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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.
First, Some restrain this favour to that which he received in the womb before he was born, or the favour which he had to be born, which is to be reckoned among very valuable favours. Thou art he that took me out of the womb, was Davids thankful acknowledgement, Psal. 22.9. The womb is to all infants a temporary ⟨p. 523⟩prison, and to some a grave. It is favour to have those gates unlocked, and the little prisoner set safe at liberty.
First, Some restrain this favour to that which he received in the womb before he was born, or the favour which he had to be born, which is to be reckoned among very valuable favours. Thou art he that took me out of the womb, was Davids thankfull acknowledgement, Psal. 22.9. The womb is to all infants a temporary ⟨p. 523⟩prison, and to some a grave. It is favour to have those gates unlockt, and the little prisoner set safe at liberty.
Secondly, We may interpret it as an adjunct, or an adverb, 1showing how the Lord granted him life; It is an usual Hebraism to put the later of two Substantives adverbially, Josh. 2.14. We will deal kindly and truly with thee, say the Spies to Rahab. The Original is, We will deal kindness and truth to thee; which is also rendered kindness in truth, or kindness truly, that is, thou mayest trust us: we do not flatter thee, and we will not deceive thee. So here, Thou hast granted me life and favour; That is, life by favour, or life favourably; importing, That the receipt of life, is the receipt of a great mercy; as if Job had said, I could not deserve that thou shouldest bestow life upon me: When I was firmed and fashioned in the womb, it was thy favour to quicken me: Mercy put breath into those tender principles, and first rudiments of my body. And seeing not only sense and motion, are brought in by life, but reason also, and all the noble operations of it, Job had reason enough to say, Thou hast granted me life, as a great, or with abundant favour. Hence observe,