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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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Fourthly, Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it, that is, such darkness as dwells with death, such darkness as fills the house of death, the grave: The grave is a dark house. We use to say of that which we would have forgotten, let it be buried in darkness. There is no work in the grave, and therefore there needs no light in the grave, neither indeed can there be.
Fourthly, Let darknesse and the shadow of death staine it, that is, such darknesse as dwells with death, such darkenesse as fills the house of death, the grave: The grave is a darke house. We use to say of that which we would have forgotten, let it be buried in darknesse. There is no worke in the grave, and therefore there needs no light in the grave, neither indeed can there be.
Lastly thus, Darkness and the shadow of death, that is, deadly darkness, thick stifling darkness, such as is in deep pits and mines under the earth, where vapours and noisome damps do many times strike men with death. We may here take notice, how Job heaps up words, words very like in sound, and all alike in sense, or concurring to make up one sense: Such amplifications in Scripture, are vehement asseverations: As Joh. 1.20. It is said of the Baptist, He confessed and denied not, but confessed, I am not the Christ; And those phrases, Thou shalt dye and not live, I shall not dye but live; Thou shalt be below and not above. So Job of his day, Let it be darkness, let not the light shine upon it, let darkness and the shadow of death stain it.
Lastly thus, Darknesse and the shadow of death, that is, deadly darknesse, thick stifling darknesse, such as is in deepe pits and mines under the earth, where vapours and noysome dampes doe many times strike men with death. We may here take notice, how Job heapes up words, words very like in sound, and all alike in sense, or concurring to make up one sense: Such amplifications in Scripture, are vehement asseverations: As Joh. 1.20. It is said of the Baptist, He confessed and denied not, but confessed, I am not the Christ; And those phrases, Thou shalt dye and not live, I shall not dye but live; Thou shalt be below and not above. So Job of his day, Let it be darkenesse, let not the light shine upon it, let darknesse and the shadow of death staine it.