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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.
Though thy beginning were small.
Though the head of thy estate (so the Hebrew) though the first of thy estate were small.1
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] A quo quid incipit.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 A quo quid incipit.
The word small, notes a smallness either in quantity or in quality; and it is opposed to a double greatness (Gen. 25.23.) Jacob and Esau are thus distinguished, the one shall be great, the other small, which we translate, the Elder shall serve the younger; the greater shall serve the less.
The word small, notes a smalnesse either in quantity or in quality; and it is opposed to a double greatnes (Gen. 25.23.) Jacob and Esau are thus distinguished, the one shall be great, the other small, which we translate, the Elder shall serve the younger; the greater shall serve the lesse.