76 Chap.' 5. tlnExpofitian upon the Boolt,of J OFi Verra,: JOB. CHAP. 15. Verf. 17,18 19,20. I will (hew ehee,hear me,and thatwhich I havefeen,! will declare. Whichwife men have toldfrom their Fatbers,andhave not hid it, Vnto whom alone the earthwas given , and noflranger palled a- mong them. The wicked man traveleth withpain all his days, andtheaaumber ofyears is hidden to the oppreff 'er. Liphaz having argued againff lob/ fúppofed opinion , of Self- cleannefs, andperfonal rigbteoufnefs,proceeds to the confirmation of-his ownpofition, to which he leads us , by a newExordium, or Preface, in the rß,18, and rg Verfes of this Chapter : Secondly, he largely- handles, and itilluftr-ates from the 2oth.to the 3 rtbVerf : Thirdly, he applieth the whole Dofkrine to ;fob by wayof dehortation, at the 3 rtb. Verfe, and fo forward to theend of Chapter, Thegeneral argument, which he brings confirm his Tc net, may be thus formed up; That is true wbich,theicontintïed experience , and the content of wife. men in all ages have taught and delivered to tes But the experience,and confent of wife men in all ages , have taught anddelivered this , that a wicked man travels with pain alibisdays, that he is punifhed outwardly by want and ficknefr anebincardlyby the gripesandfcourges:ofbis own cónfcience ;` ;. Therefore this is a truth.. The Major Propofition is the fum of the Pretace contained in the 17, 18, and 19 Verfes ; the mmnor,or fecond Propofition, is held forth in theao Verfe,and . is.profecuted to the one and thirtieth. TwillJhew thee, bearfbou me, and that . wbich_,j b ave feen I will declare. So the Preface begins.: He lays down a double proofin this ?reface ; a prooffief from his own experience , fecondly,from the confent of others. From hisown experience in this Verfe, ,Iwill Phew thee, bear thou me, that which I have feen, I will de- clare,; the confent of. others , is.expreffed in the 18, 19 verles, .. Which wife men told mefrom their Fathers,
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