L. VIVES.
〈◊〉〈◊〉 (a) No man.] Nature being vnpolluted with vicious opinion might possibly guid•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to God as well as the law of Moyses, for what these get by the law, those might get •…•…out it, and come to the same perfection that the Iewes came, seeking the same end: nor 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 difference other then if one traueller should cary an I•…•…erary of his way with him, * 1.1 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…he other trust onely his memory, [So may he also now a dayes, that liueth in the faith∣•…•… of the Ocean, and neuer heard of Christ, attaine the glory of a Christian by keeping 〈◊〉〈◊〉 abstracts of all the law and the Prophets, perfect loue of God and his neighbour: such 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is a law to man, and according to the Psalmist. He remembreth the name of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the night, and keepeth his lawe. This hath hee that seeth the Lords righteousnesse: so 〈◊〉〈◊〉 blessing is it to bee good, although you haue not one to teach you goodnesse. And 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wanteth here but water? •…•…or here is the holy spirit as well as in the Apostles: as Peter 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of some who receiued that, before euer the water touched them. So the na∣•…•… that haue no law but natures, are a law to them-selues, the light of their liuing well is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of God comming from his sonne, of whome it is said. Hee is the light which lighteth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that commeth into the world.] (b) Holy Ioh.] His holy history, saith hee was of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Huz. Hierome saith Huz buylt Damascus, and Traconitide and ruled betweene Pales∣•…•… and Caelosiria: this the seauenty intimate in their translation. Huz was of the sonne of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, the brother of Abraham. There was an other Uz descended from Esau but Hierom 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him from Iobs kindred, admitting that sonne of Aram, for that (saith hee) it is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…nd of the booke where hee is said to be the forth from Esau, is because the booke was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 out of Syrian, for it was not written in the Hebrew. Phillip the Priest, the next 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vpon Iob after Hierom saith thus: •…•…uz and B•…•…z were the sons of Nachor, Abra∣•…•… •…•…ther begot of Melcha, sister to Sarah. It is credible that this holy man (Iob) dwelt * 1.2 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 bore his fathers name: and that hee was rather of the stocke of Nachor 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ though some suspect the contrary, but the three Kings (to wit Eliphaz; Bildad; 〈◊〉〈◊〉) were of the generation of Esau. Thus saith Phillip. So that Iob was sonne 〈◊〉〈◊〉, by Melcham. Origen followeth the vulgar, and saith that hee was an Vzzite