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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.
He was assured that neither the eloquence of his stile could persuade him, nor the strength of his arguments convince him, How shall I choose out words to reason with God?
He was assured that neither the eloquence of his stile could perswade him, nor the strength of his arguments convince him, How shall I choose out words to reason with God?
In the Original the word [reason] is not found; only thus, Shall I choose out words with him? To choose out words with another bears this elegance, as if Job had said, If I should set my self to choose words with God, he would choose better words then I, more forcible words then I; he is more able infinitely to make choice of words and matter to convince me,1 then I to convince him:2 For the word which we translate [words] may signify not only words with which matter is clothed, but the matter it self clothed with those words. The sum of all is, I can neither choose matter nor words to discourse and argue with God, his invention and judgement about both, infinitely exceeds mine.
In the Originall the word [reason] is not found; only thus, Shall I choose out words with him? To choose out words with another bears this elegancy, as if Job had said, If I should set my self to choose words with God, he would choose better words then I, more forcible words then I; he is more able infinitely to make choice of words and matter to convince me,1 then I to convince him:2 For the word which we translate [words] may signifie not only words with which matter is cloathed, but the matter it self cloathed with those words. The summe of all is, I can neither choose matter nor words to discourse and argue with God, his invention and judgement about both, infinitely exceeds mine.