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…

Job was great above all others in the East, but now he shall be made greater then himself. As in spirituals, they that have, to them more shall be given, and they shall have more abundance; so they that lose much in temporals, to them more is given sometimes then they have lost, and they shall have abundance.

Iob was great above all others in the East, but now he shall be made greater then himself. As in spirituals, they that have, to them more shall be given, and they shall have more abundance; so they that lose much in temporals, to them more is given sometimes then they have lost, and they shall have abundance.

There is a second sense, to which the letter of the original doth rather incline, which makes both parts of the verse look only to his second estate, namely, his restoration: and so the sense is this, Though thou doest not presently thrive and grow up to a great estate, yet afterward thou shalt; Though after this breaking and undoing thou shouldst set up (as it were) but with a little stock, one friend bringing thee a piece of silver, another, a piece of gold, a third, a jewel, all making a purse for thee: and so thou beginnest but upon alms and charity, yet thy later end shall greatly increase. As if Bildad had said, Though God should now begin to comfort, and restore thee but with small matters, yet do not think he will so conclude with thee, he hath enough in store. The letter of the original ⟨p. 51⟩is most clear for this, the words being assertive, rather then suppositive, Thy beginning shall be small, ¹and thy later end shall greatly increase: which refers to the time future, not past, as we and others translate.

There is a second sense, to which the letter of the originall doth rather incline, which makes both parts of the verse look only to his second estate, namely, his restauration: and so the sense is this, Though thou doest not presently thrive and grow up to a great estate, yet afterward thou shalt; Though after this breaking and undoing thou shouldst set up (as it were) but with a little stock, one friend bringing thee a peece of silver, another, a peece of gold, a third, a jewell, all making a purse for thee: and so thou beginnest but upon alms and charity, yet thy later end shall greatly encrease. As if Bildad had said, Though God should now begin to comfort, and restore thee but with small matters, yet doe not thinke he will so conclude with thee, he hath enough in store. The letter of the originall