Job 5

Job 5:1

CAll] if thou continuest in thine impatience and folly thou canst not hope to be heard of God, nor helped or comforted by any of his Angels. God and his Angels will be against thee: [wilt thou turne] not by any religious invocation, which was never neither commanded nor suffered; but only by hope of approbation or assistance.

Job 5:2

VVrath] namely grudging and impatience: [killeth] makes his disease desperate and incurable.

Job 5:3

I cursed] I have judged that hee was accursed of God, and have conformed my thoughts to his judgements, and have shunned all manner of communion with the wicked. Hee meaneth that a man who hath not true spirituall wisdome, is alwayes doubtfull and uncertain in his happinesse, and desperate in adversity. And therefore O Iob, take heed of being one of them.

Job 5:4

In the gate] that is to say, in courts of justice, and publick assemblies, they are esteemed as infamous persons unworthy of enjoying the common right, see Psa, 117. 5.

Job 5:5

Out of the thornes] that is to say, though it be hedged in with strong hedges.

Job 5:6

Commeth not forth] it never bringeth foorth any true happinesse.

Job 5:7

Yet man] the Italian, although man, though man wicked in nature, performeth and doth many things, yet are they not like fruires of a good tree, but like vaine and unfruitfull sparkles out of a furnace:

Job 5:8

Commit] namely by conversion and humble prayers.

Job 5:9

Great things] namely such miracles as thy deliverance might be,

Job 5:10

Raine] naturall raine for the earth, and supernaturall of grace and comfort for the soules, Psal. 72. 6. and 143. 6 Hosea 6:3.

Job 5:12

Of the crafty] so hee seemeth by an oblique way to tax Iob of hypocrisie.

Job 5:14

In the day] God blindeth them in such sort, that in matters which are most plaine they are without any percevance, counsell, or resolution.

Job 5:16

Iniquity] the wicked are confounded and lost, failing of their hopes, convicted of their wickednesses; and amazed at godly, mens good successes contrary to their expectations.

Job 5:19

In seven] or in the seventh.

Job 5:21

The scourge] namely when the godly shall licentiously bee persecuted by calumniations, and injurious speeches.

Job 5:23

Thou shalt be in league] all creatures animate, and inanimate, as by expresse covenant shall take heed of hurting thee, the stones shall not cause thee to stumble nor fall, nor shall not bruise or hurt thy feet.