Job — Chapter 6
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Verse 2
A man of sincere conscience confesseth the sinnes wherof he is guiltie, yet a knowledgeth no alwhere with others may vniastly charge him.
Verse 3
greac- nes of things that otherwife furpaile vulyax capacitie, So Lob fignifiech here that his catamusie beme weighed wah ins finnes ina balarce, wowid appeare heaur, not precifely in proportion of the number of the fands in the fea, put exceeding much intrue comparifon, Of which fuperaboundance of paines patiently fuite- red by holie lob, andother Saints , more then their finaes deferued , efpeci- ally of our B.Sauiour, who could not finne , and of our B. Ladte > Who neuer Ginaed, rermayneth an infinicic treafure of fatisfactorie workes , appliable by the {upreme (6) Sandie was withoue water. :(¢)Lobs aduer. ‘farics prefu- - “med to teach rhini,butbe- caufe they er. red in their ap- plying of true: affertions in his cafe, which himfelt vader- Rood and not they he accod: ted nor their difcourfes for 'goud dorine. Thevfe of Hy. perbole in holy Scripture. Treafure of fatisfadorie iworkes inthe Church, Pardons doe applie che fuf- fering ot fome for the fatisfa-! ion of others, a) A fouldier mutt be alwa- yesreadie to endure trauel, to be promptly 'tentto be bea-. 'ren by his fupe- friour without ral refiltaace, vpon paine of ‘his litesHe is: ‘alway es fubie& “to cares,and ‘to danger of j dearly y x ther- {fore mult cuer. ibe readie to 'bj Tutt Lobfup: paiing he was azthe point of jdeari, prayed: Gad to fpare: lor tease te pu- ‘nith iim more, & to accept of that affli@ion which he had al-eady futfe- red. Sothe Church im be- half of foules idevarted in iftate of vrace lprayeth God to foare aad ceate trom further punifh~! jivg tacm, & to; gine them erer~ val ret. obedicne, con- 956 THE BOOK fupreme ftuard of Gods Church, Chrifts Vicar in earth, for fatisfactron of others which haue neede,and are inthe communion of Saints, and perforine the conditions appointed. And fo this high ftuard may in due manner by his autho- ritie , giue'limited , or plenarie pardons to penitents , of the paincs which other- wife they (Rould futfer in this life, or in purgarorie, for their finnes frit remit- ted. Other Bifhops can alfo giue or difpence fo much as the Supreme Bifhop al- lotteth to their power : alto the edification and neceflitie of Gods feruants, as difpencers , not ditipatours of fo holie a treafure,
Verse 24
Iobs aduersaries presumed to teach him, but because they erred in their applying of true assertions in his case, which himselfe vnderstood and not they, he accounted not their discourses for good doctrine.