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

Job himself, Chap. 27. v. 16. gives us this truth in express terms, where speaking of a wicked man, he saith, Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay, he may prepare it (let him prepare it, let him scrape it together as fast as he ⟨p. 205⟩can) but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver, that is, those just and innocent persons whom he had wronged, shall by a divine retaliation enter upon his estate. The wicked grind the faces of the poor, to make themselves bread, but at last the poor shall make bread of their corn and grist.

Job himselfe, Chap. 27. v. 16. gives us this truth in expresse termes, where speaking of a wicked man, he saith, Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay, he may prepare it (let him prepare it, let him scrape it together as fast as he ⟨p. 205⟩can) but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver, that is, those just and innocent persons whom he had wronged, shall by a divine retaliation enter upon his estate. The wicked grind the faces of the poor, to make themselves bread, but at last the poore shall make bread of their corn and griest.

We may see the tract and foot-steps of this judgement in our days; How many sons of violence, who have made many persons, yea, families hungry, naked and desolate, are now made desolate and naked? God hath so wrought, and answered us by terrible things in righteousness, that Oppressed Innocents have been put into the houses, and have fed upon the fatness of Unrighteous Oppressors. Must we not say, verily there is a God that judgeth the earth, when we see this vengeance? And for the rest, may we not say as those searchers of Canaan, (Caleb and Joshua) made their report, when the rest complained of impossibilities, Numb. 14. 9. Let us not fear them, for they are bread for us, that is, we shall easily get in amongst them, and live upon their estates: Let us not fear those giantly sons of Anak, who have fleeced the poor of Gods flock, and knaw'd their bones, for (by the power and justice of God) they are bread for us; they have made hungry ones enow to eat up their own harvest.