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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.
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 (Jer. 23.18.) Who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? Who hath marked his word and heard it? So the Apostle (Rom. 11.34.) Who hath known the mind of the Lord, or who hath been his Counsellor? God is able to make known the whole mystery of his will in a moment to the meanest soul, he can let in stoods upon the understanding without our study; he can make a fool wise, and drawing back the curtain of ignorance, irradiate the darkest mind with the clearest light of all things knowable: But hast thou heard such secrets?
The Hebrew word signifies either counsell,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 lawfull 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 wisedome? The Septuagint,