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CHAP. XXXVI.

Yet further Eliu sheweth, that God by his power and wisedome giueth to euerie one that is iust. 16. Inferring (falsly) that al Iobs affliction is for his sinnes: 22. discoursing stil of Gods power, wisdom, and prouidence.

ELIV also adding spake these words: 2Beare with me a litle, and I wil shew to thee: for as yet I haue what to speake for God. 3I wil repeate my knowledge from the beginning, and I wil proue my maker iust. 4For indeed my words are [1] without lye, & perfect knowledge shal be proued to thee. 5God doth not cast away the mightie, wheras himself also is mightie. 6But he saueth not the impious, and he giueth iudgement to the poor. 7He shal not take away his eyes from the iust man, and he placeth Kings in the throne [2] for euer, and there they are extolled. 8And if they shal be in cheines, & be bound with the ropes of pouertie. 9He shal shew them their works, and their wicked deeds, because they haue been violent. 10He also shal reueale their eare, to chastise them: & shal speake, that they may returne from iniquitie: 11If they shal heare and obserue, they shal accomplish their daies in good, and their yeares in glorie. 12But if they heare not, they shal passe by the sword, and shal be consumed in folie. 13Dissemblers and craftie men prouoke the wrath of God, neither shal they crie when they are bound. 14Their soule shal dye in tempest, and their life, among the effeminate. 15He shal deliuer the poore out of his distresse, and shal reuele his eare in tribulation. 16Therfore he shal saue thee most largely out of the narrow mouth, and not hauing foundation vnder it: and the quietnesse of thy table shal be ful of fatnesse. 17Thy cause is iudged as an impious mans, cause and iudgement thou shalt receiue. 18Let not therfore anger ouercome thee, that thou oppresse anie man: neither let multitude of guifts incline thee. 19Lay downe thy greatnes without tribulation, & al the puissant of strength. 20 [3] Protract not the night, that [4] peoples may come vp for them. 21Beware thou decline not to iniquitie: for thou hast begunne to folow it after miserie. 22Behold, God is high in his strength, and none is like to him [5] among the law giuers. 23Who can search his waies? or who can say to him: Thou hast wrought iniquitie? 24Remember that thou knowest not his worke, wherof men haue sung. 25Al men see him, euerie one beholdeth far off. 26Behold, God is great surmounting our knowledge: the number of his yeares is inestimable. 27Who taketh away the drops of raine, & powreth out showers as it were gulfes of water. 28Which flow out from the clouds, that couer al things from aboue. 29If he wil

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  1. ↑ No oratour is so vaine but he promiseth al truth, & speaketh some to get credite with his auditorie.
  2. ↑ If Kings reigne wel their praise remaineth for euer. v. 11.
  3. ↑ The night is drawne long, when tentations are not speedily resisted.
  4. ↑ wherby stil worse & worse cogitations succeed in place of the first. S. Greg. l. 26. c. 38.
  5. ↑ Aboue al other Law-giuers God is most able to punish transgressours, but most willing & most able to reward the obseruers. S. Gregorie expoundeth this to be a prophecie of Christ our singular Lawgiuer. l. 27. c. 1.
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