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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
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Secondly, (which is yet higher, and I judge too high) his scorning is referred by some to the dealings and providences of God,1 as if he had spoken of them with a kind of scorn, at least with that irreverence, and slightness of spirit, which Eliphaz did early and earnestly admonish him of (Chap: 5.17.) Despise not thou the chastening of the Lord; and which the Apostle calls The exhortation, which speaketh unto us as unto children (Heb: 12.5.) My son despise not thou the chastening of the Lord. Thus also Elihu may in a qualified sense be understood charging Job with drinking up scorning like water. As if upon the whole matter he had said, Job hath drunk scorn till he is almost drunken with it, at least, he is so full of it, that he pours it out upon every one that comes near him, and which is worst of all, he speaks so unbecomingly, that we shall not much wrong him, if we say he hath spoken or acted despisingly (which is a degree of speaking or acting scornfully) concerning the chastenings of God upon him.
Secondly, (which is yet higher, and I judge too high) his scorning is referred by some to the dealings and providences of God,1 as if he had spoken of them with a kind of scorne, at least with that irreverence, and slightness of spirit, which Eliphaz did early and earnestly admonish him of (Chap: 5.17.) Despise not thou the chastning of the Lord; and which the Apostle cals The exhortation, which speaketh unto us as unto children (Heb: 12.5.) My son despise not thou the chastening of the Lord. Thus also Elihu may in a qualified sence be understood charging Job with drinking up scorning like water. As if upon the whole matter he had sayd, Job hath drunke scorne till he is almost drunken with it, at least, he is so full of it, that he powres it out upon every one that comes neare him, and which is worst of all, he speakes so unbecomingly, that we shall not much wrong him, if we say he hath spoken or acted despisingly (which is a degree of speaking or acting scornefully) concerning the chastenings of God upon him.
- 1Bibere subsannationem velut aquam est esse plenum sermonibus ridiculis. Vatabl: