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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.
2. Is it good unto thee? that is, Is it pleasing or delightful? Is the Lord taken with the afflicting of his people? I know he doth not willingly afflict the children of men.
2. Is it good unto thee? that is, Is it pleasing or delightfull? Is the Lord taken with the afflicting of his people? I know he doth not willingly afflict the children of men.
3. Is it good unto thee? that is, Doest thou reckon it thine honour to lay thy hand severely upon thy poor creatures? No, it is thy glory to pass by a transgression. Now seeing it it not good unto thee any of these ways, seeing thou hast no gain or profit by it, no joy or delight in it, no glory or honour from it. Show me wherefore thou contendest with me; That's still the burden of this mournful Song, Is it good unto thee That thou shouldest oppress?
3. Is it good unto thee? that is, Doest thou reckon it thine honour to lay thy hand severely upon thy poor creatures? No, it is thy glory to passe by a transgression. Now seeing it it not good unto thee any of these waies, seeing thou hast no gain or profit by it, no joy or delight in it, no glory or honour from it. Shew me wherefore thou contendest with me; That's still the burden of this mournfull Song, Is it good unto thee That thou shouldest oppresse?
The word which we translate to oppress,1 signifies a double oppression. First, An oppression by our words. And secondly, An oppression by our actions, the oppression of the tongue, and the oppression of the hand. The tongue is a great tyrant, the tongue will lay on load, and draw blood. The Vulgar understands it of this tongue-oppression, Is it good for thee that thou shouldest calumniate or slander me? that is, Give others occasion to speak evil of me. That is a good sense. Slander and censure wound deep, hard words bruise the credit and break the heat, as well as hard blows, bruise the flesh, and break the bones. But