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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 31
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Under these two heads, we may reduce all sorts of sinners; sinners against God, under the notion of Hypocrites: And sinners against men, under the notion of Oppressors, who pervert Judgement by giving or taking Bribes: All which Eliphaz concludes, by a description of their evil actings (the cause of all their sufferings) under that elegant metaphor of Child-bearing; They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit: Thus you have the resolution and scope of the latter part of this Chapter.
Under these two heads, we may reduce all sorts of sinners; sinners against God, under the notion of Hypocrites: And sinners against men, under the notion of Oppressours, who pervert Judgement by giving or taking Bribes: All which Eliphaz concludes, by a description of their evill actings (the cause of all their sufferings) under that elegant metaphor of Child-bearing; They conceive mischiefe, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit: Thus you have the resolution and scope of the latter part of this Chapter.
Vers. 31. Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity.
These words contain the dehortation; here are three terms to be explained.
These words containe the dehortation; here are three termes to be explained.