An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

First, Was not Job righteous? He puts the Question, Whom, though I were righteous; was Job an unrighteous man? Doth not he himself say (Chap. 29.14.) I put on righteousness, and it clothed me? Why then doth he here only make a supposition of it, Whom, though I were righteous, when as there he makes it a position, that he was clothed with righteousness.

First, Was not Job righteous? He puts the Question, Whom, though I were righteous; was Job an unrighteous man? Doth not he himself say (Chap. 29.14.) I put on righteousnesse, and it cloathed me? Why then doth he here only make a supposition of it, Whom, though I were righteous, when as there he makes it a position, that he was cloathed with righteousnesse.

I answer (to clear this Scripture) Man is righteous in a double opposition. Righteous; first, in opposition to the wicked: and these may be taken in three ranks, either, First, the abominable and profane: Or, secondly, hypocrites and unsincere: Or thirdly, oppressors, and such as are unjust in their dealings toward men. As righteous is opposed to wicked in these three, profane, hypocrites, or oppressors, so Job was a righteous man. Job was not profane, he feared God: Job was not an hypocrite, he was perfect and upright: Job was not an oppressor, the loins of the poor blessed him. And that's the peculiar sense of the 29th Chapter, I put on righteousness, that is, righteousness in all my dealings with men.

I answer (to clear this Scripture) Man is righteous in a double opposition. Righteous; first, in opposition to the wicked: and these may be taken in three ranks, either, First, the abominable and profane: Or, secondly, hypocrites and unsincere: Or thirdly, oppressours, and such as are unjust in their dealings toward men. As righteous is opposed to wicked in these three, profane, hypocrites, or oppressours, so Job was a righteous man. Job was not profane, he feared God: Iob was not an hypocrite, he was perfect and upright: Iob was not an oppressour, the loins of the poor blessed him. And that's the peculiar sense of the 29th Chapter, I put on righteousnesse, that is, righteousnesse in all my dealings with men.