Job — Chapter 14

Al children taking their substance from the mother, and hauing only a temporal life continually tending to death, can not but be subiect to manie miseries: For time it-selfe though it may seeme long, is a limited thing, and is very short, yea hath no proportion in respect of eternitie,which is infinite: yet God hath care to bring this weake creature to life-eternal.

The dates of man arefhort, and the num- ber of his months is with thee , thou haft appointed his limits which day wiihed tor come , euenas the hyred man’s. 7. A tree hath hope : it it be cut,it waxeth green againe , and che boughs thereof fpring. 8, If his roote be old inthe earth, and che rrunke theref be dead in che duft, g. Atthe fent of water it ihal fpring, and bring forth leaues , as when it was firft planted, .o. Bart when man inal be dead, and naked, and confumed , where is ‘he I pray ? 11. Asif the waters should depart out of thefea, and a riuer made emptie tnould be dried vp.12. So man when he is afleep thal noc cife agayne, til heauen perith , he thal not awake , nor rife vp out of his tleep, 13. Who wil grant me this , thacin hel thou protect me, and hide metil thy-turie paile , and Ippoyt me auime, wheri.s thou walt remember me? 14, Shad nan thae isdead., thinkeft thou , ue agayne? al the dates, in which am-now ia wartare, expect vntil] my change doc come. 15. Thowinaltcul me,and I inal anfwer thee ; tothe workc of thy hands thou iualtreach thy right hand.16. Thou indeed hait numbred my tteps : but thou wut {pare my finnes.17. Thou haft fealed my offences as it were in a bag, but naftcu ' red mine iniquitic, 18. A mouncaine falling {lideth downe,and a rock is: reanoucd-out ot his place. 19, Waters make itones holow, and witn inundation the earth-by litle and litle is confiumed : and men therfore thou hale deftroyin like manuer.29, Thou halt ttrengtined him aide, that he might pafle away tor euer ; thou hale change histace,, and ihal: fend him forth, 21. Whether his-children {hal be noble,or vnnuble, he 6) thal not vnderftand, 22. Bur yet his fle:a whiles he sal live. inai ' haueforow and his foule inal mourue vpon himflé CHAP ‘paths, and halt confidered the {teps of my tecte.28. Who as rottenes am Againe Tob defcribeth the miferies of mans life. 3. Newertheles Geds great pro- AN borne of (4) woman, lining a fhort time , is re- cannot be paffed. 6. Depart a litle from him, that he may reft,vncil bis (a) Al children taking their fubftance from the mother, and hauing only a tem- poral life can- Cinually ren- iding co death, j¢an not-burbe fubtect to mame mife- ties: For time it-felfe.chough jit may feeme ong ais alim- ted thing,and ly very thort, yea hatch no Proportion ir irefpect of eter- init-e,which is infinite: yee God hath care to bring this -{weake creature to lifc-etesnal, res after death are nura‘fli- ‘ted with the tare of their children as hey bein this ite, j (6) Theparen! 964, The fourth VT Eliphsz the Themanite an{wering , fayd: 2. Wil a ] Eliphaiznot 2 g wile naan aalwer as it were {peaking into the wird. and fil blé to anfver!: © =) hisdtomack with, buening ? 3- Thou (4) reproueft htm in. obs“folide 4 3 AR words, that is not equal ro thee, & fpeakeft that which 1 cafons,railetty ¢ << not expedient forthee. 4, Asmuch asis in thee » thou haf fl hemes eaacuated teare , and haft taken away prayers before God, 5. For thine taus20 Ged, quitie hath taught thy mouth ,and thoudoctt imitarethe tongueot ec taught. ‘ blafphemers,6, Thiac owne mouthihal condemne thee and not ls and. jothers toca thy lippes thal anfwerthee. 7, Wait thou the firit nan borne , aud for away feare, (b) Leis a very lware prrutle ‘tobe wathour § Ot. E( ¢)-But fpotoF wvenial fanes. - jmay bein aiut mab, h(a. Al thefe miiferies are fincident tothe twicked,but are jfal fy applicd holy Tet, pena mdecd was iult, binder it.2. Why doth chy hare cleuate thee, & t THE BQOK

The prementres after death are not afflicted with the tare of their children as they be in this life.