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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.
Secondly, Hence it follows, That as we must not undervalue the frame of mans body in general, as imperfect; so we may not despise any for their special bodily imperfections. It is God who hath made and fashioned them round about. It is said (2 Sam. 5.8.) that the blind and the lame were hated of Davids soul. Yet to hate any for defects in the body, is a very great defect in the soul: and to contemn any for natural blemishes, is a spiritual blemish. How then could David hate the blind and the lame, and not sin, or are we to number this among his sins? There are two expositions of those words upon either of which we may clear the difficulty.
Secondly, Hence it follows, That as we must not undervalue the frame of mans body in generall, as imperfect; so we may not despise any for their speciall bodily imperfections. It is God who hath made and fashioned them round about. It is said (2 Sam. 5.8.) that the blinde and the lame were hated of Davids soul. Yet to hate any for defects in the body, is a very great defect in the soul: and to contemn any for naturall blemishes, is a spirituall blemish. How then could David hate the blinde and the lame, and not sin, or are we to number this among his sins? There are two expositions of those words upon either of which we may clear the difficulty.
First, That when David sent to summon that fort, the Jebusites who were the defendants, trusting in the strength of the place, told David in scorn that he must first conquer the blind and the lame. As implying that blind and lame soldiers, were garrison good enough to deal with his great Army upon the advantage of such a fortress.
First, That when David sent to summon that fort, the Iebusites who were the defendants, trusting in the strength of the place, told David in scorn that he must first conquer the blinde and the lame. As implying that blinde and lame souldiers, were garison good enough to deal with his great Army upon the advantage of such a fortresse.