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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.
I answer; Elihu indeed deals with Job as if he were somewhat below man in this business, at least, as if he were dull, and slow to receive, and apprehend what had been spoken to him, and ⟨p. 603⟩therefore by this Apostrophe, he excites and stirs him up to set his understanding a-work to the utmost; As if he had said, Although thou hast a habit of understanding, yet thou hast not acted it like an understanding man; nor given such proof of it in this matter as is expected.
I answer; Elihu indeed deales with Job as if he were somewhat below man in this businesse, at least, as if he were dull, and slow to receive, and apprehend what had been spoken to him, and ⟨p. 603⟩therefore by this Apostraphe, he excites and stirres him up to set his understanding a-work to the utmost; As if he had sayd, Although thou hast a habit of understanding, yet thou hast not acted it like an understanding man; nor given such proofe of it in this matter as is expected.
Further, These words, If now thou hast understanding, refer not to the faculty, but to the special attributes of his understanding; chiefly to these three.
Further, These words, If now thou hast understanding, referre not to the faculty, but to the speciall attributes of his understanding; chiefely to these three.
First, To the soundness of it; If thou hast any thing of a sound understanding. The understandings of many are sick, and diseased, their understandings are tainted and infected with errors and mispersuasions. Now if thou hast any thing of a sound understanding left in thee, if there remain yet any strength in thy understanding, to apprehend the force of those arguments and reasons which I shall propose to convince thee by, hear this. Erroneous understandings are altogether unfit to entertain truth. As there must be a suitableness between the stomach and the meat, else it is not digested, so between the mind and the object, else it cannot be received.