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24. If I have done iniquity, 1 will do no more. O restore, heal, and bless thy servant. "Thou canst accomplish all things, Lord of might, And every thought is naked to thy sight. But, oh! thy ways are wonderful, and lie Beyond the deepest search of mortal eye. Once and again, (with grief I now deplore) My tongue has err'd, but shall presume no more. Oft have I heard of thine almighty power, But never saw thee till this favour'd hour. My voice once seem'd in lasting silence bound, But now with heavenly happiness I'm crown'd. Transporting view! the Lord of life I see, Resign myself, and give my soul to Thee. Nor shall my weakness tempt thine anger more; Man was not made to question, but adore."

CHAP. XX.

Conclusion.

"At last the Almighty in the cause appear'd,
His righteous acts to clear and to defend,
Job own'd his goodness, and his power rever'd,
And joy and comfort bless'd his latter end."

1. THE Almighty then accepted Job, and spake unto Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and commanded them to offer burnt offerings. 2. They all, therefore, obeyed, according as the Lord commanded.

3. Job's trials and patience were thus proved; no temptations allured him; no calamities occasioned his revolt from the path of duty.

4. Through all his sufferings, the Most High was his sure defence, and the Holy One of Israel his refuge..

5. And the prayer of Job was heard and accepted in behalf of his friends by the Almighty, who proclaimed that there were none like him in all the earth for uprightness and integrity.

6. And the Lord turned Job's captivity into the joy of salvation, and restored to him his former dignity and honour, and raised him to double prosperity.

7. So that, by happy experience, he found in the event, that though the face of Providence may sometimes be veiled with darkness, yet light is shown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

8. Then came unto Job all his brethren, and his sisters, and those of his former acquaintance, presenting their gifts, comforting him, and partaking of bread and rejoicings.

9. Thus the Lord blessed the latter end of Job, more than the beginning; by increasing his wealth in numerous flocks and herds of cattle, and by enlarging his family.

10. And in all that land were no women found so fair, as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.

11. After this Job lived an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.

12. Thus Job died, being old and full of

years.

CHAP. VI.

SEC. 1. and II. The opening of this chapter contains an extract from a speech of Eliphaz, with bitter sarcasms, reproaches, &c.-SEC. III. Advises Job, however, to humble himself before God, who will in the end bestow on him his grace and favour.

CHAP. VII.

SEC. 1. II. and III. Job complains of his friends' derision and severity, observes that a man's worldly condition, whether prosperous or adverse, is no criterion of his moral character, laments his hopeless condition,often in excesses of grief and despair, reflects irreverently on his Maker, &c.-concludes by anticipating a future triumph, &c. &c.

CHAP. VIII.

Job denies the guilt imputed to him by his friends-places full confidence in his Maker -expresses bis admiration on the immensity of his power, &c. &c.

CHAP. IX.

SEC. 1. Contains fiery speeches of Zophar and Elihu, calculated to exasperate the wounds already advanced by Eiphaz and Bildad, it appears, for the sole purpose of provoking him to further excesses of complaint, which occasions Job's justification in a subsequent chapter.SEC. 11. contains the introduction of Elihu, with a speech to Job, similar to those given by his associates.

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CHAP. X.

Exhibits the deplorable condition of man in the grave, in a train of gloomy ideas, rising successively in a mind like Job's, &c. &e.

CHAP. XI.

Contains speeches collected principally from Bildad, representing in a lofty strain the terrible majesty, supreme dominion, and infinite perfections of the Deity, &c.

CHAP. XII.

SEC. I. Job sets forth his former felicity, in the singular favour of God to his person, family and fortunes, and the pleasing hope he had of the permanence of that happpiness in reward of his virtue, &c.

CHAP. XIII.

Being a contrast to the foregoing, represents Job's disappointment, the insults he received, the sad condition of his body, and the despairing state of his mind.-The passions expressed herein are grief and indignation. Concludes in a fervent wish, that his words may be preserved as a memento to posterity.

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CHAP. XIV.

SEC. 1. and 11. Wherein Job and his friends display God's power and dominion in his wonderful works, infers from thence the iguorance of man, and concludes that the doings of the Supreme Being are right, and ought to be adored.

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