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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.
Let us know, that is, let us so try by the ear what shall be spoken, that we may come to a right knowledge, to a right gust or taste of what is good. There is a two-fold knowledge; First, of simple intelligence, when we know any thing as it is precisely in its own nature, true or false, good or evil; Secondly, of approbation, when we conclude what we know, to be true or good. We may take in both here, especially the latter; It being (doubtless) ⟨p. 508⟩the desire of Elihu to find truth and goodness (if it were to be found) on Jobs side.
Let us know, that is, let us so try by the ear what shall be spoken, that we may come to a right knowledge, to a right gust or tast of what is good. There is a two-fold knowledge; First, of simple intelligence, when we know any thing as it is precisely in its owne nature, true or false, good or evill; Secondly, of approbation, when we conclude what we know, to be true or good. We may take in both here, especially the latter; It being (doubtlesse) ⟨p. 508⟩the desire of Elihu to find truth and goodness (if it were to be found) on Jobs side.
And when he saith, That we may know what is good; we may understand it either Comparatively or Positively; that we may know what is good; is, first, that we may know good from evil; Secondly, that we may know among good things, what is better, yea what is best; let us not only distinguish between good and bad, but between good and better, better and best. The reason of man is able to put a difference not only between wheat and tares, but if you bring him several samples of wheat, or other grain, he is able to judge which is the better, which is best; a knowing man will judge to two pence in a bushel which is best; so in all other commodities we not only judge between that which is good, and that which is stark nought, but when we have many parcels and particulars of any kind before us good and useful, we judge which is the best, which the principal.