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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.
There are five words in the Hebrew which signify strength.1 The first notes strength in general: The second,2 strength to endure labour: The third, efficacy: The fourth, vigour: the fifth, which is that of the text, superiority of strength, or prevailing strength. It is one thing to be strong, and another thing to prevail. The Lord is not only strong, but strongest; he hath a strength above all strength, he is strong overcommingly, strong prevailingly. Christ in the Gospel speaks of a strong man (he means the devil) that kept the house; but he was not strong prevailingly, for there came a stronger then he, that spoiled him, and took away all his armour from him, wherein he trusted (Luk. 11.22.) but when the holy Ghost saith, That the Lord is strong, the meaning is, that he is stronger then all: and so generally the positive is expounded by the superlative, If we speak of strength, lo, he is strong, that is, he is most strong. Thus we find the word used, 2 Sam. 22.18. He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me, for they were too strong for me: 3they were prevailingly strong for me, and therefore unless I had found a supply of help, unless some auxiliaries had come from heaven to take my part, they had h••• too hard for me, I had been overmatched, they were prevailingly strong, or too strong for me. We have the word in the same sense. (Gen. 25.23.) in that resolution which the unerring oracle of heaven gave Rebekah enquiring about the children striving in her womb, the Lord answereth thus, Two Nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people; and then addeth, The one people shall be stronger then the other people; it is this word,4 the one people shall be prevailingly strong, and shall overcome the other; both people shall be strong, mighty and potent, but there is one of them shall have the rule, and shall conquer and subdue the other. If I speak of strength, he is strong. The sum is, If the Question be about strength and power, then the Lord carries the day and the honour, he is most powerful, he is strong above all. Hence observe, That