Job — Chapter 40
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Verse 1
Though Iob had truly auouched that his sinnes deserued not so great afflictions, yet he ought to haue acknowledged that God afflicted him iustly, for some other cause knowne to God, but vnknowen to him: which he not confessing seemed to make Gods iudgement vniust or of none effect. S. Greg. l. 33. c. 5.
Verse 10
An Elephant the greatest of al beasts, of long life, strong, meeke, temperate, chast, ouercome by the Vnicorne, or Dragon, or taken by the nose & led away. How much more doth Gods prouidence giue man power to ouercome the diuel?
Verse 20
An huge great fish, perhaps the whale, exceeding mans power to be managed, yet is subiect as also the diuel signified therby, to Gods power, & prouidence.