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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.
Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?
The Question is to be resolved into this negation, Lord, Thou hast not eyes of flesh, Lord, Thou seest not as man seeth; as if Job had thus spoken, Lord, I have been long afflicted with grievous pains, I am as a man hanging upon a rack, to draw out and force a confession from him; Lord, why is it thus with me? Why am I brought to such a trial? I am sure it is not with thee as with mortal ⟨p. 451⟩Judges, who having eyes of flesh, can see no further then the out-side of things, and know no more then is told them, and therefore must fetch out what lies in the heart of man by examination, and if examination will not do it, they must do it by torture; Lord, there is no need thou shouldest take this course; Thou canst inform thy self fully how it is with me, though I should not speak a word, though I am silent, yet thine ear hears the voice and understands the language of my spirit. Though I hide or cover my self, yet the eye of thy omniscience looks quite through me; seeing then thou hast not eyes like the eyes of men, wherefore is it that thou enquirest by these afflictions after mine iniquity, and searchest (as men use to do) after my sin?
The Question is to be resolved into this negation, Lord, Thou hast not eyes of flesh, Lord, Thou seest not as man seeth; as if Job had thus spoken, Lord, I have been long afflicted with grievous pains, I am as a man hanging upon a rack, to draw out and force a confession from him; Lord, why is it thus with me? Why am I brought to such a triall? I am sure it is not with thee as with mortall