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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.
In this verse Elihu gives the reason why he so earnestly exhorted them to hear and give ear; The ear trieth words, that is, by the hearing of the ear, words are tried. It is the office of the ear to convey words to the understanding, that so a judgement may be made of them, before they are either received or rejected.
In this verse Elihu gives the reason why he so earnestly exhorted them to heare and give ear; The ear tryeth words, that is, by the hearing of the ear, words are tryed. It is the office of the eare to conveigh words to the understanding, that so a judgement may be made of them, before they are either received or rejected.
The word which we translate to try, 1signifies to try as gold is tried in the fire: the ear is, as it were, a furnace wherein words are tried, the ear will discover whether what is said be dross or pure metal. The Prophet (Zach: 13.9.) speaketh of a third part of men that should be brought through the fire and tried; as the fire of affliction and persecution trieth persons, so man hath a fire and a touchstone in his ear which trieth words. The ear is given not only to hear a sound of words, not only to understand the general meaning of words what they signify in any language, but the ear is given to try the sense and soundness of words. And when Elihu saith words, speaking indefinitely, he includeth all words of one sort or other; it trieth good words, and it trieth bad words; it trieth heavenly words, and it trieth earthly words; it trieth natural words, and it trieth spiritual words, the truth or falsehood of words are brought to trial, at the bar and tribunal of the ear. But in what manner or after what similitude doth the ear try words? The answer followeth.
The word which we translate to try, 1signifies to try as gold is tryed in the fire: the eare is, as it were, a furnace wherein words are tryed, the ear will discover whether what is sayd be dross or pure mettal. The Prophet (Zach: 13.9.) speaketh of a third part of men that should be brought thorow the fire and tryed; as the fire of affliction and persecution tryeth persons, so man hath a fire and a touchstone in his eare which tryeth words. The ear is given not only to heare a sound of words, not only to understand the general meaning of words what they signifie in any language, but the eare is given to try the sense and soundness of words. And when Elihu saith words, speaking indefinitely, he includeth all words of one sort or other; it tryeth good words, and it tryeth bad words; it tryeth heavenly words, and it tryeth earthly words; it tryeth naturall words, and it tryeth spirituall words, the truth or falshood of words are brought to tryall, at the barre and tribunall of the eare. But in what manner or after what similitude doth the eare try words? The answer followeth.