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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.
Further, when Elihu saith, I will teach thee wisdom; his meaning is, I shall acquaint thee with that which may make thee wise, or I shall show thee wherein true wisdom doth consist. And that consists chiefly in these two things. First, in the knowledge of our selves; Secondly, in the knowledge of God; As if Elihu had said, I doubt not but I shall make thee know more fully what thou art, as also who God is. And it plainly appears in the close, that Job got a fuller light in both by what Elihu said to him: He got a fuller soul-sight of the sovereignty and highness of God, and a deeper humiliation in the sight of his own sinfulness and vileness. He that hath learned and is in the power of these two lessons, is questionless a wise man; and he that faithfully teacheth these two lessons doth not at all over-rate his doctrine if he call it wisdom, nor doth he put too high a title upon his pains and endeavours, if he saith to his Auditors or Scholars, I will teach or have taught you wisdom.
Further, when Elihu saith, I will teach thee wisdome; his meaning is, I shall acquaint thee with that which may make thee wise, or I shall shew thee wherein true wisdome doth consist. And that consists chiefly in these two things. First, in the knowledge of our selves; Secondly, in the knowledge of God; As if Elihu had said, I doubt not but I shall make thee know more fully what thou art, as also who God is. And it plainly appeares in the close, that Job got a fuller light in both by what Elihu said to him: He got a suller soul-sight of the soveraignty and highnesse of God, and a deeper humiliation in the sight of his own sinfullness and vilenesse. He that hath learned and is in the power of these two lessons, is questionless a wise man; and he that faithfully teacheth these two lessons doth not at all over-rate his doctrine if he call it wisdome, nor doth he put too high a title upon his paines and endeavours, if he saith to his Auditors or Schollars, I will teach or have taught you wisdome.
Lastly, When Elihu said, I will teach thee wisdom; we must not conceive that he looked upon Job as unwise or ignorant; Elihu knew well enough he had not to do with a child or an idiot, but with a man of knowledge, with a man who was skilful in the word of righteousness, whose senses (as the Apostle expresseth it,