Chap. 25. An Expofition open tke`Beok of J O B. Verf 4 699 JOB, CHAP. 25. Verf. 4, 5, f. How thencanman be ußifeedwith God ? or how can man be clean that is borne ofa woman ? Behold, even to the Moon and it pineal not, yea the Stars are not pure in his fight. Howmuch lefs man that is a worme,and thefon ofman which is a worme. IN this contest Bildad gives further check to fobs prefurnptioa (as be conceived) in appealing to heaven, and in begging audience of God himfelfe, which he did (as bath been !hewed ) with earneftnesat the23d Chapter. Verf. 4, How then can man be Jufifiedwith Cod ? The words are an Inference from what he had infi led upon anddifcour(ed before concerning thedominion and feareofGod, concerning the number ofhis Armies,and the fhiningsofhis light every where: from all which he concludes, How then can man be 7aft,feed withGod ? As if he had fayd, Seeing Ged it fo dreadful!, feting use ra an all-powerfult,an all-feting, and an all- ophcldi.eg God, how daref thou or any man living,plead with him ? or bow it it pof- fillefor any man living toRand out with Godand live ? H w then can man be 7uftiftedwith God ? This gneftion, carrieth a firengdenyall, To fay, How then can man be yu/'t,fled With God ? is more then barely to fay, Man can- not be yxfifledwith Cj. od, How can it be ? is not onely thus much, It cannot eafily be, it cannot probably be, but it cannot p©!libly be, or it is Impoffrezle to be; Such queflions, how a thingmay be ? are ufually an anlwer that they cannot be at all. . uettions are fometimes put for Informsation or with delire ro be direeted, or to have the myftery opened how fuch things may be. The holy virgin ,pur lath a queaion ( Luke a. 39.. when the Angel had told her fhee fhould have a fon) 7zenfayd tAfary tinto the An gel, how mall this be , teeing I know net a man 3 her queflion did Vuuuz not
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