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

There are several readings of this verse, but I shall only mention one, besides our own, and having stayed a little about that, go on to the explication of the Text, as it lies in order before us. Some render thus;

There are several readings of this verse, but I shall only mention one, besides our own, and having stayed a little about that, go on to the explication of the Text, as it lyes in order before us. Some render thus;

But know now, his anger hath visited thee but a little, (Hebr:¹ nothing) neither hath he made any great inquisition. The sense of the verse, according to this rendering, riseth thus; As if Elihu had said, God hath dealt with thee O Job, far better than thou hast dealt with him, or then thou hast cause to expect; he hath not laid his hand so heavy upon thee, as thy iniquity hath deserved, and yet thou complainest much of his severity; whereas indeed he hath not strictly inquired into the multitude of thy sins, which if he had done, he would certainly have brought upon thee, a greater multitude of afflictions, he would have afflicted thee much more: Thou art too well used to complain thus; That's the sum of this rendering, which the learned Authors of it make fairly out from the Original, to whom I refer the Reader, and shall only offer two notes from it, for instruction.

But know now, his anger hath visited thee but a little, (Hebr:¹ nothing) neither hath he made any great inquisition. The sense of the verse, according to this rendring, riseth thus; As if Elihu had said, God hath dealt with thee O Job, far better than thou hast dealt with him, or then thou hast cause to expect; he hath not laid his hand so heavy upon thee, as thy iniquity hath deserved, and yet thou complainest much of his severity; whereas indeed he hath not strictly inquired into the multitude of thy sins, which if he had done, he would certainly have brought upon thee, a greater multitude of afflictions, he would have afflicted thee much more: Thou art too well used to complain thus; That's the summe of this rendring, which the learned Authors of it make fairly out from the Original, to whom I refer the Reader, and shall only offer two notes from it, for instruction.