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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.
Some conceive the comparison is not here made between the two senses of tasting and hearing, but that both are compared to those wise and knowing men spoken of, and to whom appeal is made in the former verse. For as all the senses are not fitted to judge of words and meats, but only the ear and palate; so all men are not fit nor capable to judge of weighty matters and profound questions, but only wise and knowing men. And so according to this interpretation, both or either of these sensitive faculties, and both or either of their properties, are alike compared to wise and learned men, who are able not only to understand the sound of words, but also exercise a judgement upon them, both to discern and determine what there is of truth and right in them.1 Hence that saying of the Ancient, Wisdom is a savoury knowledge. Wise men taste and savour the things which they know. He surely was a wise man who said of the word of God (Jer: 15.16.) Thy words were sound, and I did eat them, and thy word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart. Hear, O ye wise men, and give ear to me ye that have knowledge; the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat; that is, as the ear of a man trieth words, and as the mouth of a man doth taste meat; so wise and knowing men try and taste that which is spoken and heard. Thus both these sensitive faculties, their properties and powers are compared to wise men, who do not only hear the voice of him that speaketh, but sit down to consider it. The mouth having taken meat and ⟨p. 501⟩chewed it, tastes it, and makes a judgement of it; Thus wise men deal with all they hear; so that, look what these two natural faculties do with natural things; with words naturally spoken, with meat naturally eaten; the same, they who are wise and knowing do to what is spoken spiritually and rationally, they try and judge it.
Some conceive the comparison is not here made between the two senses of tasting and hearing, but that both are compared to those wise and knowing men spoken of, and to whom appeale is made in the former verse. For as all the senses are not fitted to judge of words and meates, but only the eare and palate; so all men are not fit nor capable to judge of weighty matters and profound questions, but only wise and knowing men. And so according to this interpretation, both or either of these sensitive faculties, and both or either of their properties, are alike compared to wise and learned men, who are able not only to understand the sound of words, but also exercise a judgement upon them, both to discerne and determine what there is of truth and right in them.