The Booke of Iob

1.1 The holinesse, riches, and religious care of Iob for his children.

1.6 Satan appearing before God, by calumniation obtaineth leaue to tempt Iob.

1/13 Vnderstanding of the losse of his goods and children, in his mourning hee blesseth God.

2.1 Satan appearing againe before God, obtaineth further leaue to tempt Iob.

2.7 He smiteth him with sore boiles.

2.9 Iob reproueth his wife, moouing him to curse God.

2.11 His three friends condole with him in silence.

3.1 Iob curseth the day, and seruices of his birth.

3.13 The ease of death.

3.20 He complaineth of life, because of his anguish.

4.1 Eliphaz reprooueth Iob for want of religion.

4.7 He teacheth Gods iudgements to bee not for the righteous, but for the wicked.

4.12 His fearfull vision, to humble the excellencie of Creatures before God.

5.1 The harme of inconsideration.

5.3 The ende of the wicked is misery.

5.6 God is to be regarded in affliction.

5.17 The happy ende of Gods correction.

6.1 Iob sheweth that his complaints are not causelesse.

6.8 Hee wisheth for death, wherein he is assured of comfort.

6.14 He reprooueth his friends of vnkindnesse.

7.1 Iob excuseth his desire of death.

7.12 He complaineth of his owne restlesnesse,

7.17 and Gods watchfulnesse.

8.1 Bildad sheweth Gods iustice, in dealing with men according to their works.

8.8 He alledgeth antiquitie to proue the certaine destruction of the Hypocrite.

8.20 Hee applieth Gods iust dealing to Iob.

9.1 Iob acknowledging Gods iustice, sheweth there is no contending with him.

8.22 Mans innocencie is not to be condemned by afflictions.

10.1 Iob, taking libertie of complaint, expostulateth with God about his afflictions.

10.18 Hee complaineth of life, and craueth a little ease before death.

11.1 Zophar reproueth Iob, for iustifying himselfe

11.13 The assured blessing of repentance.

12.1 Iob maintaineth himselfe against his friends that reproue him.

12.7 He acknowledgeth the generall doctrine of Gods omnipotencie.

13.1 Iob reprooueth his friends of partialitie.

13.14 He professeth his confidence in God:

13.20 and entreateth to knowe his owne sinnes, and Gods purpose in afflicting him.

14.1 Iob intreateth God for fauour, by the shortnes of life, and certainty of death.

14.7 Though life once lost be irrecouerable, yet he waiteth for his change.

14.16 By sinne the Creature is subuect to corruption.

15.1 Eliphaz reprkkoueth Iob of impiety in iustifying himselfe.

15.17 He proueth by Tradition the vnquietnes of wicked men.

16.1 Iob reproueth his friends of vnmercifulnesse.

16.7 He sheweth the pitifulnesse of his case.

16.17 He maintaineth his innocencie.

17.1 Iob appealeth from men to God.

17.6 The vnmercifull dealing of men with the afflicted, may astonish, but not discourage the righteous.

17.11 His hope is not in life, but in death.

18.1 Bildad reproueth Iob of presumption and impatiencie.

18.5 The calumities of the wicked.

19.1 Iob complaining of his friends cruelty, sheweth there is miserie enough in him to feede their crueltie.

19.21.28 He craueth pitie.

19.23 He beleeueth the resurection.

20.1 Zophar sheweth the state and portion of the wicked.

21.1 Iob sheweth that euen in the iudgement of man, he hath reason to be grieued.

21.7 Sometimes the wicked doe so prosper, as they despise God.

21.16 Sometime their destruction is manifest.

21.22 The happy and vnhappy are alike in death.

21.27 The iudgement of the wicked is in another world.

22.1 Eliphaz sheweth that mans goodnesse profiteth not God.

22.5 He accuseth Iob of diuers sinnes.

22.21 He exhorteth him to repentance, with promises of mercy.

23.1 Iob longeth to appeare before God.

23.6 in confidence of his mercie.

23.8 God who is inuisible, obserueth our wayes.

23.11 Iobs innocencie.

23.13 Hod decree is immutable.

24.1 Wickenesse goeth often vnpunished.

24.17 There is a secre iudgement for the wicked.

25.1 Bildad sheweth that man cannot be iustified before God.

26.1 Iobreprkouing the vncharitable spirit of Bildad,

26.5 scknowledgeth the power of God to be infinite and vnsearchable.

27.1 Iob protesteth his sinserity.

27.8 The Hypocite is without hope.

27.11 The blessings, which the wicked haue, are turned into curses.

28.1 There is aknowledge of naturall things.

28.12 But wisedome is an excellent gift of God.

29.1 Iob bemoaneth himselfe, of his former prosperitie and honour.

30.1 Iobs honour is turned into extreme contempt.

30.15 His prosperitie into calmitie.

31.1 Iob maketh a solemne protestation of his integritie in seuerall dueties.

32.1 Elihu is angry with Iob and his three friends.

32.6 Because wisedome cometh not from age, he excuseth the boldnesse of his youth.

32/11 He reprooueth them for not satifying Iob.

32.16 His zeale to speake.

33.1 Elihu offereth himselfe in stead of God, with sinceritie and meeknesse to reason with Iob.

33.8 He exusetth God from giuing man an account of his wayes, by his greatness.

33.14 God calleth man to repentance by visions,

33.19 by afflictions,

33.23 and by his ministry.

33.31 Hee inciteth Iob to attention.

34.1 Elihu accuseth Iob for charging God with iniustice.

34.10 God omnipotent cannot be vniust.

34.31 Man must humble himselfe vnto God.

34.34 Eliju reprooueth Iob.

35.1 Comparison is not to be made with God, because our good or euil cannot extend vnto him.

35.9 Many cry in their afflictions, but are not heard for their want of faith.

36.1 Elihu sheweth how God is iust in his wayes.

36.16 How Iobs sinnes hinder Gods blessings.

36.24 Gods works are to be magnified.

37.1 God is to be feared because of his great works.

37.15 His wisdome is vnsearcheable in them.

38.1 God chalengeth Iob to answer.

38.4 God by his mighty workes, conuinceth Iob of Ignorance,

38.31 and of imbecillity.

39.1 Of the wild goates and hinds.

39.5 Of the wild Asse.

39.9 The Vnicorne.

39.13 The Peacock, Storke and Ostrich.

39.19 The horse.

39.26 The hauke.

39.27 The EAgle.

40.1 Iob humbleth himselfe to God.

40.6 God stirreth him vp to shew his righteousnes, power, and wisdome.

40.15 Of the Behemoth.

41.1 Of Gods great power in the Leuiathan.

42.1 Iob submitteth himselfe vnto God.

42.7 God preferring Iobs cause, maketh his friends submit themselues & accepteth him.

42.10 He magnifieth & blesseth Iob.

42.16 Iobs age & death.