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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.
Secondly, As twice notes a number, so it may be considered as a small number, yea as the smallest number; twice or two is the first number, the first step into number. They that do a thing more then once cannot do it less then twice, nor can that number which is more then one be less then two. When the woman in the book of Kings told the Prophet (1 Kings 17.12.) I am going to gather two sticks. Her meaning was, a very few sticks, only now to make a little fire to bake a Cake with. And when the Spirit of God would show how few, comparatively to the rout of the World, they are and will be that bear witness to the truths of Jesus Christ, he calleth them two Witnesses (Rev. 11.3.) they are a number, yet expressed by the lest number, that we should not have our eyes upon the multitude, or think, that is not the ⟨p. 271⟩truth which is not followed by great numbers, or the most of the World. The train of Christ is not large, nor are his ways thronged, few there be that find them. As they whom he calls forth to be eminently his witnesses are not many, therefore called two; so they that receive their witness are not many; The world wonders after the beast. Thus as two or twice imply a small number; so in Scripture language, that which is done more then twice is supposed done often or many times (2 Kings 6.10.) When the Prophet had told the King of Israel where the forces of the King of Assyria would come, and by that means defeated him of his purpose; it is said, And the King of Israel sent unto the place which the man of God told him, and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once, nor twice; that is, many times, which made the King of Syria wonder how it came to pass that he was so often defeated; he thought he had laid his plots so wisely and closely that the King of Israel could not escape, but he saved himself not once, nor twice; more then twice is many, but bare twice is the narrowest compass of number imaginable.
Secondly, As twice notes a number, so it may be considered as a small number, yea as the smallest number; twice or two is the first number, the first step into number. They that doe a thing more then once cannot do it lesse then twice, nor can that number which is more then one be lesse then two. When the woman in the book of Kings told the Prophet (