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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.
Secondly, Others read it thus,1 I shall make liars against my right; that is, whosoever stands up to prove any thing against me, as you have done, saying, I am wicked, unrighteous, or hypocritical, I shall be able to prove him a liar. But neither the Grammatical signification of the words will fairly bear this sense, nor doth it well correspond with the former verse.
Secondly, Others read it thus,1 I shall make liers against my right; that is, whosoever stands up to prove any thing against me, as you have done, saying, I am wicked, unrighteous, or hypocriticall, I shall be able to prove him a lier. But neither the Grammaticall signification of the words will fairely beare this sence, nor doth it well correspond with the former verse.
- 1Super judi•ium meum faciam mentiri. i. e. falsi arguam hominem qui volet m•cum contender. Cajet: Item Chald:Super judi•ium meum faciam mentiri. i. e. falsi arguam hominem qui volet m•cum contendere. Cajet: Item Chald:
1Thirdly, Thus; I lie in my Judgement; that is, I am deceived in it, or I fail of it. To lie in Scripture, is to fail, or to frustrate the hope of another. Some insist much upon this sense; as if he had said, I come short of that which I looked for as my right or Judgement; in this sense the word is often applied to things, but not to persons, as some of the learned conclude upon this place. (Isa: 58.11.) Thou shalt be like a spring of water, whose waters fail not; we put in the margin, lie not, or deceive not. 'Tis a promise made to those who keep a true fast, and keep it truly, God will be to them as a spring whose waters lie not. All our fresh springs are or should be in God, and he is a spring whose waters are always fresh. No man ever came to him for matter, and was frustrated of his expectation. Thus also the word is used (Hab: 3.17.) Although the labour of the Olive shall fail; that is, though when you come to the Olive tree, you find no Olives there, nor see any hope of a drop of oil in your whole Olive-yard, yet you may still rejoice in the Lord, he is able to anoint and fill you always with the oil of gladness. Thus Job is conceived complaining here of his deceived hopes, much in that sense as God himself in the Prophet (Isa: 5.7.) is said to be deceived. He looked for judgement, but behold oppression, for righteousness, but behold a cry. I (saith Job) looked for better things, I looked for light, but behold darkness, I looked to be acquitted, but behold I am hardly thought of and censured on every hand, I am quite disappointed, matters fall out and are otherwise then I did expect.