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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.
Vers. 15. They were amazed, they answered no more, they left off speaking, &c.
There are two opinions concerning the person who spake these words. First, Some refer them to the writer or penman of this Book, but I rather take them as the words of Elihu himself.
There are two opinions concerning the person who spake these words. First, Some referre them to the writer or penman of this Book, but I rather take them as the words of Elihu himselfe.
They were amazed.
The root signifies to be affected with a very passionate and strong fear,1 even such a fear as they are arrested with who flee or fall before their Enemies in battle. So the word is used (Jer: 50.26.) A sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed. Dismay or amazement, is the displacing, at least the disturbing of reason it self; Elihu shows how unable and unfit Jobs friends were to argue with him any further, seeing upon the matter, they had lost the use of their reason, and were as men crack-brained, or broken in their understanding. They were amazed.