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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.
An incurable wound is the worst of wounds, and though to be wounded without transgression is best for him that receives it, yet it is worst for him that gives it. My wound is incurable.
The Hebrew is, my arrow; the arrow is a wounding weapon, and in this Text 'tis put for the wound it self. Job complained (Chap. 6.4.) The arrows of the Almighty drink up my spirits; There are arrows of two sorts, and answerably there are wounds of two sorts. There are first external, secondly, internal arrows; God shooteth his arrows both into the flesh, and spirit; the former make a wounded body, the latter a wounded soul. Job may intend both, for he received wounds in both; his flesh was wounded, and all that belonged to flesh, his estate, his credit and good name were wounded, his soul and spirit were wounded also, the arrows of God were shot thick at him, and hit him from head to foot. The Archers (as dying Jacob said of Joseph, Gen. 49.23,1 24.) sorely grieved him, they [all] shot at him, and (one of them Satan) hated him; but though his bow (as to the main) abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; yet he cried out as if there had been no help, no healing, no hope for him. My wound Is incurable.2
The Hebrew is, my arrow; the arrow is a wounding weapon, and in this Text 'tis put for the wound it self. Job complained (Chap. 6.4.) The arrows of the Allmighty drink up my spirits; There are arrows of two sorts, and answerably there are wounds of two sorts. There are first externall, secondly, internall arrows; God shooteth his arrows both into the flesh, and spirit; the former make a wounded body, the latter a wounded soule. Job may intend both, for he received wounds in both; his flesh was wounded, and all that belong'd to flesh, his estate, his credit and good name were wounded, his soule and spirit were wounded also, the arrowes of God were shot thick at him, and hit him from head to foot. The Archers (as dying Jacob said of Joseph,