Job 33

^{3 !} Elihu accuseth Job of ignorance.

^{4 a} I confesse the power of God, & am one of his therefore thou oghtest to heare me.

^{6 b} Because Job had wished to dispute his cause with God, {Chap. 16,21}, so that he might do it without feare, Elihu sayeth, he wil reason in Gods stead, whime he nedeth not to feare, because he is a man made of the same matter that he is.

^{7 c} I wil not handle thee so roughly as these others haue done.

^{9 d} He repeateth Jobs wordes, whereby he preotested his innocencie in diuers places, but specially in the {13, 16 & 30 Chap.}

^{13 e} The cause of his judgements is not always declared to man.

^{14 !} He sheweth that God hathe diuers meanes to instruct man and to drawe him from sinne.

^{14 f} Thogh God by sondrie examples of his judgements speake vnto man, yet the reason thereof is not knowen: yea & thogh God shulde speake, yet he is not vnderstand.

^{15 g} God, faith he, speaketh communely, ether by visions to teache vs the cause of his judgements, or els by afflictions, or by his messenger.

^{16 h} That is, determined to send vpon them.

^{17 i} He sheweth for what end God sendeth afflictions: to beat down mans pride, & to turne from euil.

^{19 !} He afflictieth man and sodenly deliuereth him.

^{20 k} That is, his painful & miserable life.

^{22 l} To them that shal burie him.

^{23 m} A man sent of God to declare his wil.

^{23 n} A singular chosen out of a thousand, which is able to declare the great mercies of God vnto sinners: & wherein mans righteousnes standeth, which is through the justice of Jesus Christ & faith therein.

^{24 o} He sheweth that it is a sure token of Gods mercie towards sinners, when he causeth his worde to be preached vnto them.

^{24 p} That is, the minister shal by the preaching of the worde pronounce vnto him the forgiuenes of his sinnes.

^{25 q} He shal fele Gods sauour and rejoyce: declaring hereby, wherein standeth the true joy of the faithful: and that God wil restore him to health of body, which is a token of his blessing.

^{26 r} God wil forgiue his sinnes and accept him as juste.

^{26 !} Man being deliuered, giueth thankes to God.

^{27 s} That is, done wickedly.

^{27 t} But my sinne hathe bene the cause of Gods wrath toward men.

^{28 u} God wil forgiue the penitent sinner.

^{29 x} Meaning, oft times, euen as oft as a sinner doeth repent.

^{32 z} That is, to shewe thee, wherein mans justification consisteth.

^{32 y} If thou doute of any thing, or se occasion to speake against it.