An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

Is not this thy fear? Here is a goodly religion indeed, a proper piece of profession: and such is thine, this is all thou art able to make out. Thus you have the Logical strength or the Argument contained in the words. We shall now examine them in the Grammatical sense of every part, as they lye here in order. And first for the Preface.

Is not this thy feare? Here is a goodly religion indeed, a proper peece of profession: and such is thine, this is all thou art able to make out. Thus you have the Logicall strength or the Argument contained in the words. We shall now examine them in the Grammaticall sense of every part, as they lye here in order. And first for the Preface.

If we assay to commune with thee wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

If we assay to commune with thee wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himselfe from speaking?

The words import, as if Eliphaz had said thus unto Job; we thy friends have all this while stood silent, we have given thee full liberty and scope to speak out all that was in thine heart, let it not grieve thee, if we now take liberty to speak our selves: and indeed a necessity lies upon us to speak. Two things Eliphaz puts into this Preface, whereby he labours to prepare the mind of Job, readily to hear and receive what he had to say unto him.

The words import, as if Eliphaz had said thus unto Job; we thy friends have all this while stood silent, we have given thee full liberty and scope to speak out all that was in thine heart, let it not grieve thee, if we now take liberty to speak our selves: and indeed a necessity lies upon us to speak. Two things Eliphaz puts into this Preface, whereby he labours to prepare the minde of Job, readily to hear and receive what he had to say unto him.