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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.
1That is, to find what convincing reason was couched in your arguments. The Hebrew is, I gave ear to your understanding; That is, I attended to find out your apprehensions, or to gather up your sense in this matter, that I might not mistake your meaning, nor answer at random. The vulgar translation reads it, I have heard your wisdom; That is, what wisdom there was in ⟨p. 75⟩your words. The truth or reason that is in words,2 is the wisdom of them. So that, when Elihu saith, I gave ear to your reasons, or, to your understanding, it intimates that he took the exactest heed he possibly could to find out the utmost tendency and purpose of their discourse. As if he had said; I have weighed every tittle that ye have spoken, and tried it by mine ear, to find whether it were solid yea or no.
1That is, to find what convincing reason was couched in your arguments. The Hebrew is, I gave eare to your understanding; That is, I attended to find out your apprehensions, or to gather up your sence in this matter, that I might not mistake your meaning, nor answer at randome. The vulgar translation reads it, I have heard your wisdome; That is, what wisdome there was in ⟨p. 75⟩your words. The truth or reason that is in words,2 is the wisdome of them. So that, when Elihu saith, I gave eare to your reasons, or, to your understanding, it intimates that he tooke the exactest heed he possibly could to find out the utmost tendency and purpose of their discourse. As if he had said; I have weighed every tittle that ye have spoken, and tryed it by mine eare, to find whether it were solid yea or no.
- 1Attendi usque ad sensa vestra; Jun: i. e. Accuratissimè & quam pentissime sensa animi vestri exploravi. Id:Attendi usque ad sensa vestra; Iun: i. e. Accuratissimè & quam pentissime sensa animi vestri exploravi. Id: