John Trapp on Job 8:6

Verſe 6. If thou wert pure and upright] If thou didſt lift up pure hands to God in prayer, [non-Latin text not transcribed]. Hom. &c.

Pura Deus ment eſt, purâ vu[illegible: 1 letter]t mente vocari: Et puras, juſſit p[illegible: 2 letters]dus haber[illegible: 1 letter], preces.

The fountain of goodneſſe will not be laden at with foul hearts and hands, Jer 4.14. Jam. 4.8. Iſai. 1.15, 16. Joh. 9.31. 1 Tim. 2.8. [illegible: 1 word], an heathen Philoſopher, being at ſea in a great ſtorm, and perceiving many wicked wretches with him in the ſhip calling upon the gods, Silete, inquit, ne Dii vos hic navigare ſent[illegible: 1 letter]ant, Hold your tongues, ſaid he, pray not, leſt the gods take notice that you are here, and we all periſh for your ſakes. There are that take theſe words for Reformation, as the former verſe for Humiliation, thoſe two parts of true repentance: if thou wert pure and upright, as a right penitentiary would be; if thou wouldſt break off thy ſins by repentance, and eſpecially thine hypocriſie which hath brought this puniſhment upon thee from the Lord. If thou wouldſt not only repent for thy ſins, but alſo from thy ſins, and frame to lead a new life, which is, Optima & aptiſſima poenitentia, ſaith Luther, the beſt and ſoundeſt repentance.

Surely now he would awake for thee] Thou ſhouldſt undoubtedly find ſpeedy and unmiſcarrying returns of thy prayers, and all good acceptance of thy ſervices: he will hear thee for deliverance, ſo the Septuagint render it: he will up and do it, he will ariſe and have mercy upon Zion (Pſalm 102.13.) for now that ſhe prayeth and purgeth her ſelf from all filthineſſe of fleſh and ſpirit, the time to favour her, yea, the ſet time is come. I am come for thy words, ſaith the Angel to Daniel, chap. 10.12.

And make the habitation of thy righteouſneſſe proſperous] i. e. He will bleſſe thy well ordered family, and whatſoever thou doſt therein ſhall proſper, Pſalm 1.3. Thy children and ſervants ſhall live together in peace, and all good agreement: thy ſtock alſo, and thy ſtore ſhall be increaſed. He ſhall reſtore it to, or repair it for thee. as the Septuagint here render it: peace, plenty and proſperity ſhal be heaped upon thee; [non-Latin text not transcribed]. Sept. this is the import of the word [non-Latin text not transcribed]. Some of the Hebrews by habitation of righteouſneſs, here underſtand the ſoul, in which dwelleth righteouſneſs. Others of them take it for the body, the habitation of the ſoul, wherein righteouſneſſe is ſeated. But theſe ſenſes are far fetcht.