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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.
'Tis very possible for a good and a wise man to be at the bottom of his reason, in some points, or to be brought to such a wall, that he can go no further; David saith, I have seen an end of all perfection, which as it is true of all outward commodities and conveniences, which men enjoy, so both of their corporal and intellectual abilities, or of what they can either do or say. The best of men may see the end of their best perfections in all things, but Grace, and the hope of Glory. Their stock and treasure may be quite spent, their spring exhausted, and they gone ro their utmost line and length. There's no more answer in their mouth, nor work in their hand.
Secondly note; It may put a wise man into passion to see how ill some wise men use their reason, or that they can make no further use of it.
Then was the anger of Elihu kindled when he saw, they could answer no more, or that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men.
Thirdly, As the anger of Elihu is often spoken of, so still we find some what or other is assigned as a ground of it;