John Trapp on Job 33:12

Verſe 12. Behold, in this thou art not juſt] In this thy Expoſtulation with God, as if he had dealt unjuſtly with thee, (think the ſame of thy poſtulation, or unreaſonable requeſt, that God ſhould give thee a reaſon why he ſo grievouſly afflicteth thee, verſe 13.) thou art nothing leſs then what thou holdeſt thy ſelf to be, viz. juſt, pure, innocent. Sorex ſuo perit indicio, the Mole betrayes himſelf by caſting up the mould: and ſo doſt thou, good Job, by throwing forth words without wiſdom, as God himſelf will once tell thee, chap. 38.2. Canſt thou be juſt, whoſe words are thus unjuſt? Never think it. Thus Elihu is as nimble with Job (but far more ingenuous) as that Jeſuite was with Druſius: whom when he had called Heretick, and Druſius in his own defence alledged that Hereſie muſt be in fundamentis fidei; the Jeſuite replyed, That even that Aſſertion of his was Hereſie.

I will anſwer thee, that God is greater than men] Longè ſuperat fri[illegible: 1 letter]olum hominem, ſay the Tigurines, is far above ſorry man; the diſtance and diſproportion is infinite. But how is this an anſwer to Jobs juſtifying himſelf, and complaining of God, as over-rigid? Gods greatneſs here is not to be underſtood of his power only, (which yet ſhould over-awe us when ready to riſe up againſt him) but alſo of his truth, wiſdome, juſtice, goodneſs, &c. all which Job, by his complaints, ſeemed to queſtion, and quarrel with; and is therefore fitly minded of this Attribute of Almighty God, who is glorious in holineſs, fearful in praiſes, doing wonders. Great he is without quantity; good, without quality; everlaſting, without time; omnipreſent, without place; containing all things, without extent.Exod. 15.11. He is not only great, Pſal. 77.13. but greater, as here; greateſt, Pſal. 95.3. greatneſs it ſelf, Pſal. 145.3. So he is not only good, Pſal. 106.1. but better, Pſal. 108.9. beſt of all, Phil. 1.23. goodneſs it ſelf, Matth. 19.17. The leaſt glimpſe of this knowledge, is worth all the gleames of humane wiſdome. And albeit this is a truth commonly known and acknowledged, yet very few are affected with it aright, as appears by their croſſecarriages toward this great God, and malapert miſdemeanours, as if he were ſuch another as themſelves, Pſal. 50.21. Certainly, if we were throughly perſwaded of Gods infinite greatneſs, ſo as it is ſet forth, Deut, 10.17. and elſewhere, we would much more fear to offend him, and care to pleaſe him, then we do. The truth is, all the exorbitances in mens lives proceed from the weakneſs of this ſpring: and were they but well aſſured that God is Almighty, they would walk before him, and be upright, Gen. 17.1. But to this none can attain, but by the help of ſupernatural Grace.