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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.
As if he had said, I am conscious to my self of the weakness which accompanieth youth; I very well know my own incompetency for such a work; I am young.
As if he had said, I am conscious to my selfe of the weaknesse which accompanieth youth; I very well know my own incompetency for such a worke; I am young.
1The Hebrew is, I am few of days, or, little according to days; if you should reckon or measure, me by days, I am very little; And is not every man so? If you measure any man by days, is not he very little? Thou hast made my age a span long (said David, Psal. 39.7.) that's quickly measured. Job spake thus (Chap. 14.1.) Man that is borne of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble; He saith not, this or that man, but man, take old men, the Elders, take all men, the oldest men are but few of days in themselves considered; and comparatively to the age or rather the eternity of God, their utmost age is but as a drop to the ocean. Thus all men, even ancient men are few of days, which is here the description of a young man, I am young (saith Elihu) or few of days; but compare one man with another, so some have few days, and others many days; young men have few days, and old men have many days, compared with one another.
1The Hebrew is, I am few of dayes, or, little according to dayes; if you should reckon or measure, me by dayes, I am very little; And is not every man so? If you measure any man by dayes, is not he very little? Thou hast made my age a span long (said David, Psal. 39.7.) that's quickly measured. Job spake thus (Chap. 14.1.) Man that is borne of a woman, is of few dayes, and full of trouble; He saith not, this or that man, but man, take old men, the Elders, take all men, the oldest men are but few of dayes in themselves considered; and comparatively to the age or rather the eternity of God, their utmost age is but as a drop to the ocean. Thus all men, even ancient men are few of dayes, which is here the description of a young man, I am young (saith Elihu) or few of dayes; but compare one man with another, so some have few dayes, and others many dayes; young men have few dayes, and old men have many dayes, compared with one another.