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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.
It is our duty to give check to fruitless and frothy speeches, much more to blasphemous and wicked speeches. Bildad thought it high time to silence Job, seeing Job would not silence himself. The Apostle represents to Titus the tongue-folly of the Cretans, There are many unruly and vain talkers among you, especially they of the circumcision; and what must be done with these, who cared so little what they said? He is counselled how to deal with them in the next words, Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, &c. It is a sin in the hearer to let another speak sinfully ⟨p. 6⟩without a signification of his distaste. The word which the Apostle useth to Titus, 1is a metaphor taken from the muzzling of barking, bawling dogs, when they open unseasonably and are unquiet, Rational conviction is a Gospel-muzzle, and an effectual stop-mouth for unruly talkers. And it is observable, that the Apostle useth this similitude of muzzling a dog, when he speaks of those of the circumcision, concerning whom he had given caution in a very suitable character (Phil. 3.2.) Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision; that is, of those who stood for circumcision. Writing to the Philippians, he calls them dogs; and his advice to Titus is, they must be muz•'d. The noxious issues of the tongue must either be cured or stopped, Evil words corrupt (which is worse then the corrupting of good air) good manners. An infection taken in at the ear, hath often poisoned the heart.
It is our dutie to give check to fruitlesse and frothie speeches, much more to blasp•emous and wicked speeches. Bildad thought it high time to silence Job, seeing Job would not silence himself. The Apostle represents to Titus the tongue-folly of the Cretians, There are many u•ruly and vain talkers among you, especially they of the circumcision; and what must be done with these, who cared so little what they said? He is counsell'd how to deal with them in the next words, Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, &c. It is a sinne in the hearer to let another speak sinfully ⟨p. 6⟩