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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the book of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus near the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the booke of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus neare the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1661
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.
For answer to this I shall stay a while (as was promised) before I go off from these words, to show why though for the matter this is no more then hath been said already; that, yet Elihu had reason to bring this argument for the conviction of Job, that God is greater then man; for though the Greatness of God hath been often spoken of in the course of this disputation, between Job and his friends, yet neither Job nor his friends did handle or improve it to that point, or in that extent, as here intended by Elihu, as may appear by these following Considerations.
For answer to this I shall stay a while (as was promised) before I goe off from these words, to shew why though for the matter this is no more then hath been sayd already; that, yet Elihu had reason to bring this argument for the conviction of Job, that God is greater then man; for though the Greatnesse of God hath been often spoken of in the course of this disputation, between Job and his friends, yet neither Job nor his friends did handle or improve it to that poynt, or in that extent, as here intended by Elihu, as may appeare by these following Considerations.
First, When Elihu spake of the greatness of God, we are not to understand this greatness abstractly or alone, but concretely or in conjunction with his goodness and righteousness, with his mercy and faithfulness, &c. Job confessed the greatness of God, but he seemed to intimate several things, to the disparagement of the goodness, mercy, and righteousness of God. For though in his frequent complainings he did not question, yet he did much darken and obscure these Divine perfections. And therefore Elihu speaking of the Greatness of God, urgeth it in conjunction with all his perfections, and indeed they cannot be dis-joined, except in notion or discourse.
First, When Elihu spake of the greatnesse of God, we are not to understand this greatnesse abstractly or alone, but concreetely or in conjunction with his goodnesse and righteousnesse, with his mercy and faithfulnesse, &c. Job confessed the greatnesse of God, but he seemed to intimate severall things, to the disparagement of the goodnesse, mercy, and righteousnesse of God. For though in his frequent complainings he did not question, yet he did much darken and obscure these Divine perfections. And therefore Elihu speaking of the Greatnesse of God, urgeth it in conjunction with all his perfections, and indeed they cannot be dis-joyned, except in notion or discourse.