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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.
The Hebrew is, I sent them into the pertinacy of their hearts, because I had so often called upon them, and they would not hearken, nor return unto me, therefore I said, forasmuch as you will not hear, you shall not hear; because you will not obey, you shall have none to call you to obedience; follow the counsels of your own hearts, as long as you will. This is the first sense, of putting or sending them into the hand of their transgression, scil. a leaving them to the reign of their lusts.
The Hebrew is, I sent them into the pertinacy of their hearts, because I had so often called upon them, and they would not hearken, nor return unto me, therefore I said, forasmuch as you will not hear, you shall not hear; because you will not obey, you shall have none to call you to obedience; follow the counsels of your own hearts, as long as you will. This is the first sense, of putting or sending them into the hand of their transgression, scil. a leaving them to the raign of their lusts.
1Secondly, (Which is the sense our translation holds out) Thou hast left them, or sent them into the hand of their transgression; That is, Thou hast left them in those evils, which their transgressions did deserve and call for. Our reading carries that meaning, He hath cast them away for their transgression: Others thus, He hath thrust them out of the world for their transgression, He hath suffered that to befall them which their transgression called for. According to these, the sense is, Thy children sinned against him, and he hath let those evils ⟨p. 25⟩which their sin deserved fall upon them; He hath rewarded them according to their iniquity (Isa. 64.6, 7.) Our iniquities like the wind have taken us away: Thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed (or melted) us, because of our iniquities. The Hebrew is,2