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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.
Yet, I rather adhere to the former Interpretation, The people shall be troubled, that is, they shall be in a great consternation of spirit, neither being able (which they seldom are) to advise themselves what to do, nor fit to receive (which they seldom will) advice from others. And (as Elihu adds) they shall be thus troubled At midnight.
Yet, I rather adhere to the former Interpretation, The people shall be troubled, that is, they shall be in a great consternation of spirit, neither being able (which they seldome are) to advise themselves what to do, nor fit to receive (which they seldome will) advice from others. And (as Elihu adds) they shall be thus troubled At midnight.
Or, In the half of the night, as the words may be rendered; ⟨p. 644⟩that's a great aggravation of the judgement. The night is a time of rest, and midnight is the time of deepest rest; so that for the people to be in a tumult, or troubled at midnight, is to be overtaken with matter of fear, when fear seemed furthest off, or when they suspected nothing to make them afraid. David saith of some, (Psal. 3.5.) There were they in great fear, where no fear was. To fear at midnight, is to fear when usually no fear is, that is, when people are at rest in their beds: And so to say, the people shall be troubled at midnight, signifieth either, First, the coming of trouble upon a secure people,1 upon a people who thought themselves, and while they thought themselves not only out of the noise, but reach of danger: Or secondly, It may signify the coming of trouble upon a people altogether unfit to help themselves; when a man is asleep, he cannot give counsel how to prevent danger, and while he is in his bed, he is in no posture to oppose it. All this may well be included in what Elihu saith, The people shall be troubled at midnight.