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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.
Take all these senses, If I come to judgement, who, &c. I shall get none to give in evidence for me, none to plead for me, I shall get none to assign counsel for me, none to appoint time and place for a hearing; Therefore I may as well contend with God by strength, as by judgement. The sum of all is, Job confesses, in case he had a mind to go this way, he should not find any in the world to assist or help him in it.
Take all these senses, If I come to judgement, who, &c. I shall get none to give in evidence for me, none to plead for me, I shall get none to assign counsell for me, none to appoint time and place for a hearing; Therefore I may as well contend with God by strength, as by judgement. The summe of all is, Job confesses, in case he had a minde to goe this way, he should not finde any in the world to assist or help him in it.
We have had divers passages of like nature with this, wherein Job declared his utter inability to plead with God; therefore I shall but briefly note one thing from it.
There is no standing before God in judgement, by the help of any creature.