6o8 Chap. z. An Expolitiox upon the Book of j o E. Vero, i. Secondly, That onely wicked men are not afflifled w ith evils in this life. Thirdly, That manywicked men enjoy muchgood in this life, and have all things to their hearts content, even tento their loft breath ; and not onlyfo, but their children inherite and fucceed them in the pojjèfon of thofe outwardblcfngs which themfelves enjoyed. Which three afl"ertions being confirm'd, the whole building of Zophar, and of his two other friends, mutt needs fhake and fall to the ground. And as in theft three affertions, we have the fumme of7,;b's argumentative part:fo the wholeChaptermay beconfidered in three parts. "Firft, An Exordium,orPreface. Secondly, A refutation oftheir arguments, or his anfwer to their Propafals. Thirdly, The conclufion, or perorationofthe whole. The exordium or preface is conteined in the fix former ver- fes of the Chapter. His anfwer to their arguments extends from the 7. verfe, in- .eiufively to theend ofthe 33. verfe. The conclufion is the 34 How then comfortye me, &c. The context under prefent difcuflion, conteines the Preface; Hearediligently my . Beech, and let thisbeyour confolation. This Preface bath two thingschiefly in it. Firff, It tends to the gainingofattention, to what fob had further to fay. _ Secondly, re carries in it a reprehenfion ofwhat his friends had alreadie done. Firff, It carries in it a delire ofattention towhat he had to fay ; and that bya fourfold argument; or he moves for atten- tion upon /four grounds. Firff, Becaufe ifthey did heare him diligently, it would be matter ofconfolation. Secondly, He moves for it from the commondutieof man, who fhouldnot judge, much leffe condemne another, bmfore be bath heard him, and this he layes down, very: 3. Saff;r me that Imay .lake, andafter that I havefpoken, mockon. As ifhe had Paid ; It is a dutie whichall menowe their brethren, to heare themfpeakbefore theyjudge them,efpecialybefore they mock them
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