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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.
To converse much with or to be much in the company of good men, is a probable sign of goodness; but when we walk with them to the house and worship of God, or converse with them in the duties of holiness, this is a great (though no infallible) argument of goodness. And to be sure to walk with evil men, especially to join with them in doing evil is an argument that the man is evil. Therefore Elihu may seem to bring a demonstration against Jobs godliness (that he intended it not so I shall show afterwards, but, I say, he seems to say so) while he saith, Job walketh with wicked men.
To converse much with or to be much in the company of good men, is a probable signe of goodnesse; but when we walke with them to the house and worship of God, or converse with them in the dutyes of holinesse, this is a great (though no infallible) argument of goodnesse. And to be sure to walk with evill men, especially to joyne with them in doing evill is an argument that the man is evill. Therefore Elihu may seeme to bring a demonstration against Jobs godlinesse (that he intended it not so I shall shew afterwards, but, I say, he seemes to say so) while he saith, Job walketh with wicked men.
The Hebrew Phrase used in the Text is more then (as we express) wicked men, we may render it men of wickedness; the Scripture calleth those men so who are (as it were) transformed into wickedness, or formed up of wickedness. As some men are so witty, that we call them men of wit, and others so judicious that we call them men of judgment, as some are so skilful and cunning, that we call them men of skill and cunning; so some are so wicked, that the Scripture calls them men of wickedness; even with these very dregs of mankind, it seems Job consorted. He goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
The Hebrew Phrase used in the Text is more then (as we expresse) wicked men, we may render it men of wickednesse; the Scripture calleth those men so who are (as it were) transformed into wickednesse, or formed up of wickednesse. As some men are so witty, that we call them men of wit, and others so judicious that we call them men of judgment, as some are so skilfull and cunning, that we call them men of skill and cunning; so some are so wicked, that the Scripture calls them men of wickednesse; even with these very dregs of mankind, it seemes Job consorted. He goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.