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…

But it may yet be said, who were these Monarchs of the world, and sole possessors of the Earth? To whom alone the earth was given: Some conceive that Eliphaz means it of Noah and his Sons, who indeed had the World to themselves; for the Flood having swept away all mankind, except that Family, to him and his Sons the earth was given alone; these were the wise men (saith this opinion) from whom Eliphaz received the Doctrine which he communicated to,¹ and pressed upon Job; there was never such a Monarch (except Adam the first man) as Noah was, he had the whole World given him: Hence the Ancients stile Noah's three Sons, The Commanders and Colonels of the whole World: But I conceive, we need not determine it upon those, though possibly Eliphaz might have an aim at them. Most Interpreters take it in general, of the old good Princes, of whom it may be said, The earth was given to them, and to them alone; Abraham was a great Prince, and to him, The earth (in one sense) was given alone. But who made this great deed of gift, even the most high God, whom Abraham calls (Gen. 14.) The possessor of Heaven, and Earth: He it is that then gave, and still gives the earth, and he gives it ⟨p. 83⟩two ways; first, by an act of common providence, thus (as Job expresseth it (Chap. 9.24.) The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: Secondly, he gives the earth by an act of special providence, or by virtue of a promise, so Canaan was given to Abraham and his seed, the people of Israel; and thus the Kingdom of Israel and Judah, was given to David and his seed.

But it may yet be said, who were these Monarchs of the world, and sole possessors of the Earth? To whom alone the earth was given: Some conceive that Eliphaz meanes it of Noah and his Sonnes, who indeed had the World to themselves; for the Flood having swept away all mankinde, except that Family, to him and his Sons the earth was given alone; these were the wise men (saith this opinion) from whom Eliphaz received the Doctrine which he communicated to,¹ and pressed upon Job; there was never such a Monarch (except Adam the first man) as Noah was, he had the whole World given him: Hence the Ancients stile Noahs three Sonnes, The Commanders and Colonels of the whole World: But I conceive, we need not determine it upon those, though possibly Eliphaz might have an aime at them. Most Interpreters take it in generall, of the old good Princes, of whom it may be said, The earth was given to them, and to them alone; Abraham was a great Prince, and to him, The earth (in one sense) was given alone. But who made this great deed of gift, even the most high God, whom Abraham calls (