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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, Note, Bildad rebukes Job for his lavish language.
It is our duty to be watchful over our words. How long wilt thou speak thus? We must observe our own words, and know what we speak. We should stop our own mouths, and put our selves to silence, when the tongue grows unruly. It were very happy that some had power as well as authority over their own mouths, and knew how to put that bridle (spoken of in the Psalm) upon their own lips. It is better for a man to stop his own mouth by prudence, then that another should stop it by reproof.
It is our dutie to be watchfull over our words. How long wilt thou speak thus? We must observe our own words, and know what we speak. We should stop our own mouths, and put our selves to silence, when the tongue grows unruly. It were very happy that some had power as well as authority over their own mouths, and knew how to put that bridle (spoken of in the Psalm) upon their own lips. It is better for a man to stop his own mouth by prudence, then that another should stop it by reproof.
Thirdly, Taking Bildad's supposition still, that Job was in the wrong. Note,
Thirdly, Taking Bildads supposition still, that Job was in the wrong. Note,