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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.
That's a further description of God; He doth not regard,1 that is, acknowledge or know the one more then the other; He is (in the best things) as communicative to, and converseth as familiarly with the poor as the rich; yea, he doth not value or prize the rich man more then the poor; the poor man is worth as much as the rich man in Gods account; suppose the rich man worth thousands, yea ten thousands of gold and silver, and the poor man so poor that he is not worth a shilling, yet in the account of God the poor man is worth as much as the rich man.
That's a further description of God; He doth not regard,1 that is, acknowledge or know the one more then the other; He is (in the best things) as communicative to, and converseth as familiarly with the poore as the rich; yea, he doth not value or prize the rich man more then the poore; the poor man is worth as much as the rich man in Gods account; suppose the rich man worth thousands, yea ten thousands of gold and silver, and the poore man so poore that he is not worth a shilling, yet in the account of God the poor man is worth as much as the rich man.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] aguoscere, familiaritèr tractare.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 aguoscere, familiaritèr tractare.
The Scripture speaks of two sorts both of rich and poor men; There are men rich in spirituals, such Christ intimates, who are (Luke 12.20.) rich towards God, or as he speaks of the Church of Smyrna (Rev: 2.9.) rich in grace, I know thy poverty, but thou art rich; That is, I know thou art poor in earthly pelf, but rich in spirituals. The Apostle James puts the question (Chap: 2.5.) Hath not