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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.
So then, the only thing which Job declineth, as sinful and unbecoming, is, to reason with God as a contender, he might humbly reason with him as a Petitioner, or as a remembrancer, Put me in remembrance (saith the Lord, Isa. 43.26.) Let us plead together: declare thou that thou mayest be justified. We may declare our cause, and we need not fear to declare our sins, that God may justify us; but we must not presume to declare our righteousness, that we may justify our selves: this Job disclaims.
So then, the only thing which Job declineth, as sinfull and unbecomming, is, to reason with God as a contender, he might humbly reason with him as a Petitioner, or as a remembrancer, Put me in remembrance (saith the Lord, Isa. 43.26.) Let us plead together: declare thou that thou maiest be justified. We may declare our cause, and we need not fear to declare our sinnes, that God may justifie us; but we must not presume to declare our righteousnesse, that we may justifie our selves: this Job disclaims.
How much less shall I answer him, and choose out words to reason with him?
How much lesse shall I answer him, and choose out words to reason with him?
Towards the further clearing of these words, we may take notice that Job puts himself under a double relation. In the former part of the verse he puts himself in the Respondents place, How much less shall I answer him? And in the later part of the verse he puts himself in the Opponents place, and choose out words to reason with him. His meaning is, If the Lord will object against me, I am not the man who dares, or is able to answer him. And if I should take upon me to object against the Lord, the Lord may, and can easily answer me. From which notion of the words, two points may be observed.