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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 5
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.
Job was resolved upon both: Were they weak in faith, and hope, he would strengthen them; were their fears and doubtings strong, he would endeavour to weaken them, I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should assuage your grief.
Job vvas resolved upon both: Were they weake in faith, and hope, he vvould strengthen them; were their feares and doubtings strong, hee would endeavour to weaken them, I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your greife.
The word Grief is not expressed in the Hebrew: there it is only thus,1 The moving of my lips should assuage; be it what it will that grieves you, I would labour to assuage it: I would assuage your fears, your sorrows, your impatience, your unbelief; whatever spiritual evil were upon you, the moving of my lips should be for the removing of it. Or (as others render) For the turning of it away. For the word signifies.
The word Greife is not expressed in the Hebrew: there it is onely thus,1 The moving of my lips should asswage; be it what it will that greives you, I would labour to asswage it: I vvould asswage your feares, your sorrowes, your impatience, your unbeleife; vvhatever spirituall evill vvere upon you, the moving of my lips should be for the removing of it. Or (as others render) For the turning of it away. For the word signifies.
- 1Motio labiorum meorum prohiberet. Heb. sc. dolorem vestrum.