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him place for penance, and he ^[1] abuseth it vnto pride: but his eies be vpon his waies. ²⁴They are eleuated for a litle, and shal not stand, and shal be humbled as al things, and shal be taken away, and as the tops of the eares of corne they shal be broken. ²⁵And if it be not so, who can reprove me that I haue lied, and set my words before God?

 

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CHAP. XXV.

 

The eighth conflict.

Baldad endeauoureth againe to terrifie Iob with Gods iudgement, from appealing therto, and from auouching his owne innocencie.

 

BVT Baldad the Suhite answering, sayd: ²Power and terrour is with him, that maketh concord in his high ones. ³Is there anie number of his souldiers? and vpon whom shal not his light arise? ^{4 [2]} Can man be iustified compared with God, or the borne of a woman appeare cleane? ⁵Behold the moone also doth not shine, and the starres are not cleane in his sight. ⁶How much more man rottennes, and the sonne of man a worme?

 

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CHAP. XXVI.

 

Iob refuteth his aduersaries needles and common arguments, by more sound discoursing of Gods power, and wisdome.

 

BVT Iob answering, sayd: ^{2 [3]} Whose helper art thou? his that is weake? and doest thou hold vp the arme of him, that is not strong? ³To whom hast thou giuen counsel? perhaps to him, that hath not wisdome, and ^[4] thy prudence hast thou shewed very great. ⁴Whom wouldest thou teach? not him that made breath? ⁵Behold the ^[5] gyants grone vnder the waters, & they that dwel with them. ⁶Hel is naked before him, & there is no couert to perdition. ⁷Who stretcheth out the north-wind ouer the vacant, and hangeth the earth vpon nothing. ⁸Who bindeth the waters in his clouds, that they breake not forth together downeward. ⁹Who holdeth the countenance of his throne, and spreddeth his cloud ouer it. ¹⁰He hath made a limit about the waters, til light and darknes be ended. ¹¹The pillers of heauen tremble, and dread at his beck. ¹²In his strength sodainly the

1. Man by power of free will often presumeth to spend the time in sinning, which God granteth him to doe penance for former sinnes. Rom 2.
2. Iob answered before, ch. 9, yet blind and obstinate disputers stil repeate the same obiections.
3. Iob sheweth that neither God needeth mans helpe:
4. Neither is Baldads prudence able to help, if there were neede.
5. Giants were not able to wade in Noes floud, but were drowned with the rest.