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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.
If the scourge slay suddenly; what then?1
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] Vel à radice [Greek or Hebrew] dissolvit. Vel à [Greek or Hebrew] tentavit.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Vel à radice 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 dissolvit. Vel à 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 tentavit.
He will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
He will laugh at the triall of the innocent.
M. Broughton reads it thus, He scorneth at the melting away of the innocent. The reason of the different reading is, because the Hebrew word may spring either from a root, signifying to tempt and try, or from another, To melt and dissolve, He scorneth at the melting away of the innocent. Afflictions are meltings, They dissolve our comforts; yea, our very hearts, in the same sense that godly sorrow breaks our hearts. Pity should be shown to him that is melted (Cha. 6.) but ye forsake the fear of the Almighty; so M. Broughton translates there, The Lord tempted Abraham (Gen. 22.1.) that is, the Lord tried his faith, to find out of what strength it was, and how much he could trust him in that great business of sacrificing his son.
M. Broughton reads it thus, He scorneth at the melting away of the innocent. The reason of the different reading is, because the Hebrew word may spring either from a root, signifying to tempt and try, or from another, To melt and dissolve, He scorneth at the melting away of the innocent. Afflictions are meltings, They dissolve our comforts; yea, our very hearts, in the same sense that godly sorrow breaks our hearts. Pity should be shewen to him that is melted (Cha. 6.) but ye forsake the fear of the Almighty; so M. Broughton translates there, The Lord tempted Abraham (