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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.
But rather as we translate, I am afraid of all my sorrows; that is, I no sooner endeavour to comfort my self, but presently my sorrows throng about me, they appear before my face, and make such a ghastly apparition, that I am afraid. Sorrows charge and assault me afresh, when I am purposing to make an escape from the hands of sorrow. When I think of leaving off my heaviness, or of getting out of the sight of it, sorrows come upon me with greater violence then before. While a prisoner is quiet and content with his restraint, the keeper lays no great restraint upon him; but if he perceive him meditating an escape, or attempting to break prison, and set himself at liberty, presently more irons are clapped upon him, and an advantage taken even to load him with chains. Such hard usage this poor prisoner feared at the hand of his sorrows, If I say, I will leave off my heaviness, I will throw off my bolts and fetters, and get out of these troubles, I am afraid of all my sorrows; I shall have all the Keepers and Jailers about me, they will lay more load upon me, and watch me more strictly then before: You tell me I am in love with my sorrows, but the truth is, fears of sorrow encompass me round about, I am afraid of all my sorrows.
But rather as we translate, I am afraid of all my sorrows; that is, I no sooner endeavour to comfort my self, but presently my sorrows throng about me, they appear before my face, and make such a gastly apparition, that I am afraid. Sorrows charge and assault me afresh, when I am purposing to make an escape from the hands of sorrow. When I think of leaving off my heavinesse, or of getting out of the sight of it, sorrows come upon me with greater violence then before. While a prisoner is quiet and content with his restraint, the keeper laies no great restraint upon him; but if he perceive him meditating an escape, or attempting to break prison, and set himself at liberty, presently more irons are clapt upon him, and an advantage taken even to load him with chains. Such hard usage this poor prisoner feared at the hand of his sorrows, If I say, I will leave off my heavinesse, I will throw off my bolts and fetters, and get out of these troubles, I am afraid of all my sorrows; I shall have all the Keepers and Jailers about me, they will lay more load upon me, and watch me more strictly then before: You tell me I am in love with my sorrows, but the truth is, fears of sorrow incompasse me round about, I am afraid of all my sorrows.