Geneva [1587], THE BIBLE: THAT IS, THE HOLY SCRIPTVRES CONTEINED IN THE OLDE AND NEWE TESTAMENT. TRANSLATED ACCORDING TO the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages. With most profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance (Imprinted... by Christopher Barker [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B07000].
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THE ARGVMENT.
In this historie is set before our eyes the example of a singular patience. For this holy man Iob was not
onely extremely afflicted in outwarde things and in his body, but also in his minde and conscience, by the
sharpe tentations of his wife, and chiefe friendes: which by their vehement wordes, and subtill disputations
brought him almost to despaire: for they set forth God as a seuere Iudge, and mortall enemie vnto
him, which had cast him off, therefore in vaine he should seeke vnto him for succour. These friendes came
vnto him vnder pretence of consolation, and yet they tormented him more then did all his affliction. Notwithstanding
he did constantly resist them, and at length had good successe. In this story we haue to marke
that Iob maintaineth a good cause, but handleth it euill: againe his aduersaries haue an euill matter, but
they defend it craftily. For Iob held that God did not alway punish men according to their sinnes, but that
he had secrete iudgements, whereof man knewe not the cause, and therefore man could not reason against
God therein, but he shoulde be conuicted. Moreouer, he was assured that God had not reiected him, yet
through his great torments, and affliction he brasteth forth into many inconueniences both of wordes and
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Iobs riches. Satan.
sentences, and sheweth himselfe as a desperate man in many things, and as one that would resist God:
and this is his good cause which he doth not handle well. Againe the aduersaries maintaine with many
goodly arguments, that God punisheth continually according to the trespasse, grounding vpon Gods prouidence,
his iustice, and mans sinnes, yet their intention is euill: for they labour to bring Iob into despaire,
and so they maintaine an euill cause. Ezekiel commendeth Iob as a iust man, Ezek.14.14. and Iames
setteth out his pacience for an example, Iam.5.11.
Geneva [1587], THE BIBLE: THAT IS, THE HOLY SCRIPTVRES CONTEINED IN THE OLDE AND NEWE TESTAMENT. TRANSLATED ACCORDING TO the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages. With most profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance (Imprinted... by Christopher Barker [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B07000].
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