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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.
Now, besides those passages in the discourse of Elihu wherein he chargeth Jobs three friends with folly for condemning Job when they could not answer him, & those wherein he reproves Jobs ignorance or want of knowledge, for wondering how such great evils should fall upon him, notwithstanding his integrity, likewise his boldness or peremptoriness in his own cause, justifying himself rather then God, yea and desiring to plead his cause before him; I say besides these passages, we at first reading might conclude that Elihu did nothing else throughout these six chapters, but enlarge or paraphrase upon those things, which had long before been spoken to by Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, and by Job himself as much as by any of, if not beyond all them three.
Now, besides those passages in the discourse of Elihu wherein he chargeth Jobs three friends with folly for condemning Job when they could not answer him, & those wherein he reproves Jobs ignorance or want of knowledge, for wondring how such great evills should fall upon him, notwithstanding his integrity, likewise his boldness or penemptoriness in his own cause, justifying himselfe rather then God, yea and desiring to plead his cause before him; I say besides these passages, we at first reading might conclude that Elihu did nothing else throughout these six chapters, but enlarge or paraphrase upon those things, which had long before been spoken to by Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, and by Job himselfe as much as by any of, if not beyond all them three.
But upon further consideration of the matter in the whole series and contexture of his discourse, we may collect two things, instanced in and insisted on by Elihu alone, upon which his particular opinion and sentence is grounded in distinction from all the rest. The clear understanding of which, will lead ⟨image 4⟩us to a fair solution or removal of those doubts which arise about the question or matter in debate.
But upon further consideration of the matter in the whole series and contexture of his discourse, we may collect two things, instanced in and insisted on by Elihu alone, upon which his particular opinion and sentence is grounded in distinction from all the rest. The cleare understanding of which, will lead