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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.
Vers. 9. Great men are not always wise, neither do the aged understand Judgement.
Vers. 9. Great men are not alwayes wise, neither doe the aged understand Judgement.
It is well conceived by some Interpreters, that the Apostle doth more then allude to, even cite this text (1 Cor. 1.26.) You see your Calling Brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many Noble are called. If God should choose only of mostly wise men, they would be ready to say, we are chosen for our wisdom; If he should choose and call only or mostly rich men, they would be ready to think, we are chosen for our riches; If he should call only or mostly Kings and Princes, they would conclude, we are called for our Greatness; Therefore the Lord passeth by most of these, and calleth the Fisherman, calleth the poor man, the ignorant man, and saith, You that have nothing, you that (in the esteem of the ⟨p. 63⟩world) are nothing, do you follow me, who have all things, and can supply you with all. Thus here saith Elihu, Great men are not always wise; Why not? the reason is because God doth not always bestow wisdom upon them, It is the Inspiration of the Almighty that giveth understanding; Greatness doth it not; Not many wise men after the flesh, not many Great or Noble are Called. Elihu and the Apostle Paul speak the same thing almost in the same words. This is also a proof of the divine Authority of this book, as well as that (1 Cor. 1.19.) taken out of the speech of Eliphaz in the 5th Chapter at the 13th verse; He taketh the wise in their own craftiness, &c.
It is well conceived by some Interpreters, that the Apostle doth more then allude to, even cite this text (1 Cor. 1.26