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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, By a mild Entreaty and sweet Insinuation in the first verse; Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to my words. As if he had said, I do not come authoritatively and rigorously ⟨p. 142⟩upon thee, to command or demand thy attention, but as a faithful friend I desire thee to attend unto my speech, and hearken to my voice.
First, By a mild Entreaty and sweet Insinuation in the first verse; Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, heare my speeches, and hearken to my words. As if he had sayd, I doe not come authoritatively and rigorously ⟨p. 142⟩upon thee, to command or demand thy attention, but as a faithfull friend I desire thee to attend unto my speech, and hearken to my voice.
Secondly, He moves him to hear, by professing his own readiness and preparedness to speak, in the 2d verse; Behold now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth; that is, I have been (as it were) tuning my instrument, and fitting my self for discourse, let me not loose my labour nor my study.
Secondly, He moves him to heare, by professing his own readinesse and preparednesse to speak, in the 2d verse; Behold now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth; that is, I have been (as it were) tuning my instrument, and fitting my selfe for discourse, let me not loose my labour nor my study.
Thirdly, He moves him to attend from the sincerity and gracious Ingenuity of his heart in that which he had to say to him. This he layeth before him in the 3d verse; My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly. What better Encouragement to hear! And