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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of twenty three lectures delivered at Magnus near the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl.An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of twenty three lectures delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl.
London: printed by Matthew Simmons, 1650
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Upon the Fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth Chapte… › Chapter 15 › Verse 8
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.
Vers. 8. Hast thou heard the secret of God, or doest thou restrain wisdom to thy self?
Vers. 8. Hast thou heard the secret of God, or doest thou restraine wisedome to thy selfe?
As if he had said, Possibly thou wilt wave or not stand to this plea of thy great antiquity. What is it then that swells thee into such proud and daring thoughts of thy infallible knowledge? Is it because, Thou hast heard the secret of God.
As if he had sayd, Possibly thou wilt wave or not stand to this plea of thy great antiquity. What is it then that swells thee into such proud and daring thoughts of thy infallible knowledge? Is it because, Thou hast heard the secret of God.
The Hebrew word signifies either counsel,1 or any thing that is secret and mysterious; some render it, Hast thou heard things unspeakable: when the Apostle was caught up to Heaven (2 Corinth. 12.) He heard words unspeakable which it is not lawful for a man to utter: Hast thou heard unutterable secrets? A second translates, Hast thou heard the mysteries of God? A third, Hast thou had discourse with God? or hast thou heard God discourse about the great things of wisdom? The Septuagint,2 Hast thou heard the constitutions of Heaven, or knowest thou in what manner God hath settled all the affairs of mankind, natural, civill, and spiritual? Art thou of privy counsel to the King of Heaven? or art thou a member of the Celestial conclave? Thus he reproves him for arrogating to himself such knowledge, as is not attainable, but by special inspiration, or revelation from God himself. The Prophet puts the question (