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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.
Some translate this clause by oppression, Is it good that thou shouldest oppress the work of thine hands? The word in propriety signifies to despise: we have met with it more then once before; it noteth also loathing, yea abhorring. And it may very well bear that other sense of oppressing: for when a man loathes a thing and abhors it, he will quickly slight and oppress it: who cares what becomes of that which he abhors? These two are joined together (2 King. 17.20.) The Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight. When once the Lord rejected, or despised the seed of Israel, they were presently afflicted and delivered up to spoiling.
Some translate this clause by oppression, Is it good that thou shouldest oppresse the work of thine hands? The word in propriety signifies to d•spise: we have met with it more then once before; it noteth also loathing, yea abhorring. And it may very well bear that other sense of oppressing: for when a man loaths a thing and abhors it, he will quickly slight and oppresse it: who cares what becomes of that which he abhors? These two are joyned together (2 King. 17.20.) The Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, untill he had cast them out of his sight. When once the Lord rejected, or despised the seed of Israel, they were presently afflicted and delivered up to spoiling.
That thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands] He means ⟨p. 442⟩himself or any other man; all men being the work of Gods hands.1 The word which we translate work, strictly taken, signifies hard work, extreme labour, labour with weariness. Here understand it in a large sense, for God works not to weariness. And when after he had finished the whole work of creation: it is said by Moses (