Chap. 23. An Expofttion upon the Booksf JOB. Vert 5. though he be no great fighter, fo thofe paffions ofgrief and far- rowwill adminifter arguments to him though he beno great di \ purer. A troubled foule will hardly be put to a Rand or non. plus, They who fuffer much will alwayes have fomewhat to fay;Ifna- ture deny(faid one ofold)yet Irdignaoion will make a man a Poet And if nature deny, yet forrow will make a man a Logician ; and trouble.will make a man an Advocate in his owne caufe. The tongues of many are tipt with Oratory they have excellent words and ftrong rearms too from the prefiures that are upon . their fpirits:troubleoffpirir fills themouth with Arguments two wayes. Firft, Againf§ themfelves, how ftrongly will fore in that cafe difpute agaiuti their own peace ? what arguments will they bring againit any comfort that is offered them ; and how nimbly will they reply toany one that goes about to anfwer them ? howwill they find out newmediums, when thofe are foyled by which they have formerly nourifhed their unbeleefe, aid difcouraged them. felves from taking hold on mercy. 'Tis wonderfull to heare the pleadings ofa troubled fpirit; and 'cis one ofthe hardeft rankes in the world to anfwer thedoubts which fuch a man will make a- gainft himfelf'. Secondly, The troubles ofmany fills their mouths with argue ments for themfelves,that's the meaningof lob here in this place; Iwould fill mymouth with arguments tamaintaine my C;arufe ; I Mould not want either matter or words, to plead this bufineffe, were I before the Throne ofGod, and yet I Would not be fo free and forward to fpeak,as to neglec`I or light what is fpoken tome, as it followes. Verf.,5 I would know the words that he wouldanfwer tnr, and underfiand what he wouldfay rents me. Some are fo hefty to fpeake, that they will not Beare, theyare fo forward to plead their own Ceufe, that they will not receive the opinionofanother. lob difcovers an equail ¡ph it to both;As Iwouldorder my Cau/e, and fill my month with arguments, fo I would know the words that he would anjreer me eeo, I would have the good manners, or the grace rather, to heed and underfland what God would/ay tome. The 333
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