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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.
Some understand it of the good angels, who are the strongest, the highest of created helpers; Angels stoop under the power of God as well as men.
Some understand it of the good angels, vvho are the strongest, the highest of created helpers; Angels stoop under the power of God as well as men.
Others expound these strong helpers to be devils, who are evil angels, to whom evil men seek sometimes for help. If the Lord will not turn away his anger, though men seek to the devil for help (as Saul did) that helper shall stoop under him. Saul consulted with a witch (the devils oracle) yet he could not be delivered by a witch.
Others understand by these strong helpers, godly men; if the Lord vvill not turn away his anger, the righteous shall stoop under him, ⟨p. 244⟩that is, they shall not be able to rescue a person or a Nation from the anger of God by prayer, or by the utmost improvements of their interest with God. Some places have fallen, because they wanted godly men to support them; and some places have fallen, though they had godly men to support them.1 The Vulgar Latin translation renders, They that bear up the pillars of the world shall fall. Godly men bear up the pillars of the world. Though the Hebrew vvill not bear their translation, yet the sense is good. Godly men are the worlds supporters. It is said, (Revel. 12.16.) That the earth helped the woman, that is, worldly men for carnal ends helped the Church, when a flood of persecution, cast out of the mouth of the dragon, was ready to swallow her up. But the Church continually helps the world, and swallows up many of those floods of Gods displeasure, which else would drown the world. And because the Church was so thin, and there were so few godly men in the old world, therefore it was drowned,