An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…

We find this point tossed both ways; Jobs Friends telling him, that he spake but ordinary matter, and he telling them that they spake so too. Bildad chargeth Job with it, Chap. 8.2. How long wilt thou speak these things? And how long ⟨p. 211⟩shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind: as if he had said, Thou speakest impertinently, or what thou speakest doth not much concern the point in hand, it comes not up to the matter; yea it is quite besides the mark. And so Zophar (Chap. 11.2.3.) Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified? Thou doest but Verba dare, thou speakest to little purpose, or little to the purpose, though thou speakest much.

We finde this point tossed both wayes; Jobs Freinds telling him, that he spake but ordinary matter, and he telling them that they spake so too. Bildad chargeth Job with it, Chap. 8.2. How long wilt thou speake these things? And how long ⟨p. 211⟩shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong winde: as if he had sayd, Thou speakest impertinently, or what thou speakest doth not much concerne the point in hand, it comes not up to the matter; yea it is quite besides the marke. And so Zophar (Chap. 11.2.3.) Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talke be justified? Thou doest but Verba dare, thou speakest to little purpose, or little to the purpose, though thou speakest much.

Eliphaz puts the same language upon him (Chap. 15.2, 3.) Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the East wind? Should he reason with unprofitable talk? Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? Thus his Friends accused him of that for which he now accuseth them; and he himself had accused them once and again of this before: So (Chap. 12.2, 3.) Who knoweth not such things as these? They are but vulgar truths which you have told me; and (Chap. 13.1, 2.) Lo mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard, and understood it, what ye know, the same do I know also; I am not inferior to you. You produce nothing all this while, but what I am well acquainted with; which is fully the sense of this Verse: I have heard many such things: that is,