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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.
(Ecclesiastes 3.7.) There is a time to speak, and a time to keep silence. The providences of God point wise men to both. And usually times of silence fit us for times of speaking; Every thing is beautiful in its season; words spoken in their season, are not only more effectual, but more beautiful, they are like apples of gold in pictures of silver. And therefore as the wise man gives us caution, (Eccles. 5.2.) Not to be rash with our mouths to utter any thing before God; So we should not be rash with our mouths to utter any thing before men, but well to consider what we have to say, and wait our time to say it. The Apostle James. (Chap. 1.19.) would have us swift to hear, slow to speak; and probably, the slower we are to speak, the surer we speak; Hasty speaking hath given men more dangerous stumbles and falls, then ever hasty going did. The Prophet represents our Lord Jesus Christ thus be speaking his Father as to his preparation and furniture for the exercise of his Prophetical, yea of his whole Mediatorial office (Isa. 50.4.) Thou hast given me the tongue of the learned that I might know how to speak a word in season. As there is much wisdom in hitting the matter what to speak, and the manner of speaking, how to clothe and dress the matter of our speech; so there is much wisdom in hitting the time and season when to speak. And as to time a thing well in acting, so to time it well in speaking, is the better half of it. Elihu waited till Job had spoken. What I have now touched, may be one reason of his waiting; But the special reason of it follows in the text.
(Ecclesiastes 3.7.) There is a time to speak, and a time to keep silence. The providences of God po•nt wise men to both. And usually times of silence fit us for times of speaking; Every thing is beautifull in its season; words spoken in their season, are not only more effectuall, but more beautifull, they are like apples of gold in pictures of silver. And therefore as the wise man gives us caution, (Eccles. 5.2.) Not to be rash with our mouths to utter any thing before God; So we should not be rash with our mouths to utter any thing before men, but well to consider what we have to say, and waite our time to say it. The Apostle James. (Chap. 1.19.) would have us swift to heare, slow to speak; and probably, the slower we are to speak, the surer we speake; Hasty speaking hath given men more dangerous stumbles and falls, then ever hasty going did. The Prophet represents our Lord Jesus Christ thus be speaking his Father as to his preparation and furniture for the exercise of his Propheticall, yea of his whole Mediatoriall office (