A35535:1763
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.
This latter part of the verse giveth an account of the ground of that joy which the sick man found in seeing the face of God. He shall see his face with joy (saith Elihu) for he (that is, God) shall render unto man his righteousness.
1He shall render; The Hebrew is, he will make to return; The word signifieth, First, to return to a place from whence we have departed (Gen. 18.10.) Secondly, to return or turn from that displeasure which was once conceived. When the Lord, is, as it were, in a hot pursuit of sinners, he returns or turns from his anger. The Prophet speaks in the negative (Isa: 5.25.) For all ⟨p. 437⟩this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still, or he is not returned from his anger. Thirdly, The word is used to note mans return unto God by repentance (Deut: 30.28.) We by sin turn away from God, and by repentance we return to him. Fourthly, It signifieth to return by way of requital (Psal: 116.12.) What shall I render unto the Lord (It is this word) or, What shall I return to the Lord for all his benefits? David was in an holy muse or maze, what testimony of thankfulness he should bring to the Lord. What shall I render? And in that sense it is attributed both to God and man; sometimes in relation to evil done, and then it notes to render punishment or revenge (Psal: 28.4.) Render to them their desert, so the word is used by Josephs brethren (Gen: 50.15.) He will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him; they were jealous of their brothers love when their father was dead. And as it notes a return of evil done in way of revenge, so also a return of good done in way of reward, thus here.
1He shall render; The Hebrew is, he will make to returne; The word signifieth, First, to returne to a place from whence we have departed (