlyfor God ?willyou talkdeceitfully forhim ? He delires not your lies todefend and uphold his caufe. There was a fecond thing which his friends held forth as a ground of their counfels, and that was the tender careand com- panionwhichthey had of Jobhimfelf, left going on thus tom- plaining,yea,as they thought, thus blafpheming, theLord Ihould brit fomewhat worfe,"then ever yet he hadbrought, ïipon him. Ego de meípf, Asfob therefore takes offthe former pretence before;fo he takes ritioaem rcddai off this here: As if he had faid, Tou feem to be very tender of me, peo, . quits lefts Godfhould layTome furtherJudgement uponmefor maintaining quad peccavere my integrity, but Iwillfpeak, come ofit what will,at myperilbe it,1ne , Interim ROM Iwill bearallthe blame myfelf, takeyou no care, haveyou but pa- cho h e di fert tience tohear mefpeak, let allthe trouble that may enfite be on my ¡mums eis. Pore, Iwill beaccountable to God for at. 'Tis true, job being pro- voked (peaks thus with fume heat, and was delirous rather to call himfelf wholly upon God then to hear his friends any longer. Hhh z Hence

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