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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 Hebrew is, all his ways; that is, none at all of them. The ways of God in Scripture are taken in a two-fold notion; First, for those wherein he would have us walk; such are the ways of his commandments: they are called the ways of God, because he directs us to walk in them. A holy life consists in our walking with God, and we cannot walk with God any further, or any longer, then we keep in the ways of his commandments. It is said of the children of Israel, after the death of Joshua (Judg: 2.17.) they turned quickly out of the way, which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the Lord; but they did not so. To obey the commandments, is to walk in the way of them. Taking the ways of God in this sense, when Elihu saith, They would not consider any of his ways, his meaning is, they did not intend nor had any heart to set themselves to learn the mind of God revealed in his word concerning their duty, or what they ought to do; they know not the ways of God practically. The word properly denotes the wisdom and prudence, which stayeth not in notion, but proceeds to action. These men lived as if they ⟨p. 708⟩had never heard of,1 at least never understood the Law of God, which is the rule of life. They considered not the ways of God to walk in them, as Moses exhorted the people of Israel (Deut: 29.9.) Keep therefore the words of this covenant to do them.
The Hebrew is, all his wayes; that is, none at all of them. The wayes of God in Scripture are taken in a two-fold notion; First, for those wherein he would have us walk; such are the wayes of his commandements: they are called the wayes of God, because he directs us to walke in them. A holy life consists in our walking with God, and we cannot walke with God any further, or any longer, then we keep in the wayes of his commandements. It is sayd of the children of Israel, after the death of Joshua (Judg: 2.17.) they turned quickly out of the way, which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandements of the Lord; but they did not so. To obey the commandements, is to walke in the way of them. Taking the wayes of God in this sence, when Elihu saith, They would not consider any of his wayes, his meaning is, they did not intend nor had any heart to set themselves to learne the mind of God revealed in his word concerning their duty, or what they ought to doe; they know not the wayes of God practically. The word properly denotes the wisdome and prudence, which stayeth not in notion, but proceeds to action. These men lived as if they