A35439:1956
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.
First, In construction with the former words, thus, Let him take away his rod, &c. then will I speak, and not fear him, for it is not so with me; that is, I am not so fearful, or of so low a spirit, I am not such a stranger, or of so little acquaintance with God, that I should not know how to speak unto him, or that I should be afraid to speak unto him. If the Lord would but hide that brightness of his own glory, which dazzles me, and ease me of my own pains, which distract me, I should sure enough speak unto him, […]
First, In construction with the former words, thus, Let him take away his rod, &c. then will I speak, and not fear him, for it is not so with me; that is, I am not so fearfull, or of so low a spirit, I am not such a stranger, or of so little acquaintance with God, that I should not know how to speak unto him, or that I should be afraid to speak unto him. If the Lord would but hide that brightnesse of his own glory, which dazles me, and ease me of my own pains, which distract me, I should sure enough speak unto him, 〈…〉
But secondly, We may rather refer it to the false and unkind opinion of his friends, who judged him a wicked man, or an hypocrite, which here he denies, It is not so with me; as if he had said, If the Lord would be pleased to grant what I have petitioned, I would speak unto him without fear or doubt of being heard, for it is not so with me, namely, as you have suspected and imagined all this while, or as you think it is. I am not the man you take, or rather mistake me to be, if I were, then though the Lord should take all his afflictions from me, and all with-draw his terrors, yet I should be afraid to speak unto him; yea I should be afraid to pray unto him, every prayer (were I wicked) would be a praying down judgement upon my self: But seeing I can boldly affirm, my conscience also bearing me witness, that though I sin, yet I love not to sin, that though I am weak, yet I am not wicked, as ye have charged me; 1my heart being thus clear before God, I cannot fear to open my mouth and report my cause before God.