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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 26
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.
He runs upon him, even upon his neck.
There is a difference among Interpreters about that Antecedent, some understand God: As it the meaning were, God runneth upon a wicked man, like a strong Warrior, with incredible swiftness and irresistible force, to cast him down. The wicked man having stretched out his hand, and strengthened himself against the Almighty, now the Almighty runs upon his neck, even upon the thick bosses of his Buckler; Come saith God, I will have about with thee, if thou darest, I will try it out with thee, I am not afraid of thy stiff neck, though it hath Iron sinews, nor of the thick bosses of thy Buckler, though they be of Steele.
There is a difference among Interpreters about that Antecedent, some understand God: As it the meaning were, God runneth upon a wicked man, like a strong Warrier, with incredible swiftnesse and irresistible force, to cast him downe. The wicked man having stretched out his hand, and strengthned himselfe against the Almighty, now the Almighty runs upon his necke, even upon the thick bosses of his Buckler; Come saith God, I will have about with thee, if thou darest, I will try it out with thee, I am not afrayd of thy stiffe necke, though it hath Iron sinews, nor of the thick bosses of thy Buckler, though they be of Steele.
Thus some, both later Writers, and ancient Rabbins, give the sense, but I rather conceive (with others) that Eliphaz still prosecutes the strange progress, and heightened wickedness of man, who having strengthened himself, by hardening his heart against God, runs upon him, even upon his neck. &c. ⟨p. 141⟩Taking this sense, there is a different reading; thus, He runs upon him with his neck; we say, the wicked man runs upon the neck of God; they say, A wicked man runs upon God with his neck; their meaning is, He runs upon him audaciously and proudly. The neck lifted up, is a token of pride, and presumptuous boldness: And to run with the neck, is to run with the neck lifted up, or stretched out;