io ; Chap.i6. An Ecpofttion.upon the. Book, of JO B. Verf.ti. their unfriendly and uncomely dealing with him ; and he checks them_ (as Eliphaz had done him at tine beginning of the former Chapt.) upon five points oferror Sc unfriendlinefs. Firfl, For fpeaking unprofitably,or for telling him no more than he knew before, at theenirance of the fecond Verfe , I have heard manyfueh things. Secondly , He. cha rgeth them for fpeaking fuck things , as did rather encreafe,&.boil up, than mitigate, and allay hisfor- row, Mijerable comforters areye in the clofe of the fecond Verfe. Thirdly, He accufeth them for fpeaking fo much,or for endlefs fpeaking , their difcourfe was tedious, theywould not give over; Thus he takes them up at the third Verfe, Shalll . vainwords have an end ? What, will you be endlefs ? Will you never have done Fourthly, He accufeth them for their caufelefs fpeaking, in the fame third Verfe , What emboldeneth thee ? (or what provoketh thee ) that thou anfwereft ? As if he had Paid , Have Igiven thee anycaufe ? Fifthly., andlafly,, Hereproveth his and their whole car- riage towards him , by a ferious profefíion of his contrary carriage, or that he was purpofed todeal better with them,up> on fuppofition that they were in his cafe -; and this he doth two ways, Ertl, Telling them what he could do, if they were in his cafe ; Verf 4, I alfq couldfpeakaryou do, ifyour Soul were in my SoulsRead, I could heap up words agaiaftyou, &c. Secondly, 11ling them what he would doe, But I would ,`Irengthenyou with my mouth, and the moving of, my lips fhould affzvagey.ur grief, Verf.5. That's the courfe which j would take ; ! could deal as harthly with you as you dowith me, bitt I would not ;, you'thould find me in. another firain and temper. Then yob anfwered andfaid. Verf.a. I have heardmanyfuch things 3 mifrable comfor- ters areye all. We finde this point toffed both ways ; Job's Friends tel- linghiin , that he fpake but ordinary matter, andhe telling them that they fpake co too. Bildad chargeth fob with it, Chap,L2.How longwilt thou fpakk thefe things ? Andkw long fhall
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