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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.
The Chaldee Paraphrase saith, as new wine, which is full of spirits, and being stopped is ready to break the bottle; which shows the mighty force which Elihu's thoughts had upon him, they would out, there was no stopping of them. Christ saith, (Math: 9.17.) No man putteth new wine into old bottles, but men put new wine into new bottles; why? because they are stronger, and so more fit to preserve the wine; My belly is as wine.
The Chaldee Paraphrase saith, as new wine, which is full of spirits, and being stopt is ready to breake the bottle; which shews the mighty force which Elihu's thoughts had upon him, they would out, there was no stopping of them. Christ saith, (Math: 9.17.) No man putteth new wine into old bottles, but men put new wine into new bottles; why? because they are stronger, and so more fit to preserve the wine; My belly is as wine.
It is ready to burst like new bottles.
1The word which we render bottles, is never used in Scripture elsewhere in this sense, but it is often used to signify Wizards, or such as have familiar Spirits (Isa: 8.19. Isa: 29.4.) because they who used those hellish arts by compact with the Devil, did speak out of their belly, & so as it were, out of a bottle. Now, saith Elihu, My belly is as new wine that hath no vent, and it is ready to burst like new bottles; even new bottles will break, unless the new wine have some vent. And because though new bottles be stronger then old to keep in wine, yet the wine may be so strong as to break them, therefore Elihu here-by shows that his desire or necessity of speaking was so urgent upon him, that though he should strengthen himself, yea strive with himself as much as he could to refrain from speaking, yet speak he must.