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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus near the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by A. Miller for Henry Overton, 1647
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.
1The word signifies to take away by violence and force, to take away as a robber takes, to steal away: As if he had said, suppose the Lord come by open violence to take a thing from thee, or secretly, and as it were by stealth, to bereave thee of thy estate, or of thy life, if he take all from thee, and strip thee naked, What canst thou do? So the word is used (Prov. 23.28.) speaking of a wicked woman, an harlot, She lieth in wait as for a prey; the Hebrew is, She lieth in wait as a robber, to take away the estate, yea, and the life of those whom she shall entangle.2 Some understand this more specially of taking away life. If he will stop thy breath, and deliver thee up to death, so Augustine upon the place; or as the Chaldee, If he take one out of the world, who can hinder him? As if Job had said, The Lord may not only take away so much as he hath taken from me, but more, without wrong to me. He hath taken away my goods, and my estate, my children and friends, he hath fetched away my health and strength, my beauty and outward comforts; if he come and take away my life also at next bout, I cannot hinder him; I can neither compel him to restore, nor call him to an account; I can neither urge him to restitution, nor charge him with oppression. He plainly intimates the rapine of his goods by the Chaldeans, &c. Of which he spake positively (Chap. 1.21.) The Lord hath taken, and here by way of general supposition, If he take away, Who shall hinder him?
1The word signifies to take away by violence and force, to take away as a robber takes, to steal away: As if he had said, suppose the Lord come by open violence to take a thing from thee, or secretly, and as it were by stealth, to bereave thee of thy estate, or of thy life, if he take all from thee, and strip thee naked, What canst thou doe? So the word is used (Prov. 23.28.) speaking of a wicked woman, an harlot, She lieth in wait as for a prey; the Hebrew is, She lieth in wait as a robber, to take away the estate, yea, and the life of those whom she shall entangle.2