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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.
But hath not the reasonable soul of every man an understanding? Doubtless it hath. Therefore I answer; The understanding may be taken two ways; First, for the faculty; Secondly, for the furniture and enrichings of it; now though every man hath an understanding, yet every man hath not a furnished and an enriched understanding, a beautified and an adorned understanding. The Scripture speaks of some men as if they were nothing but understanding (Prov. 1.5.) A wise man will increase ⟨p. 53⟩knowledge, and a man of understanding will attain unto all Counsel; Every man hath an understanding, but every man is not a man of understanding; every man is not a man of understanding in natural and civill things, much less in things divine and spiritual. As some men have so much will, or rather wilfulness, that they are nothing but will; and some have so much passion, that they are nothing but passion; so others have such riches and treasures of understanding, as if they were nothing but understanding. Now, it is the special inspiration of the Almighty which giveth such an understanding; that is, an enlarged and an enriched understanding. We say, the inspiration of the Almighty g veth understanding.
But hath not the reasonable soule of every man an understanding? Doubtlesse it hath. Therefore I answer; The understanding may be taken two wayes; First, for the facultie; Secondly, for the furniture and enrichings of it; now though every man hath an understanding, yet every man hath not a furnished and an enriched understanding, a beautified and an adorned understanding. The Scripture speakes of some men as if they were nothing but understanding (Prov. 1.5.) A wise man will increase ⟨p. 53⟩knowledge, and a man of understanding will attaine unto all Counsell; Every man hath an understanding, but every man is not a man of understanding; every man is not a man of understanding in naturall and civill things, much lesse in things divine and spirituall. As some men have so much will, or rather wilfulnesse, that they are nothing but will; and some have so much passion, that they are nothing but passion; so others have such riches and treasures of understanding, as if they were nothing but understanding. Now, it is the speciall inspiration of the Almighty which giveth such an understanding; that is, an enlarged and an enriched understanding. We say, the inspiration of the Almighty g veth understanding.