Chap. 19. e,fn Expofirion upon the 73eok of J o B. Vert. z8. I 1 matter was in 7cb. In generali, by rote are to under(tand the bottome, bafis, or foundation that which gavehim efts- blifhment, as the roote Both to the tree. The Hebrew is,The root iv rl tlU of the word. It is ordinary inScripture toput word for thing, or Kaazx ve3oe, matter. The roote of the word is the roote of the thing incon ve bum pre re- ¡ònfb quo rood troverfie between lob and his friends, ( Fowler. 12. 13. ) ?-ieare sr,licr jul of the concluftcn of the whole matter, or, the endof the word Feare cáafa a taut God, and keep his Commandements. There is nothing impoiliñle to resi Bold. God, the-Text is, There if no word impo7ible to God, that is, 1w can verbi e¡f doe whatfoever pleafeth him. This root of the matter, or root plant holdo- utthe word, is (as force fay) thebottome ofthe bufineffe, the ,t,erman;au¡a ltate of thecaufe, or thecafe ltated. The Civili Lawyers call,the feu rei Cirero -caufe,the thing. And the Oratour ufeth an expreffion very neare "rat ft fem this of ob where he titles the maim matter in que[tion, The 2ue1''nrti.Drf- foro et.am (in root of the queflion, uponwhich all dependeth. What root he in- quit ) rarcem tendeth, we fhall confider further. qua 'elf quaft The Vulgar renders thewhole verfe thus ; Wherefore doe yee ticrib, ihoni nowfay,lee at1 per¡ecute bim, and, we¡hall finde the root of themat- Finibccs.ç ter againft him. The root of the matter according to that tran- Radicern verbi Nation is taken two wayes. inveniarnns Firft, For force word which ?o6 might unwarily let fail, contra tom. upon which theywould ground a further accufation, or charge vulg. uponhim, or ju(tifie the charge and accufation already brought againft him. As ifhe had fayd , let us follow him dole, and he will quickly fpeake fomewhat to the difadvantage of his owne caufe. It is indeed the ufuall policy of perfecuters to feek matter against another, when none appeares. And to pto- voke aman to fpeake, till he fpeake awry, or give them an oc- cafion to enfnare him in his fpeech. Úfualiy in the mull itude ofwords there is no want of errour, and he that fpeakes a mul- titudeof words ( as 'cis poffible ) without errour may fodne have force of them erroneoufl.y interpreted. Perlecuters are greedy to hunt for and finde out faults, they will rake in eve - r chznn,1, and never give over interrogating and lifting, till fomewhat drop, or fall, that at lea[t may beare force colour of offence. They make a man an offender for a word; faith the Pro- pt( Ifa. 29.21.) Agood man may'quickly offend in a word, btis the figne and the work of an evill man, tomake a man uoffender for a word ; efpecially for a right, though a hharpe G g g 2 word
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