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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.
From the last branch of the verse, while ye searched out what to say.
Observe.
We ought to ponder and try what we speak, before we speak it.
We ought to ponder and try what we speake, before we speake it.
The work of the tongue must follow that of the understanding. ⟨p. 77⟩(Eccl: 12.10.1) The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, or words of delight, words of pleasure. The preacher sought; But how did he seek? He sought diligently and earnestly. The preacher sought, but in what way did he seek? surely he sought by diligent study and earnest prayer, to find out acceptable words. What words were those? not men-pleasing words, not soft words, which might pass with all sorts, or humour all fancies, not such words as would serve for pillows under bad mens elbows. The acceptable words which the Preacher sought, were words of truth and sobriety, words of power and Authority; in no other sense may we seek out acceptable words, or words of delight; nor is there any true delight, but in words of truth. Thus every faithful Preacher should seek to find out acceptable words; every holy and wholesome doctrine is made up of such words. Only those doctrines and exhortations which are formed and composed of such words, are (as the Apostle saith of the great doctrine of Jesus Christ, manifested in the flesh to save sinners) faithful sayings, and worthy of acceptation (1 Tim: 1.15.) Elihu took notice of this in Jobs friends, they did not speak hand over head, but searched what they might say most to the purpose (as they judged) of the cause in hand, and to the profit of their hearers.