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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 15 › Verse 11
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.
Vers. 11. Are the consolations of God small with thee, or is there any secret thing with thee?
These words undergo much variety of interpretation; the Vulgar Latin, near which some others translate, gives a fair sense, but at too great a distance from the letter of the Original; thus, Is it a great thing that God should comfort thee? As if he had said, Art thou so low that all the consolations of God are not able to raise thee up? Is it a work too big for God himself to comfort thee? Cannot he change thy outward and inward sorrows into joys? Will not the consolations of one that is infinite serve thy turn? Hath not he balm enough in store to heal thy wounds, nor treasure enough in stock to repair thy losses? Tis no hard thing with God to comfort the most disconsolate soul that ever was; he that made light to shine out of ⟨p. 33⟩darkness, can give us light in our thickest darkness:1 This is a truth, but for the reason above, I stay not upon it.
These words undergoe much variety of interpretation; the Vulgar Latine, neer which some others translate, gives a faire sense, but at too great a distance from the letter of the Originall; thus, Is it a great thing that God should comfort thee? As if he had sayd, Art thou so low that all the consolations of God are not able to raise thee up? Is it a worke too big for God himselfe to comfort thee? Cannot he change thy outward and inward sorrowes into joyes? Will not the consolations of one that is infinite serve thy turne? Hath not hee balme enough in store to heale thy wounds, nor treasure enough in stock to repaire thy losses? Tis no hard thing with God to comfort the most disconsolate soule that ever was; he that made light to shine out of ⟨p. 33⟩darknesse, can give us light in our thickest darkenesse:1