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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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The Introduction opening the Nature, Parts, and Scope of the whole Book.
The Introduction opening the Nature, Parts, and Scope of the whole Booke.
IT was the personal wish and resolution of the Apostle Paul, I had rather speak five words with my understanding, 1then ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. And surely it is far better to speak or hear five words of Scripture with our understandings, than ten thousand words, yea, than the whole Scriptures, while we understand them not. Now, what an unknown tongue, about which the Apostle there disputeth, is, in reference unto all, the same is the Scripture unto most, even in their own tongue, that which they understand not. For as an unknown tongue doth always hide the meaning of words from us: so do oft times the spiritualness, and mysteriousness of the matter. While a man speaks in a strange language we hear a sound, but know not the words; and while a man speaks in our own language, though we know the words, yet we may not understand the meaning; and then he that speaks is to us in that reference (so the Apostle calls him) a Barbarian. While the leaves of the book are opened and read to such or by such, the sense is shut up and sealed.
IT was the personall wish and resolution of the Apostle Paul, I had rather speak five words with my understanding, 1then ten thousand words in an unknowne tongue. And surely it is far better to speake or heare five words of Scripture with our understandings, than ten thousand words, yea, than the whole Scriptures, while we understand them not. Now, what an unknown tongue, about which the Apostle there disputeth, is, in reference unto all, the same is the Scripture unto most, even in their owne tongue, that which they understand not. For as an unknowne tongue doth alwayes hide the meaning of words from us: so doe oft times the spiritualnesse, and mysteriousnesse of the matter. While a man speakes in a strange language wee heare a sound, but know not the words; and while a man speakes in our owne language, though we know the words, yet we may not understand the meaning; and then hee that speakes is to us in that reference (so the Apostle calls him) a Barbarian. While the leaves of the booke are opened and read to such or by such, the sense is shut up and sealed.