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

¹Elihu seems to have spoken this turning himself to the company, and complaining to them of Jobs insensibleness, Yet he knoweth not, &c.

1. 1Et non advertit ad auctum valde. i. e, Nihil discrevit (sc: deus) qued non visitaret, etiamsi ear visitatus magis dolerer. Nam necesse erat visitatum ita tangi ut sentiret: quod fieri non poterat, si non & pleraque & charissima quóque bona adimerentur. Coc:Et non advertit ad auctum valde. i. e, Nihil discrevit (sc: deus) qued non visitaret, etiamsi ea re visitatus magis dolerer. Nam necesse erat visitatum ita tangi ut sentiret: quod fieri non poterat, si non & pleraque & charissima quóque bona adimerentur. Coc:

Some refer this clause of the verse to God also, He hath visited in his anger, and taketh no notice of the great increase, or of that which is greatly increased; that is, God hath spared nothing from his visitation, although the party visited were never so much grieved or damnified in the loss and spoil of his all. There was a necessity (saith this Author) that he who was visited should be so touched as to be sensible of the stroke; which could not be, unless ⟨p. 127⟩the greatest of his increase, and those things which were most dear to him were taken away from him, or he were stripped naked and bereaved of them.

Some refer this clause of the verse to God also, He hath visited in his anger, and taketh no notice of the great increase, or of that which is greatly increased; that is, God hath spared nothing from his visitation, although the party visited were never so much grieved or damnified in the loss and spoyle of his all. There was a necessity (saith this Author) that he who was visited should be so toucht as to be sensible of the stroake; which could not be, unless ⟨p. 127⟩