A35535:1621
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.
But it may be questioned, for as much as the text saith only in general, deliver him, Into whose hands this warrant for his deliverance is delivered? or who is directed to deliver him? Master Broughton represents God speaking this to the sick mans disease, for thus he renders the text; Then he will have mercy upon him, and say, Spare him (O killing malady) from descending into the pit. God will speak thus to the disease (and there is a great elegance in it) spare him O killing malady. Diseases come and go at Gods command; they hurt and they spare at his direction; As the Lords breath or word bloweth away the winds (Math: 8.27.) The men marvelled, saying, Who is this that even the wind and the seas obey him? So the Lords breath bloweth away sickness; if he do but speak to a disease, to a fever, to an ague, to a dropsy, to a consumption, O killing malady, spare him, thou hast done enough (any disease might prevail to death, did not God say, spare him) hold thy hand, not a blow more, not a fit more O killing malady. Death it self, much more sickness, heareth the voice of God. And it may be said to hear him, because it doth that, which they who have the power of hearing ought to do; that is, it obeyeth or yieldeth to the voice and command of God, & will no longer afflict the sick man. Diseases may be said to deliver a man from death, & the pit, when they depart from him. Yet,
But it may be questioned, for as much as the text saith only in general, deliver him, Into whose hands this warrant for his deliverance is delivered? or who is directed to deliver him? Master Broughton represents God speaking this to the sick mans disease, for thus he renders the text; Then he will have mercy upon him, and say, Spare him (O killing malady) from descending into the pit. God will speak thus to the disease (and there is a great elegancy in it) spare him O killing malady. Diseases come and goe at Gods command; they hurt and they spare at his direction; As the Lords breath or word bloweth away the winds (Math: 8.27.) The men marvelled, saying, Who is this that even the winde and the seas obey him? So the Lords breath bloweth away sickness; if he doe but speak to a disease, to a feaver, to an ague, to a dropsie, to a consumption, O killing malady, spare him, thou hast done enough (any disease might prevaile to death, did not God say, spare him) hold thy hand, not a blow more, not a fit more O killing malady. Death it selfe, much more sickness, heareth the voyce of God. And it may be said to heare him, because it doth that, which they who have the power of hearing ought to doe; that is, it obeyeth or yeildeth to the voyce and command of God, & will no longer afflict the sick man. Diseases may be said to deliver a man from death, & the pit, when they depart from him. Yet,