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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.
Here was a man Cut out on purpose for this work, he was Clothed with a spirit of prudence and courage, as well as with a spirit of discerning. We have a wonderful Example of this in ⟨p. 113⟩Luther, who came forth against all the powers of the papacy. What a spirit had he? his was a spirit of might, his spirit Constrained him, his belly was like a bottle full of new wine, there was no stopping of it. Others would have been daunted and cowed down with the tenth of that opposition which he met with, but he was bold as a Lyon, who turneth not aside.
Here was a man Cut out on purpose for this worke, he was Clothed with a spirit of prudence and courage, as well as with a spirit of discerning. We have a wonderfull Example of this in ⟨p. 113⟩Luther, who came forth against all the powers of the papacy. What a spirit had he? his was a spirit of might, his spirit Constrained him, his belly was like a bottle full of new wine, there was no stopping of it. Others would have been daunted and cowed downe with the tenth of that opposition which he met with, but he was bold as a Lyon, who turneth not aside.
Again, Why did Elihu come forth? why did his spirit constrain him? what made his belly like wine? Some charge him with pride and arrogancy of spirit, as if he did it out of vain ostentation, to show his parts and gifts, to set himself above those other Worthies who had dealt and discoursed with Job before. But we have reason enough (considering what he spake, and what the issue of his speaking was) to determine, that he was moved with a zeal for God, and to do good to Job, not with a spirit of pride, to show his learning, wit or wisdom among men; and therefore we find that when the whole matter was brought to an issue, and God himself came to deal with Job and his three friends, God commends Job, and reproves his three friends, but there is no reproof upon Elihu. Now for as much as God himself doth not charge him, what hath man to do to charge him? Not only charity but reason and judgement command us to think his design honest, and his aims sincere, while he professeth under so vehement an impulse or impression upon his spirit to engage and speak in this matter.