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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.
There are two things which hinder men from showing their opinion; First, idleness, they are loath to take the pains to show it. Secondly, shamefastness; There is a commendable modesty, 'tis not good to be over-forward in showing our opinion; But that modesty is sinful, which quite hinders us from showing our opinion. They who keep in their knowledge and opinion either through idleness, or shamefastness, do almost as ill as they who show their opinion, and declare their knowledge through pride and and high-mindedness, or merely to show themselves, to show their wit, and to make a noise of their parts and learning. 'Tis sinful self-pleasing either to know only that we may know, or to publish what we know only to be known. With some 'tis nothing that they have knowledge, unless others ⟨p. 73⟩know that they have it. An affectation to appear knowing, is as bad as to be ignorant. I will show mine opinion (said Elihu) But why would he show it? We have reason to judge, it was from the honesty of his heart, not from the height of his Spirit. And when ever we show our opinion, we ought to show it out of an honest heart, and for honest ends, such as these.
There are two things which hinder men from shewing their opinion; First, idlenesse, they are loath to take the paines to shew it. Secondly, shamefastnesse; There is a commendable modesty, 'tis not good to be over-forward in shewing our opinion; But that modesty is sinfull, which quite hinders us from shewing our opinion. They who keepe in their knowledge and opinion either through idlenesse, or shamefastnesse, doe almost as ill as they who shew their opinion, and declare their knowledge through pride and and high-mindednesse, or meerely to shew themselves, to shew their wit, and to make a noyse of their parts and learning. 'Tis sinfull selfe-pleasing either to know only that we may know, or to publish what we know only to be knowne. With some 'tis nothing that they have knowledge, unlesse others ⟨p. 73⟩know that they have it. An affectation to appeare knowing, is as bad as to be ignorant. I will shew mine opinion (said Elihu) But why would he shew it? We have reason to judge, it was from the honesty of his heart, not from the height of his Spirit. And when ever we shew our opinion, we ought to shew it out of an honest heart, and for honest ends, such as these.