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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.
Some put this into a dilemma, or double argument, by which Job would aggravate the greatness of his affliction; As if he had said, Let me look which way I will, my case is very said, if I be wicked then woe be to me; If I be righteous, yet I am so full of sorrows, that I am not able to hold up my head; But I rather interpret this later part of the verse, as a description of Jobs humility, in the best of ⟨p. 545⟩his spiritual estate then as any aggravation of the illness of his temporal estate.
Some put this into a dilemma, or double argument, by which Iob would aggravate the greatnesse of his affliction; As if he had said, Let me look which way I will, my case is very said, if I be wicked then woe be to me; If I be righteous, yet I am so full of sorrows, that I am not able to hold up my head; But I rather interpret this later part of the verse, as a description of Jobs humility, in the best of ⟨p. 545⟩his spirituall estate then as any aggravation of the ilnes of his temporall estate.
If I be righteous.
He speaks not as if he doubted whether he were righteous or no. Job had showed the settledness of his spirit in that assurance more then once before, but he puts the best of his case to show how low he was in his own thoughts, when he was at best. There is a two-fold righteousness; First, of Justification. Secondly, of Sanctification, of sincerity or uprightness: and so his meaning is, Suppose I am such, as I have asserted my self to be, and as God himself hath testified me to be, perfect and upright, yet I will not lift up my head; Some read I cannot, others, I dare not lift up my head.