John Trapp on Job 2:5

Verſe 5. But put forth thy hand now] See notes on chap. 1.11. This God did at Satans motion, yet non ad exitium Jobi, ſed ad exercitium; Jobs temptation is of Satan, but his triall and invincible conſtancy is of god. God in a ſenſe tempted Job. Satan alſo: even as the dog may be ſaid to bait the beaſt, and the owner of the beaſt too, that ſuffered him to be baited.

And touch his bone and his fleſh] pinch him to the quick, that not his fleſh onely may feel it, but the marrow alſo in his bones, Pſal. 6.2. and 32.3. and 51.8. The bone and fleſh are the chief materials of mans body, which is fitly compared to a fabrick, wherein the bones are the timber-work, the head the upper-lodging, the eyes as windowes, the eye-lids as caſements, the browes as pent-houſes, the ears as watch-towers, the mouth as a door, to take in that which ſhall uphold the building, and keep it in reparations; the ſtomack as a kitchin, to dreſſe that which is conveyed into it: the guts and baſer parts as ſinks belonging to the houſe &c. as one maketh the compariſon. Now in all theſe and the reſt of his parts of body, Satan would have Job to be ſmitten: and then he made no queſtion of a conqueſt. Paine is a piercing ſhaft in Satans quiver of temptations: hence he ſtirred up his agents to tympanize and torment the Martyrs with as much cruelty as the wit of malice could deviſe; but all in vain. Heb. 11.35, 36. Apollonia had all her teeth pulled out of her head (hence Papiſts make her the Saint for tooth-ach.) Blandina tired thoſe that tortured her. Theodorus was cruelly whipped, racked,Scerat. Theodor. and ſcraped with ſharp ſhells, by the command of Julian, but yeilded not. Roſe Allen had her hand-wriſt burnt by Juſtice Tyrrell, who held a candle under it till the ſinews brake that all the houſe heard them; and then thruſting her from him, violently ſaid, ah ſtrong whore, wilt thou not cry? thou ſhameleſſe whore, thou beaſtly whore, &c. But ſhe quietly ſuffering his rage for the time, at the laſt ſaid, Sir,Acts & Mon. 1820. have you done what you will doe? and he ſaid yea; and if thou think it not well, then mend it. Mend it, ſaid ſhe? nay, the Lord mend you, and give you repentance, if it be his will. And now, if you think it fit, begin at the feet, and burn the head alſo; for he that ſet you a work, ſhall pay your wages one day, I warrant you. As little got the divel by theſe worthies, as he did by Jobs biles and carbuncles. We are aſhamed, (ſaid one of Julians Nobles to him) we are Aſhamed, O Emperour, the Chriſtians laugh at your cruelty, and grow the more reſolute.

And he will curſe thee to thy face] Heb. If he curſe thee not to thy fade, q. d. then damne me, ſend me to hell preſently. This Satan holds in by an Apoſiopeſis, being therein more modeſt then our deſperate and deteſtable God-damn-mee's; let them ſee how they gratifie the divel, who curſe and blaſpheme, or proteſt openly what they know to be falſe. This the divel did not.