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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.
Vers. 16. Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth there instruction.
In this verse Elihu gives us the first of those gracious designs or purposes of God in sending dreams or visions of the night; then he openeth the ears of men. There is a twofold ear of man, first, external, that organ of hearing placed in the head. Secondly, internal, that power of hearing seated in the heart. God can uncover or open both. There are but few who have their outward ear stopped, we rarely meet with a deaf man. But we every where meet with and speak to those who are internally deaf. The Lord openeth this inward ear, and he only is able to do it. God opened the heart (or internal ear) of Lydia to attend to the things which were spoken of Paul (Acts 16.14.1) The Septuagint render this place of Job expressly so. Then he openeth the mind of men. Their translation comes close to the sense, though not to the letter of the Original.2
In this verse Elihu gives us the first of those gracious designes or purposes of God in sending dreams or visions of the night; then he openeth the ears of men. There is a twofold eare of man, first, externall, that organ of hearing placed in the head. Secondly, internall, that power of hearing seated in the heart. God can uncover or open both. There are but few who have their outward eare stopt, we rarely meet with a deaf man. But we every where meete with and speak to those who are internally deafe. The Lord openeth this inward eare, and he only is able to doe it. God opened the heart (or internall eare) of Lydia to attend to the things which were spoken of Paul (Acts 16.14.1) The Septuagint render this place of Job expressely so. Then he openeth the mind of men. Their translation comes close to the sence, though not to the letter of the Originall.