Job 31

Job 31:1

I Made] I had framed and submitted all my sences to be obedient unto the spirit of God; yea, the most wandering of them which were mine eyes, the very doore and baite of all concupiscence, Marth. 5. 29. 1 Ioh. 2. 16.

Job 31:3

A strange punishment] the Italian, the strange chances, my cruell calamities surpasse all measure of visitation, triall, and correction, of a believers infirmities, see Proverbs 21:8. and upon ?Obadiah 1:12.

Job 31:7

Mine heart] and if my sences had beene allured by some object of sin, yet my heart which is the seat of Gods Spirit hath opposed them, see Numbers 15:39 Ezech. 6. 9. and 20. 24.Matth. 5. 29 [Any blot] see Iob 1. 15.

Job 31:8

Let me saw] as for a taste of Gods generall curse, Leviticus 26:16 Deut. 28. 30. 38 [My off-spring] all mine encrease of children, beasts, or fruits.

Job 31:10

Grinde] an obscure circumlocution, designing the enterchange of action in adultery, Hos. 4. 13. 14. Or the meaning may be, that his wise might become a slave, and be employed in grindling at the hand-mils, Matth. 24. 41. see Iudg. 16. 21 Lam 5:13.

Job 31:11

By the Iudges] that is to say, it is a criminall or capitall offence, which deserveth to be punished with bodily punishment, Genesis 38:24 Leu. 20. 10 Deuteronomy 22:22.

Job 31:15

Did not one] or did not he fashion us all in one and the same manner?

Job 31:16

To faile] through faintnesse, caused by a friutlesse expecting of reliefe.

Job 31:18

From my Mothers] that is to say, even from the very beginning of mine youth.

Job 31:21

My help] people enow that would have stood in my deence, against all pursuites that by way of justice could have beene made against mee: [in the gate] namely, in the publike place where judgement and justice was ministred.

Job 31:22

Shoulder blade] that I might be punished with that wherewith I had sinned, see Wis 11:16 [the bone] the Italian, the chanell bone, which is the arme-bone above the elbow, which joyneth with the shoulder.

Job 31:25

Rejoyced] carnally, setting mine whole delight in temporall goods, and in abusing them in delights and pleasures, see Luke 12. 19. and 16. 19 Iames 5. 6.

Job 31:27

Secretly] contrary to my open profession of sincere religion, see Deuteronomy 27:10 [enticed] or allured through the beautie of these creatures, or by the example and inducement of Idolaters [hath kissed] and action of Idolaters, who kissed their Idols which were present, 1 Kings 19:18 Hosea 13:2. and to those which were further from them, they held out their hand, and afterwards did put it to their mouth, as an acknowledgement that they had their life and breath from them.

Job 31:28

Denied] seeing all Idolaters are incompatible with Gods true service, 2 Corinthians 6:16.

Job 31:31

If the men] I have withstood even my familiar friends, who did incite me to revenge.

Job 31:33

Covered] hidden it and not confessed it to God, or denied it by not giving him the glory, or dissembled it by excusing or extenuating it; whence it appeares that Iobs justice which he hath so often protested of, consisted not in the perfection of power, but in the benefit of Gods grace and his sincere endeavouring himselfe to piety, and in the spirits true combting against the flesh: [as Adam] Genesis 3:12. Hosea 6:7.

Job 31:34

Did I fear] the Italian, though I could assright, though mine own strength and power might have warranted me against mine enemies, whom I could easily have overthrown, yet I alwayes avoided contentions, and to offend, or be offended.

Job 31:35

Would answer me] let him either be plantiffe or defendant, Iob 13. 22 [a book] to cite me to appeare, or give me a coppy of questions.

Job 31:36

Surely I would] I would make it my glory, and my tryumph.

Job 31:37

As a Prince] the Italian, as a Captaine in full assurance of faith, Romans 8:32. Hebrews 10:22.

Job 31:38

If my hand] if I have gotten my lands unjustly, or if I have enjoyed and tilled them, by oppressing my neighbour, see Habakkuk 2:11.

Job 31:39

The owners thereof] if the true owners have been put out by me, or if I have not well and justly rewarded the labourers. v. 40. I then submit my selfe to Gods curse, here described in these termes, Genesis 3:18.