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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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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.
So that in these words there are five gradations by which Job aggravateth the cause of this curse against his day. First, Because he was conceived. Secondly, Because the door was opened for him to be borne. Thirdly, Because being borne, he did not presently give up the ghost, or die as soon as he came into the world. Fourthly, Because there was so much care taken for him, as to take him upon the knee, and bind him up. Fifthly, Because there was a breast provided, and paps for him to suck: If any of these latter acts had been neglected, Job had died, and so escaped all these ensuing troubles of his life, sorrow had been hidden from his eyes.
So that in these words there are five gradations by which Job aggravateth the cause of this curse against his day. First, Because he was conceived. Secondly, Because the doore was opened for him to be borne. Thirdly, Because being borne, he did not presently give up the ghost, or die assoone as he came into the world. Fourthly, Because there was so much care taken for him, as to take him upon the knee, and bind him up. Fifthly, Because there was a brest provided, and papps for him to sucke: If any of these latter acts had been neglected, Job had died, and so escaped all these ensuing troubles of his life, sorrow had been hidden from his eyes.