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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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Here are two steps aggravating the cause of his curse against his day. If I had not been borne dead saith Job, or died naturally ⟨p. 397⟩as soon as I was borne, yet why was I not left to perish? I should have died quickly, if they had let me alone, though I were born alive into the world; that is the meaning of those words, Why did the knees prevent me? why was there any care taken of me? why did the Midwife and the Assistant women take me upon their knees? why did they wash me, swathe me and bind me up? If they had not been so kind, it had been a kindness unto me, if they had spared their labour, they had done me a favour; If they had omitted their care, how many cares had I escaped?
Here are two steps aggravating the cause of his curse against his day. If I had not been borne dead saith Job, or died naturally ⟨p. 397⟩assoone as I was borne, yet why was I not left to perish? I should have died quickly, if they had let me alone, though I were born alive into the world; that is the meaning of those words, Why did the knees prevent me? why was there any care taken of me? why did the Midwife and the Assistant women take me upon their knees? why did they wash me, swathe me and bind me up? If they had not been so kind, it had been a kindnesse unto me, if they had spared their labour, they had done me a favour; If they had omitted their care, how many cares had I escaped?
Why did the knees prevent me? or (which is a further step and the fifth step by which this speech ascends) why the breasts that I should suck? As if he had said, If they would needs be so favourable as to take me up upon the knee, to wash me, to bind me up and clothe me, yet why was the breast presented to me? why was I laid to the breast? If they had kept me from sucking the breast, I should have sucked but little breath; I had died quickly.
Why did the knees prevent me? or (which is a further step and the fift step by which this speech ascends) why the brests that I should suck? As if he had said, If they would needs be so favourable as to take me up upon the knee, to wash me, to binde me up and cloath me, yet why was the brest presented to me? why was I layed to the brest? If they had kept me from sucking the brest, I should have suckt but little breath; I had died quickly.