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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 30
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Lastly (but I will not stay upon it, because the Original doth not well bear it) these words are cast into the form of a similitude, describing the manner how the wicked man, and all his glory shall go away; even as a breath, or as his breath; As the breath of his mouth he shall go away; that is, he shall go speedily, he shall go suddenly: A breath is soon fetched, it is both come and gone in a moment; A breathing time, is a Proverbial, for a little time (much like that, In the twinkling of an eye.) Thus man comes and goes, is come and gone (especially a wicked man who is driven by the wrath of God) as soon as seen by others, as soon as he hath breathed himself: It will not be long ere he goes, and he will not be long a going. For as the breath of his mouth he shall go away.
Lastly (but I will not stay upon it, because the Originall doth not well beare it) these words are cast into the forme of a similitude, describing the manner how the wicked man, and all his glory shall goe away; even as a breath, or as his breath; As the breath of his mouth he shall goe away; that is, he shall go speedily, he shall goe suddenly: A breath is soon fetcht, it is both come and gone in a moment; A breathing time, is a Proverbiall, for a little time (much like that, In the twinckling of an eye.) Thus man comes and goes, is come and gone (especially a wicked man who is driven by the wrath of God) as soon as seen by others, as soon as he hath breathed himselfe: It will not be long ere he goes, and he will not be long a going. For as the breath of his mouth he shall goe away.
The breath of man goes continually, and so doth the life of man; while man sleeps, his breath goes, and so doth his life; while man stands still, his breath goes, and so doth his life: The breath, indeed, is sometimes in a hurry, and goes faster then it doth at other times; but though the life of man doth not go faster at one time then at another, yet it always goes.
The breath of man goes continually, and so doth the life of man; while man sleeps, his breath goes, and so doth his life; while man stands still, his breath goes, and so doth his life: The breath, indeed, is sometimes in a hurry, and goes faster then it doth at other times; but though the life of man doth not goe faster at one time then at another, yet it alwayes goes.