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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.
From the whole observe before I come to particulars,
A godly mans thoughts are lowest of himself.
A godly mans t•oughts are lowest of himself.
Job had gone through the several series of the creatures; and finding them unable to contend with God, concludes himself more unable then they. Doubtless he might have answered God as well as any. If any are able to contend with God, godly men are, they have the greatest strength. Such of them especially as Job, a man of that height and elevation of spirit in holiness, of whom God had given his word, That there was none like him in the earth. What creature (except an Angel) came so nigh the Creator as Job? and yet when he had looked over them all, he saith, How much less shall I? He thought any one might enter the lists, and contend with the Lord better then he. Man (having reason) is more able then all the irrational creatures, and amongst men, godly men, and among godly men, they who reach the highest degrees of godliness, are most able, and yet Job a man set upon the top and pinnacle of all perfection attainable in this life, saith, How much less shall I?
Job had gone thorow the severall series of the creatures; and finding them unable to contend with God, concludes himself more unable then they. Doubtlesse he might have answered God as well as any. If any are able to contend with God, godly men are, they have the greatest strength. Such of them especially as Job, a man of that height and elevation of spirit in holinesse, of whom God had given his word, That there was none like him in the earth. What creature (except an Angel) came so nigh the Creatour as Job? and yet when he had looked over them all, he saith, How much lesse shall I? He thought any one might enter the lists, and contend with the Lord better then he. Man (having reason) is more able then all the irrationall creatures, and amongst men, godly men, and among godly men, they who reach the highest degrees of godlinesse, are most able, and yet Job a man set upon the top and pinacle of all perfection attainable in this life, saith, How much lesse shall I?