A35389:1676
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1It is added, They hear not the voice of the oppressor.] The word which we translate an oppressor, signifieth by violence to compel one to work or to pay a debt; So the Taskmasters, Exod. 5. are said to compel the people with violence to go on about the work. The same word signifieth both an Exactor and an Oppressor; An Exactor of Debt, an Exactor of Tribute, an Exactor of Labour, in all these ways the word is used; and because those three, (Tribute, Debt and Labour) are demanded many times against right and equity, often with much violence and cruelty, therefore the word signifies also an Oppressor; Exaction is always within a step of oppression, and is often put for the same; and because oppressors use bitter words, and hard speeches, wounding with their tongues as much as with their hands, therefore poor prisoners dying are said to be free from the voice of the oppressor: Poor prisoners hear not the voice of the oppressor in the grave; there they are beyond the sound and out of the hearing of those vexing, railing taskmasters, or exacting creditors. Hence observe, first,
1It is added, They heare not the voice of the oppressour.] The word which we translate an oppressour, signifieth by violence to compell one to worke or to pay a debt; So the Taskemasters, Exod. 5. are said to compell the people with violence to goe on about the worke. The same word signifieth both an Exactor and an Oppressour; An Exactor of Debt, an Exactor of Tribute, an Exactor of Labour, in all these wayes the word is used; and because those three, (Tribute, Debt and Labour) are demanded many times against right and equity, often with much violence and cruelty, therefore the word signifies also an Oppressour; Exaction is alwayes within a step of oppression, and is often put for the same; and because oppressours use bitter words, and hard speeches, wounding with their tongues as much as with their hands, therefore poore prisoners dying are said to be free from the voice of the oppressour: Poore prisoners heare not the voice of the oppressour in the grave; there they are beyond the sound and out of the hearing of those vexing, railing taskemasters, or exacting creditors. Hence observe, first,
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