Matthew Poole and continuators on Job 8:8

8. For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age , and prepare thy self to the search of their Fathers .

i. e. Of our predecessors, who had the advantage of longer life and more experience besides more frequent revelations from God, than we have Who also will be more impartial Judges of this cause then we may be thought to be. Inform thy self from them by the instructions which they left either in word or writing what their opinion was about the manner of Gods dealings with men.

Do not slightly, but seriously and industriously search the antient Records.

Marginal references: Deut. 4. 32. Chap. 15. 18.