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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.
And let those who now undertake that great work of conviction, often remember (which was a little before mentioned and set down) the method to be used and observed in it; First, prove the matter, and then reprove the man. None were ever wrought to any good, by bare reproof, much less by force. Men are not to be driven into the faith by fire and sword, by terrors and imprisonments; conviction must do it; and that will do it to purpose. This is the first thing which El•hu blamed and burdened Jobs friends with; They reproved him, but did not bring sufficient convincing proof against him. There was none of you that convinced Job.
And let those who now undertake that great worke of conviction, often remember (which was a little before mentioned and set downe) the method to be used and observed in it; First, prove the matter, and then reprove the man. None were ever wrought to any good, by bare reproofe, much lesse by force. Men are not to be driven into the faith by fire and sword, by terrors and imprisonments; conviction must doe it; and that will doe it to purpose. This is the first thing which El•hu blamed and burdened Jobs friends with; They reproved him, but did not bring sufficient convincing proofe against him. There was none of you that convinced Job.
Secondly, He lays this to their charge, that They had not answered his words. As ye have not proved your own allegations, so ye have not refuted nor infirmed his reasons.
Secondly, He lays this to their charge, that They had not answered his words. As ye have not proved your owne allegations, so ye have not refured nor infirmed his reasons.
But how could Elihu say, They had not answered his words, when to every word he spake we find their several answers? Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said; Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said; The like is said of Zophar the Naamath te. They had been answering all the while, yet saith Elihu,