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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
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AN EXPOSITION Upon the Fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth Chapte… › Chapter 16 › Verse 3
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Upon these grounds, the youngest David may be bold to enter the Lists, and dare the Combat with the strongest Goliath. But there are two other things which usually embolden men to answer.
Upon these grounds, the youngest David may be bold to enter the Lists, and dare the Combate with the strongest Goliah. But there are two other things which usually embolden men to answer.
First, Self-confidence.
First, Selfe-confidence.
Secondly, Unwillingness to yield.
Secondly, Unwillingnesse to yeeld.
They who are thus emboldened, will not give over answering, though they have no further light of truth, or reason to hold out in their answers: Job surely had such apprehensions of his Friend Eliphaz, which moved him to ask, What emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?