Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-04-14

u Commentary by the Rev. u. NJ.
stearns.
Ia Then job answered and said, Even
today is my complaint bitter; my stroke il
heavier than my groaning." This is the he
ginning Of Jobs reply to the third address
Of Eliphaz. Each Of the three-Eliphaz.
Bildad and Xophar-had spoken twice, and
Job had replied to each in turn. This is tie
beginning of the third round In an inter
esting and instructive little pamphlet Ell
titled Job and His Friends" by @. H. N
the author thinks that these three stalil
for experience, tradition and legality-a.l |
well meaning. but unwise in their dealini>
with Job The difficulties on each side ave
summed up in chapter xxi, Ia. Tho y |
condemned Job instead of leading him % |
condemn himself, and he justified himse' {
rather than God AS to the beginning ct
this reply of job we may often feel that We
too have great cause of complaint, as ID
Israel under their discomforts, but it is
written, When the people complained, it
displeased the Lord" (Num. XII, ~.
8 oh. that ! knew where might find
Him that | might come even to His seat!
Eliphaz had said. "Acquaint now thyse
with Him and be at peace" xxi, 2l( Jo''
replies that his longing is to do SO. Accord
was perfect and upright man, fearing Col
and eschewing evil Il, 8; ii, 81, the wort
perfect" meaning in this case simple OF
sincere Before his friends came, even un
der OVERWHELMING No.; ,G;i hc WIS patient
and did ntt ,.a i.Ur charge God fOulishly ii
%. H. 10 because he felt himself face to
face with tiuh and thai tiud was dealing
with u:n But these men seem to have
come he, .yt,u nm and God and he, in re-
plying to them AID dealing with them
loses sight of iud and gropes in the dark
ness oil his own wisdom.
L. II would order my cause before Him
and fill my mouth with arguments. SO il
seemed to job III his blindness, but it is
evident that he lacks the broken and con
trite spirit which only is acceptable to Col
! In the story of the two men who went up
10 the temple to pray duke xviii. 10 ~ it
WAS the man who would not lift up so much
~ his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon
his breast, saying, God be merciful to me, a
sinner" who went down to his house JUST
fed rather than the other who thanked God
that be was better than other men. 1t is
only when our mouths are stopped as to our
own righteousness that we can enjoy the
free justification of the grace of God
through His righteousness from. iii, 49,
g. II would know the words which he
would answer me and understand what he
ponId sav nnto meU He cannot under
stand these friends, and it is very clear that
they do not understand him, but he thinks
he could understand God and he would like
to know what God would say to him. No
doubt there are many who think they can
sympathize with Job in his being SO mis-
understood Well, there is great comfort
in looking unto Him who knew us thor
ana ont anvthing new about ma He neve,
ann ar viii Northumberland us 20 Lord
,hor host saurch.d me and known me-,
H. ovvviv ~
A tWiu ue n,n,d acainst mo with III.
.,raat no,vnr, Nh Inn lie would u;tl
=, r,rr,+b in mo ,. 4 ,arv E,tla thinu ,-il
ot,.n h,,nu rho s,uI ina su,.h - nl,,ce that
oyar,,t,,,,, will Iu,,L di.to,.t,.1 a. when IN,
GOO. th,,,,s i'm a toy ~, with llurr.d visio,,
Un,, yves need constant anoiutiuu will
na,,y.nIy sve s.lve 1Rav III 1sl th,L We ma,
.,., ..,.,.,,,v Tho uolv Shirt c.n do this
.nJ ,n.smuch .s we have Him in a sens,
rb., lob had him not we are more guilt,
,h,,, Iob # ,va .IIny our vision tn becon,
.,,J linn ioJ nIpuds NOT AGAINST the sinner
I'm, .,,.in.t Ill, which He hates He VIII,
.nu,,hf Adam and Eve and redeemed then
.',n n.,., ar.J ,har, to a n,a..ure of fellow
NTH nf m ia
m. same and is pleadiuu with the slime
,n,on,eto Him however sinfnl he NAV he
.,,J 9TH rho arrinu n rpturn tn Him how
.y., fa. of he may have wandered Sc
I., N ~ a Jpr iii I2-14 Hos xiv. 1 9
'uTbsrs Tho ri,,htaous m.ybt disnnt,
,,,i,h Him so shu,,ld / mo daliverad foreve
trnn, NV ;ud,,.r p4rhans we cannot tel
ius, VIA, ,v.s in m. mind of lob when n
J n,,.r..J hes, ,vn,,I. h,t his wado know
,h,, thar. - ouIv ono riybteons nerso,
| uLo... ,h,eousn,.ss can stand before God
NM, IL. .l.n h,. hp.n ordained to he TN
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