An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…

Mr. Broughton thus; Beware thou look not to sorrow, to choose that for thy affliction. The sum of all is, as if Elihu had thus bespoken Job in this part of the verse; O Job, whereas God requires of thee to give him glory in the humble submission of thy soul unto him, and sitting patiently under his mighty hand, thou hast behaved thy self quite otherwise, thou hast carried it stoutly, and uttered very bitter complainings of thy condition, thou hast not given God the glory of his sovereignty, of his holiness, justice, purity and goodness, in thy affliction, thou hast not set thy self to do this as thou shouldest, but thou hast run out exceedingly, and overshot thy self; So that, I may even say of thee, thou hast chose this iniquity, rather than submitted to thy affliction.

Mr. Broughton thus; Beware thou look not to sorrow, to choose that for thy affliction. The summe of all is, as if Elihu had thus bespoken Job in this part of the verse; O Job, whereas God requires of thee to give him glory in the humble submission of thy soul unto him, and sitting patiently under his mighty hand, thou hast behaved thy self quite otherwise, thou hast carried it stoutly, and uttered very bitter complainings of thy condition, thou hast not given God the glory of his soveraignty, of his holiness, justice, purity and goodness, in thy affl•ction, thou hast not set thy self to do this as thou shouldest, but thou hast run out exceedingly, and overshot thy self; So that, I may even say of thee, thou hast chose this iniquity, rather than submitted to thy affliction.

Elihu speaks reprovingly, this thou hast chosen; Is this a good choice?

Elihu speakes reprovingly, this thou hast chosen; Is this a good choice?