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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 read, Out of the earth shall somewhat else, some other thing grow: We, out of the earth (when these are removed) other persons shall grow, who shall inherit the place, and possess the ⟨p. 117⟩dwelling of these prosperous trees. For he follows the similitude of a tree, when, or where one is pulled up, another is planted and grows up in it's room. Or, others shall possess what he hath gotten. In which sense Job speaks (Chap. 27.16, 17.1) Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay, he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. Which words may be a Comment upon these, Out of the earth shall others grow; that is, others shall rise up, God will bring a new generation to enjoy his ill-gotten substance, and eat the sweet of all his labours. Solomon (Eccles. 2.18.) was much afflicted, because he knew not who should grow up after him. I hated (saith he) all my labour which I have taken under the Sun, because I shall leave it to a man, and I know not what he shall be, whether a wise man or a fool. It is a part of the vanity which lies upon man-kind, that after all a mans labour and pains, he must leave all unto some body, he knows not certainly who. But there is a greater and sorer vanity upon the hypocrite; he seldom stays to take his part, He shall not roast that which he hath taken in hunting (Pro. 12.) that is, he shall not have the benefit himself of what he hath, but others (unthought of) shall come out of the ground and grow in his place, This is the upshot or sum of all his misery, he hath laboured for others in temporal things, and he hath got nothing for himself in spiritual things.
Some read, Out of the earth shall somewhat else, some other thing grow: We, out of the earth (when these are removed) other persons shall grow, who shall inherit the place, and possesse the ⟨p. 117⟩dwelling of these prosperous trees. For he follows the similitude of a tree, when, or where one is pulled up, another is planted and grows up in it's room. Or, others shall possesse what he hath gotten. In which sense Job speaks (Chap. 27.16, 17.