C;hap.r. 5: An Expo f tióit upon the Book of OB. <Verfí6. 75 Secondly, That the greateft fuflèrings and afi-lidtions of good men in this life, are very confi lent with the Juf¿ice of God. Thirdly, That he might humble low , who (as he feared was flill too high in his own opinion , and thought better of himfelf than did become him. Fourthly , To provoke him to refill his own corruptions ftedfaflly. And lafily, to bear the eras ( which the Lord had laid up.." on him for his good , efpeciaily for the taming and fubduing of his corruptions ) patiently. So that Eliphaz dothnot difpute with him upon this hy- pothefis, or fuppofition, or not upon this only , 'That man by nature, and without the:Grace of God, is filthy and abominable, drinking iniquity like water but upon this, or this in content with the former, 7hat mare in a'fate ofGrace, or a Godly man as filthy and abominable , in reference to the ,flefh that dwelleth its him and that in reference tohis frequent !innings , he may be Paid to drink.. iniquity like water. And therefore job had no rea- fon to be proud, howgood foever he was , or howmuch good foever he had done ; and that therewas all the reafon in the World he thould be patient, and take it well at the hand of God, howmuch evil foever he should Puffer. This refolution of the Quere, as it is profitable , fo proba- ble. For howfoever jobs Friends had branded him in diverfe paffages of this difpute , as a wicked man and an hypocrite, and were fo underflood by Job, as appears in his anfwers and replies ; yet 'tis moll likely his Friends fpake fo in reference to hisodious , not in reference tohis fiate. That he had done like an hypocrite, or a wicked man, was clearly their opinion but there is no neceflìty to conclude fromwhat they faid, that they judged him abfolutely to beone; JOB<
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