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An exposition with practical observations upon the three first chapters of the book of…
An exposition with practical observations upon the three first chapters of the book of Job delivered in XXI lectures at Magnus near the bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practical observations upon the three first chapters of the book of Iob delivered in XXI lectures at Magnus neare the bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by G. Miller for Henry Overton, 1643
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There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job.
There was] That refers us, either to the truth of the Story, or to the time of the Story. Such a man there was, that's certain. Such a man there was, but the time when is uncertain. It refers us to the time only indefinitely. There was such a man, but when, is not exactly and precisely set down. The Scripture (we know) doth often keep an exact account of years (the Scripture is the guide and key of all Chronology) and sometimes it leaves things in general for the time, and only saith thus much, such a thing was, or such a person was. So here. Yet some have undertaken to define,1 (what the Spirit of God hath left at large) the precise time wherein Job lived; and tell us in what year of the world these things were done. But I desire not to be so accurate, unless the Rule were so too. Only thus much we may safely say, that Job lived between the times of Abraham and Moses, and nearer Moses than Abraham, and for that I conceive there is ground sufficient. There are these two special Reasons, why it ⟨p. 19⟩should be circumscribed within that limit.
There was] That referrs us, either to the truth of the Story, or to the time of the Story. Such a man there was, that's certaine. Such a man there was, but the time when is uncertaine. It referres us to the time onely indefinitely. There was such a man, but when, is not exactly and precisely set downe. The Scripture (we know) doth often keepe an exact account of yeares (the Scripture is the guide and key of all Chronology) and sometimes it leaves things in generall for the time, and onely saith thus much, such a thing was, or such a person was. So here. Yet some have undertaken to define,1 (what the Spirit of God hath left at large) the precise time wherein Job lived; and tell us in what yeare of the world these things were done. But I desire not to be so accurate, unlesse the Rule were so too. Onely thus much we may safely say, that Job lived betweene the times of Abraham and Moses, and nearer Moses than Abraham, and for that I conceive there is ground sufficient. There are these two speciall Reasons, why it