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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 16 › Verse 2
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.
1The letter of the Hebrew gives the sense thus, Ye are comforters of trouble; that is, troublesome comforters: As if he had said, Ye do not comfort me in my troubles, but ye trouble me with your comforts: Ye are comforters made up of trouble; that's the predominant Element, which denominates your complexion and constitution; ye are so troublesome, that you seem to be nothing but trouble. Our rendering in the concrete is clear to Jobs scope, Miserable comforters are ye all.
1The letter of the Hebrew gives the sense thus, Yee are comforters of trouble; that is, troublesome comforters: As if he had sayd, Yee doe not comfort me in my troubles, but yee trouble me with your comforts: Yee are comforters made up of trouble; that's the predominant Element, which denominates your complexion and constitution; yee are so troublesome, that you seeme to be nothing but trouble. Our rendering in the concrete is cleare to Jobs scope, Miserable comforters are yee all.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] Consolatores laboris aut molestiae. Heb.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Consolatores laboris aut molestiae. Heb.
Hence Observe.
Some while they go about to act the part of comforters, do but add to their sorrow, whom they pretend to comfort; and in stead of comforters prove tormenters. But when doth a man deserve this title, A miserable comforter? That which caused Job to charge ⟨p. 215⟩