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

He is to be patiently heard, and readily assented to, who intends to speak but a little, and that little for God, and that little from God, and that in truth, and nothing but the truth. But what I am now about to speak shall be but little, and that for God, and from God, and that in truth and nothing but the truth; Therefore I am to be heard patiently, &c. Suffer me a little.

¹Some render, stand, or stay about me; that is, have patience a while, be not hasty. Impatient persons will be gone, they will not abide by it, to hear another out. Our Translation reaches this sense fully (according to the Idiom of our Language) Suffer me a little. ²The word which we render little, may refer either to the littleness or brevity of his Speech, or to the littleness of the space or time which he would spend in speaking; we join both here; as if he had said, I will not speak much, and therefore I shall not take up much of your time. The word is used by the Prophet with an addition, (Isa. 10.25.) Yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction; that is, in the destruction of the enemies of my People. As if he had said, My wrath shall not abide, it shall not last long, nor continue upon my People; and when I have done with them, it shall be turned upon their enemies and oppressors, the Assyrians, and towards them it shall not cease, till they are utterly overturned. Take one instance more in the same Prophet, nearer the business of the Text in Job. (Isa. 28.10, 11.) Line upon Line, Precept upon Precept, here a Little, and there a Little, or now a little, and then a little. They shall not be overburdened, they shall have it by drops, by inches, by little and little, as they are able to bear; just as children and young Novices are taught, who cannot receive much at once, but now a letter and then a letter, now a rule, and then a rule. ⟨p. 139⟩