A35439:2734
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.
Thirdly, The clearest sense of these words [Are not my days few?] is, that they are the ground of a petition for the mitigation of his troubles; As if he had said, Lord, I have but a while to live in the world, my days are few, therefore do not think much that I should have a little comfort and refreshing in these my days; Consider my life is short, O that thou wouldest slack thy hand, and yield me some ease and comfort in this short life. He had used this argument at the seventh Chapter, verse 16. Let me alone for my days are vanity; 1here, Let me alone, for my days are few. The fewness of our days is one of the vanities of our days.
Thirdly, The clearest sense of these words [Are not my daies few?] is, that they are the ground of a petition for the mitigation of his troubles; As if he had said, Lord, I have but a while to live in the world, my daies are few, therefore doe not think much that I should have a little comfort and refreshing in these my daies; Consider my life is short, O that thou wouldest slack thy hand, and yeeld me some ease and comfort in this short life. He had used this argument at the seventh Chapter, verse 16. Let me alone for my daies are vanity; 1here, Let me alone, for my daies are few. The fewnesse of our daies is one of the vanities of our daies.
- 1Paucitas dierū, i. e. paucissimi dies Abstracta significationem incitant & acuunt. [Greek or Hebrew] Imminutionem decrementumque significat. q d nunquam crescit, sed descrescit, & ad angustias majores indies reducitur, & in perpetua consumption evanescit. Bold. [Greek or Hebrew] Quanti aevi ego Mont.Paucitas dierū, i. e. paucissimi dies Abstracta significationem incitant & acuunt. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Imminutionem decrementumque significat. q d nunquam crescit, sed descrescit, & ad angustias majores indies reducitur, & in perpetua consumptione evanescit. Bold. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Quanti aevi ego Mont.