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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 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.
1Job ascribes a rational act, both to his wrinkles and to his leanness, as if both did speak, and which is more, give evidence concerning him; he brings them forth as witnesses at the bar, this speaks, and that speaks, he doubles it, My wrinkles witness against me, and my leanness rising up witnesseth to my face: When a witness is to give in his evidence in any cause before a Judge, he riseth up, or standeth forth, that all may see him; Job presents his leanness in the proper posture of a witness rising up.
1Job ascribes a rationall act, both to his wrinkles and to his leannesse, as if both did speak, and which is more, give evidence concerning him; he brings them forth as witnesses at the barr, this speakes, and that speakes, he doubles it, My wrinkles witnesse against me, and my leannesse rising up witnesseth to my face: When a witnesse is to give in his evidence in any cause before a Judge, he riseth up, or standeth forth, that all may see him; Job presents his leannesse in the proper posture of a witnesse rising up.
- 1Maciei videtur dare personam ut paulo ante rugis.
The Original varies somewhat in the latter clause from the former; we render both by witnessing, but we may read it thus, Thou hast filled me with wrinkles, that hath been, or is a witness, or (as Master Broughton reads) a proof, my leanness rising up (or which riseth up against me) answers (or speaketh) to my face. The meaning is, These outward evils are evidence enough to my Friends, that God is angry with me, and that I am wicked against God.
The Originall varies somewhat in the latter clause from the former; we render both by vvitnessing, but vve may read it thus, Thou hast filled me with wrinkles, that hath been, or is a witnesse, or (as Master Broughton reads) a proofe, my leannesse rising up (or vvhich riseth up against me) answers (or speaketh) to my face. The meaning is, These outward evils are evidence enough to my Freinds, that God is angry with me, and that I am wicked against God.