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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.
And the original word here used to signify the man from whom God hideth pride,1 hath a near cognation to this notion about hiding pride it self. Man is twice expressed in this verse, yet not by the same word; The first word notes man in the weakness of his constitution, an earthly man; This second notes man in the powerfulness of his condition, a strong man, a mighty man, an eminent man, a man with all his furniture, in the fullness of his earthly glory and greatness; when man hath much natural power, much civill power, with the various additions and ornaments of both these powers upon him, then man is in greatest danger to be proud, & then God hideth pride from man. And who can hide pride from such a man but God alone. Men commonly blow up such men with pride by great applauses, and such men have mostly great thoughts and high apprehensions of themselves, and are very forward to discover (which is the greatest discovery of their weakness) their own pride. God only hideth pride from man; that is, he makes it not to be, as well as hinders its appearing; that which is hidden is as if it were not. The word is used in that sense (Job 3.10.) Because he did not hide sorrow from mine eyes; Sorrow is hidden from us when the matter of sorrow is so taken away, that we sorrow not at all. To hide pride is to take away the matter and occasion, the incentives and motives of pride, whatsoever is a nurse of pride, or doth encourage the pride of our hearts, that's to hide pride from man.
And the originall word here used to signifie the man from whom God hideth pride,1 hath a neere cognation to this notion about hiding pride it selfe. Man is twice exprest in this verse, yet not by the same word; The first word notes man in the weaknesse of his constitution, an earthly man; This second notes man in the powerfulness of his condition, a strong man, a mighty man, an eminent man, a man with all his furniture, in the fullness of his earthly glory and greatness; when man hath much naturall power, much civill power, with the various additions and ornaments of both these powers upon him, then man is in greatest danger to be proud, & then God hideth pride from man. And who can hide pride from such a man but God alone. Men commonly blow up such men with pride by great applauses, and such men have mostly great thoughts and high apprehensions of themselves, and are very forward to discover (which is the greatest discovery of their weakness) their owne pride. God only hideth pride from man; that is, he makes it not to be, as well as hinders i'ts appearing; that which is hidden is as if it were not. The word is used in that sense (