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ment, and iustice, and he can not be vttered. 24Therfore shal men feare him, and al that seme to themselues to be wise, shal not dare to behold him.[1]

CHAP. XXXVIII.

God after terrour of a whirlewind, by way of examining his client Iob of diuers creatures about their nature, sheweth that no man hath perfect knowledge of them, much lesse of Gods immensitie.

BVT our Lord answering Iob out of a whirlewind, sayd: The third part.
The tenth and Last dispute.
God discusseth the controuersie, and giueth sentence for Iob.2Who is this that wrappeth in sentences with vnskilful words? 3Gird thy loynes as a man: I wil aske thee, and [2] answer thou me. 4Where wast thou when I layd [3] the foundations of the earth? tel me if thou hast vnderstanding. 5Who set the measures therof, if thou know: or who stretched out the line vpon it? 6Vpon what are the foundations therof grounded? or who let downe the corner stone therof, 7when the morning starres praised me together, and al the sonnes of God made iubilation? 8Who shut in the [4] sea with doores when it brake forth, proceeding as it were out of a matrice: 9When I made a cloud the garment therof, and wrapped it in darkenes as in clouts of infancie. 10I compassed it with my boundes, and put barre and doores. 11And I sayd: Hitherto thou shalt come, and shalt not proceed farder, and here thou shalt breake thy swelling waues. 12Didst thou after thy birth command [5] the morning, and shew the dawning his place? 13And didst thou hold the extremities of the earth shaking them, & hast thou shaken the impious out of it? 14The seale shal be restored as clay, and shal stand as a garment: 15From the impious their light shal be taken away, and the high arme shal be broken. 16Hast thou entred into [6] the depths of the sea, and walked in the lowest parts of the great depth? 17Haue the gates of death been open to thee, & hast thou seen the darkesome doores? 18Hast thou considered the bredth of the earth? tel me if thou know al things, 19In what way the light dwelleth, & what is the place of darknesse. 20That thou canst bring euerie thing to his borders, & vnderstand the pathes of the house therof. 21 [7] Didst thou know then that thou shouldest be borne? & didst thou know the number of thy dayes? 22Hast thou entred into the treasures of the snow, or hast thou beheld treasures of haile? 23Which I haue prepared for the time of the enemie, for the day of fight & battel? 24What way is the [8] light spred, is heate diuided vpon the earth? 25Who [9] gaue course to the most vehement shower,

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  1. ↑ Iob conuinced the former three with sound answers: this last and most arrogant with silence.
  2. ↑ Onlie the Creator hath absolute and perfect knowledge of al creatures. As may appeare by induction, or example:
  3. ↑ Of the creation of the earth,
  4. ↑ Of the sea,
  5. ↑ Distinction of lights,
  6. ↑ The depth of the sea,
  7. ↑ Mans owne natiuitie, and what shal happen after his death,
  8. ↑ The sunnes light and heat.
  9. ↑ Diuers Meteors.
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