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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.
First, 'Tis so, because wisdom is no common Commodity, as I may say; wisdom is but in few hands, if you consider the ⟨p. 87⟩multitude of men in the world. Now that which few have, all who have it are ready to be proud of. No man is proud of that which is every mans; no man is proud that he is a man, or proud that he hath reason, because that is common to all men; but all men are not wise, all men are not learned, all men have not an improved wisdom, reason and understanding; that hath a peculiarity in it, and therefore of that many are proud.
First, 'Tis so, because wisdome is no common Commodity, as I may say; wisdome is but in few hands, if you consider the ⟨p. 87⟩multitude of men in the world. Now that which few have, all who have it are ready to be proud of. No man is proud of that which is every mans; no man is proud that he is a man, or proud that he hath reason, because that is common to all men; but all men are not wise, all men are not learned, all men have not an improved wisdome, reason and understanding; that hath a peculiarity in it, and therefore of that many are proud.
Secondly, Wisdom is not only rare, but very useful, and (which reacheth this point more fully) very ornamental; and how apt are we to be proud of our ornaments? A man is not proud of his ordinary Clothes, nor a woman of her every-day dress, but when a man or woman have their ornaments and Jewels on, their Gay-clothing and rich apparel on, then they are apt to be proud and lifted up, so it is in this case; Wisdom is like Gay-clothing, it is a Jewell, an ornament, and therefore man is under a temptation when he hath any thing of wisdom, especially any eminency of wisdom about him, to be lifted up and despise others: yea, to arrogate great things to himself, and to presume that he can do no small matters with his brain, or the engine of his understanding. It is a great attainment to be full of knowledge, and full of humility, high in parts, and lowly in spirit; Lest ye should say, we have found out wisdom.