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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.
He cannot answer.] Some refer it only to the person. He, that is, one man of a thousand men, is not able to answer God.
He cannot answer.] Some referre it only to the person. He, that is, one man of a thousand men, is not able to answer God.
Secondly, We may refer it to the matter, to the objections or charges, that shall be brought against him, he cannot answer to one thing of a thousand. So M Broughton; as if he had said, If God brings many charges, or lays many articles against him, he is not able to satisfy God, or give a good account in one.
Secondly, We may referre it to the matter, to the objections or charges, that shall be brought against him, he cannot answer to one thing of a thousand. So M Broughton; as if he had said, If God brings many charges, or laies many articles against him, he is not able to satisfie God, or give a good account in one.
1Thirdly, Some refer it to God himself, If he, (that is, man) should contend with him, he would not answer him one of a thousand, that is, God would not answer him one of a thousand: as if he had said, the matters will be so trivial and so sleight, the charges that a man can bring against God, or the objections he can make will be so easy, that the Lord will not vouchsafe to answer one word of a thousand. Some men will plead privilege to some charges, and all their answer shall be, they may choose, or it is at their liberty whether they will answer or no. Here he would not (referred to God) is as much as he needs not, he is no way obliged to answer, he may claim privilege. Further, when arguments are poor and empty, a man will say in dispute, These things are not worth answering; or of a book, there is not one page that is worth a confutation, it carries its own confutation. Such a sense may be made out here, God will not dishonour himself by contending with so weak an adversary as man, or by answering such simple arguments.