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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.
When a people have not only ears, but hearts to hear, then the word is heard indeed. We may suppose understanding men will probably prove the best hearers; the Prophet was in hope ⟨p. 552⟩to find it so, though he failed of his hopes. (Jer. 5.4.) Surely these are poor, they are foolish (men of low parts, and thin intellectuals) for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God. I will get me to the great men and will speak unto them, for they have known the way of the Lord, (they are wise surely and understanding) yet he was disappointed in his recourse to them, as it followeth in the same verse, but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds. There is a natural wisdom which hindereth the hearing of the word, therefore the Apostle saith; Not many wise men after the flesh are called, that is, savingly called; the word hath its full effect upon few of them, they are not prevailed with to believe and obey; they are called, but they come not. Though wisdom be an advantage to profitable hearing, yet all natural wise men do not hear profitably, nor indeed can any, by all the wisdom of nature.
When a people have not only eares, but hearts to heare, then the word is heard indeed. We may suppose understanding men will probably prove the best hearers; the Prophet was in hope ⟨p. 552⟩to find it so, though he failed of his hopes. (Jer. 5.4.) Surely these are poore, they are foolish (men of low parts, and thin intellectualls) for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God. I will get me to the great men and will speake unto them, for they have knowne the way of the Lord, (they are wise surely and understanding) yet he was disappoynted in his recourse to them, as it followeth in the same verse, but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds. There is a naturall wisdome which hindereth the hearing of the word, therefore the Apostle saith; Not many wise men after the flesh are called, that is, savingly called; the word hath its full effect upon few of them, they are not prevailed with to beleeve and obey; they are called, but they come not. Though wisdome be an advantage to profitable hearing, yet all naturall wise men doe not hear profitably, nor indeed can any, by all the wisdome of nature.