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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
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Secondly, Others think that there's not a word more to be heard, but what they have heard already, who can speak what they know not?
Secondly, Others thinke that there's not a word more to be heard, but what they have heard already, who can speak what they know not?
Thirdly, There are few who hearken to any word that is spoken; that is, who make it their business to hear, who hear with diligence, and labour at it. As it is a great labour to speak, so I assure you, it is no small nor easy labour to hear, if you hear indeed and as you should. To hear the word is the exercise of the whole soul. Among many hearers, there are but few hearkeners, such I mean as weigh and consider what they hear.
Thirdly, There are few who hearken to any word that is spoken; that is, who make it their businesse to heare, who heare with diligence, and labour at it. As it is a great labour to speak, so I assure you, it is no small nor easie labour to heare, if you heare indeed and as you should. To heare the word is the exercise of the whole soule. Among many hearers, there are but few hearkeners, such I meane as weigh and consider what they heare.
Fourthly, There are very few who hear and hearken to all the words of righteousness and salvation. As some though they hear all, yet hearken to halves, so others will hear but half, or only so much as pleaseth them of what is spoken. When the King of Judah (Jer: 36.23.) had the Role brought to him which Baruch had written from the mouth of Jeremiah, he heard three or four leaves of it read to him as he sate by the fire, and then he caused it to be cut with a penknife and cast into the fire; He did not read it out, he had enough of it, he had (as we say) his belly full, but his heart was altogether empty, he was very angry and vexed at the word, but not at all humbled nor affected with it; and therefore would not hear all those words.