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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, Some conceive that in these words an account is given why Jobs friends gave over speaking, or why they stood silent, either resolving to speak no more, or presuming they had spoken ⟨p. 90⟩all;1 As if they had said, We have found out and concluded among our selves, that 'tis most advisable for us, or our wisest way to say no more; you possibly think we can say no more, but we do industriously forbear to say any more; why should we trouble him any further; God troubleth and vexeth him enough God thrusteth him down, therefore let not man; And therefore we think it our wisdom (having said this) to forbear and give him over, for we will not add affliction any longer to the afflicted. So that as the Apostle speaks concerning the repenting Corinthian (1 Epist. Cor. 2.6, 7.) Sufficient to such a man is this punishment which was inflicted of many, so that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow; so Jobs friends (according to this Exposition) are brought in speaking the same sense; Sufficient to him is that punishment which hath been inflicted on him by one, even by God, so that contrariwise we ought rather to comfort him, lest he should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
First, Some conceive that in these words an account is given why Jobs friends gave over speaking, or why they stood silent, either resolving to speake no more, or presuming they had spoken ⟨p. 90⟩all;1 As if they had said, We have found out and concluded among our selves, that 'tis most adviseable for us, or our wisest way to say no more; you possibly thinke we can say no more, but we doe industriously forbear to say any more; why should we trouble him any further; God troubleth and vexeth him enough God thrusteth him downe, therefore let not man; And therefore we thinke it our wisdome (having sayd this) to forbeare and give him over, for we will not adde affliction any longer to the afflicted. So that as the Apostle speaks concerning the repenting Corinthian (1 Epist. Cor. 2.6, 7.) Sufficient to such a man is this punishment which was inflicted of many, so that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow; so Jobs friends (according to this Exposition) are brought in speaking the same sence; Sufficient to him is that punishment which hath been inflicted on him by one, even by God, so that contrariwise we ought rather to comfort him, lest he should be swallowed up with evermuch sorrow.