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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.
First, From a defect of pains and industry in seeking it; An answer must be sought and digged for it must be studied and prayed for, else it will not be found.
First, From a defect of paines and industry in seeking it; An answer must be sought and digg'd for it must be studied and prayed for, else it will not be found.
Secondly, The not finding of an answer, may arise from the defect of ability, not of industry; many labour hard, but can make nothing of it; 'Tis probable Jobs three friends laboured much, yet found no answer; And then it was no defect of industry but of ability, they found no answer, because they could not. They (as we commonly speak) did even beat their brains, and bite their nails for an answer, but could not attain it, they pumped hard, but the water would not come, God hid the thing from their eyes; so then, they had not found any answer, because after all their search they could not; nor should it seem strange to us that they could not. At best we know but in part here, and till God by his Spirit teach us, we know nothing at all; So that I say, it should not seem strange to us, that these wise and good men could find no answer for Job, but that which follows seems strange, even to amazement, that though they could not, yet ⟨p. 29⟩(which, how also could they answer to their own consciences!) had condemned Job.
Secondly, The not finding of an answer, may arise from the defect of ability, not of industry; many labour hard, but can make nothing of it; 'Tis probable Jobs three friends laboured much, yet found no answer; And then it was no defect of industry but of ability, they found no answer, because they could not. They (as we commonly speake) did even beate their braines, and bite their nayles for an answer, but could not attaine it, they pumpt hard, but the water would not come, God hid the thing from their eyes; so then, they had not found any answer, because after all their search they could not; nor should it seeme strange to us that they could not. At best we know but in part here, and till God by his Spirit teach us, we know nothing at all; So that I say, it should not seeme strange to us, that these wise and good men could find no answer for Job, but that which follows seemes strange, even to amazement, that though they could not, yet