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1094 perhaps to him, that hath not wisdom, and ∷ thy prudence hast thou shewed very great. Whom wouldest thou teach? not him that made breath? Behold the ∷ gyantes grone vnder the waters, and they that dwel with them. Hel is naked before him, and there is no couert to perdition. Who stretcheth out the northwind ouer the vacant, and hangeth the earth vpon nothing. Who bindeth the waters in his cloudes, that they breake not forth together downeward. Who holdeth the countenance of his throne, and spreddeth his clowde ouer it. He hath made a limite about the waters, til light & darkenes be ended. The pillers of heauen tremble, and dread at his beck. In his strength sodenly the seas are gathered together, and with his wisdom he stroke the proud man. His spirite hath adorned the heauens, and his hand being the midwife, the ∷ winding serpent is brought forth. Loe, these things are sayd in part of his waies: and where as we haue heard scarce a litle droppe of his word, who shal be able to behold the thunder of his greatnes?

. XXVII.

''More and more Iob confirmeth his innocencie, auouching that God not presently iudging, 11. wil in time condemne the wicked.''

also added, taking his parable, and sayd: God liueth, who hath ∷ taken away my iudgement, and the Omnipotent, which hath brought my soule to bitternesse. That as long as breath remaineth in me, and the spirit of God in my nosthrels, My lippes shal not speake iniquitie, neither shal my tongue meditate ∷ lying. God forbid that I should iudge you to be iust: til I faile, I wil not departe from mine innocencie. My iustification which I haue begune to hold, I wil not forsake: for my hart doth not reprehend me in al my life. Let mine enemie be as the impious, and mine aduersarie as the wicked one. For what is the hypocrites hope if couetousely he take by violence, and God deliuer not his soule? Wil God heare his crie, when distresse shal come vpon him? Or can he be delighted in the Omnipotent, and inuocate God at al time? I wil teach you by the hand of God, what the Omnipotent hath, neither wil I hide it. Loe, you doe al knowe, and why speake you vaine thinges without cause. This is the portion of an impious man with God, and inheritance of the violent, which they shal receiue of the Omnipotent.