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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the Book of Job being the substance of XXXV lectures delivered at Magnus near the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl.
London: printed for L. Fawne, 1656
AN EXPOSITION Upon the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Chapters o… › Chapter 4 › Verses 1-6
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.
JOBS complaint ended in the former Chapter: in this a hot dispute begins. Job having cursed his day, is now chid himself. And he had such a chiding, as was indeed a wounding, such as almost at every word, drew blood; and was not only a Red upon his back, but a Sword at his heart. Job was wounded first by Satan, he was wounded a second time by his ⟨p. 2⟩Wife, a third time he was wounded (not as it is spoken in the Prophet, in the house of his friends, but) in his own house by his friends; 1these last wounds are judged (by good Physicians in soul-afflictions) his deepest and soarest wounds.
IOBS complaint ended in the former Chapter: in this a hot dispute begins. Job having curs'd his day, is now chid himselfe. And he had such a chiding, as was indeed a wounding, such as almost at every word, drew blood; and was not onely a Red upon his back, but a Sword at his heart. Job was wounded first by Satan, he was wounded a second time by his ⟨p. 2⟩Wife, a third time he was wounded (not as it is spoken in the Prophet, in the house of his friends, but) in his own house by his friends; 1these last wounds are judg'd (by good Physitians in soule-afflictions) his deepest and soarest wounds.
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said.