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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, The blind and the lame, may rather be the Idols and strange Gods which the Jebusites worshipped, of whose protection, they were not the less confident, because the Jews counted them but blind and lame. As if they had said, even these gods, which you call blind and lame, see well enough what ye ⟨p. 496⟩are doing, and will come fast enough, and too fast for your ease, to our aid and succour. These blind and lame gods were justly hated of Davids soul, but he had learned better then to hate men, who were made lame or blind by God.
Secondly, The blinde and the lame, may rather be the Idols and strange Gods which the Iebusites worshipped, of whose protection, they were not the lesse confident, because the Jews counted them but blinde and lame. As if they had said, even these gods, which you call blinde and lame, see well enough what ye ⟨p. 496⟩are doing, and will come fast enough, and too fast for your ease, to our aid and succour. These blinde and lame gods were justly hated of Davids soul, but he had learned better then to hate men, who were made lame or blinde by God.
Thirdly, Seeing all men are fashioned round about by the hands of God, then as we must not despise any for their bodily imperfections, so not envy any for their bodily perfections. Some are as much troubled to see another have a better body, or a more beautiful face, as many are (alike sinfully both) to see another have a better purse, or a more plentiful estate then themselves.
Thirdly, Seeing all men are fashioned round about by the hands of God, then as we must not despise any for their bodily imperfections, so not envy any for their bodily perfections. Some are as much troubled to see another have a better body, or a more beautifull face, as many are (alike sinfully both) to see another have a better purse, or a more plentifull estate then themselves.