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…

Here's the reason of those former Questions. As if he had said, Lord, surely thou needest not search and examine me in this manner, seeing it is neither thus nor thus with thee, It is not good to thee to oppress or to despise the work of thy hands, thou hast not eyes of flesh, or days of man.

Here's the reason of those former Questions. As if he had said, Lord, surely thou needest not search and examine me in this manner, seeing it is neither thus nor thus with thee, It is not good to thee to oppresse or to despise the work of thy hands, thou hast not eyes of flesh, or daies of man.

That thou enquirest after mine iniquity.

¹The original signifies an enquiry two ways. 1. By word. 2. By actions. By somewhat done, or by somewhat spoken. And it signifies both to do and speak with great intention and heat of spirit. The word is also applied to those enquiries which are made by torture, when the party is suspected for concealment of the matter under enquiry. Which way of examination is called by the Latins, the bringing of a man to question. That last engine which was invented to support the tottering state of Rome, wherein poor souls are put to extreme tortures, to force confessions or self accusations (that I say) is called the Inquisition, and the Judges Inquisitors; because inquisition or enquiry (according to the word of the text) is there made after the iniquities of men, after their supposed heresies and heretical practices against the Romish Church. Job seems to allude to such ways of examination, why doth the Lord enquire after my iniquity, by fore judgements and terrible afflictions, by strong pains and mighty terrors.

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