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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.
The word rendered God forbid is often used in Scripture, implying the greatest detestation and utter abhorrence of that which is extremely offensive to us;1 the root of it signifieth any thing that is profane, filthy, or polluted; because all profane things and persons are far from God, that is, such as he utterly abhorreth. Further, the verb signifieth as to pollute, or to profane, so to offer violence, to wound and kill unjustly or murtherously; which sense complieth fully with the business in hand. Job had complained that his innocency, at least that he being innocent, was sorely afflicted and wounded, and lay as it were weltering in in his gore and blood. Hereupon Eiihu stands up to vindicate the righteousness and justice of God, Far be it from God, &c. When a Judge doth unrighteously he offereth violence to the Law, and viciates that chaste Virgin Justice, committed to his care and keeping. All acts of injustice are therefore far from God, even the abomination of his soul, because polluted and filthy in themselves, as also such as pollute and defile all those that use them. ⟨p. 554⟩Thus Abraham spake to God (Gen. 18.23, 25.) Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked, that be far from thee, &c. He spake of it with indignation as a thing most unworthy of God, to wrap up good and bad in the same common calamity. When all Josephs brethren as one man (Gen. 44.17.) offered to become his prisoners, God forbid (said he) that I should do so, ye shall not all suffer for one mans fault; let that be far from me, he that is found in fault only shall be my prisoner. Thus Elihu would remove the remotest suspicion of unrighteousness from God when he saith, far be it from God that he should do wickedness.
The word rendred God forbid is often used in Scripture, implying the greatest detestation and utter abhorrence of that which is extreamly offensive to us;1 the root of it signifieth any thing that is prophane, filthy, or polluted; because all prophane things and persons are farre from God, that is, such as he utterly abhorreth. Further, the verbe signifieth as to pollute, or to prophane, so to offer violence, to wound and kill uniustly or murtherously; which sence complyeth fully with the businesse in hand. Job had complained that his innocency, at least that he being innocent, was sorely afflicted and wounded, and lay as it were weltring in in his gore and blood. Hereupon Eiihu stands up to vindicate the righteousnesse and justice of God, Farre be it from God, &c. When a Judge doth unrighteously he offereth violence to the Law, and viciates that chast Virgin Justice, committed to his care and keeping. All acts of injustice are therefore farre from God, even the abomination of his soul, because polluted and filthy in themselves, as also such as pollute and defile all those that use them.