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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 mighty shall be taken away.
1The word rendered, mighty, taken plurally, is used in Scripture to denote not only mighty men, but any creature that excels in might. And therefore according to the exigence of the place, it signifies sometimes Angels, who being spirits, exceed all flesh in might. The people of Israel in the wilderness did eat Angels food (Psal: 78.5.) the food of the Abirims, of the mighty or strong ones: And as it is applied to Angels who exceed the strongest men in strength, so it is applied to any sort of strong beasts, to the horse (Jer: 47.3.) to Bulls, (Isa: 34.7. Jer: 50.11. Psal: 22.13. Psal: 68.31.) Thus the word riseth above man to Angels, and falls below man to the beasts of the earth; ⟨p. 649⟩here 'tis appliable only to strong and mighty men, of whom yet there are three sorts.
1The word rendred, mighty, taken plurally, is used in Scripture to denote not only mighty men, but any creature that excells in might. And therefore according to the exigence of the place, it signifies sometimes Angells, who being spirits, exceed all flesh in might. The people of Israel in the wilderness did eat Angells food (Psal: 78.5.) the food of the Abirims, of the mighty or strong ones: And as it is applyed to Angells who exceed the strongest men in strength, so it is applyed to any sort of strong beasts, to the horse (Jer: 47.3.) to Bulls, (Isa: 34.7. Jer: 50.11. Psal: 22.13. Psal: 68.31.) Thus the word riseth above man to Angells, and falls below man to the beasts of the earth; ⟨p. 649⟩here 'tis applyable only to strong and mighty men, of whom yet there are three sorts.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] fortis robustus excellens fortitudine; pluraliter Abirim in genere forte significat.