An exposition with practical observations upon the three first chapters of the book of…

WE are now come to the second general part of this Chapter. You may remember, the whole was divided into three Sections. The first showed us the curse which Job poured out upon his day. The second, the cause or ground of that curse. And the third, a vehement expostulation about the continuance of his life and the lengthening of his days.

WE are now come to the second generall part of this Chapter. You may remember, the whole was divided into three Sections. The first shewed us the curse which Job powred out upon his day. The second, the cause or ground of that curse. And the third, a vehement expostulation about the continuance of his life and the lengthning of his dayes.

We have heard the curse opened already in the nine former verses: Now followeth the cause of the curse. Job gives an account or reason of his passion: If any should check him with, why doest thou thus breath out complaints against the day of thy birth? ⟨p. 388⟩why doest thou write such bitter things against the night of thy conception? He answereth as David did his brethren in another case, 1 Sam. 17. Why, what have I done or spoken, Is there not a cause? Or as Jonah when God reproves him about his passion for the withered gourd, Doest thou well to be angry? Jonah replies, Yes, I do well to be angry even unto death, chap. 49. So saith Job here to any that should rebuke him, with, do you well to be thus angry with your day? Yes, I do well to be angry with my day, and I show you why, because it shut not up the doors of my mothers womb, &c.

We have heard the curse opened already in the nine former verses: Now followeth the cause of the curse. Iob gives an account or reason of his passion: If any should check him with, why doest thou thus breath out complaints against the day of thy birth? ⟨p. 388⟩