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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.
Again, To hearken is to obey, to submit and yield up our selves to the truth we hear. Samuel tells Saul (1 Sam: 15.22.) To obey is better then sacrifice, and to hearken then the fat of Rams; to obey and to hearken is the same thing; the obedient ear is the hearkening ear. Mine ear hast thou opened (saith Christ, Psal: 40.6.) This opening or digging of his ear (as we put in the Margin) signified his readiness to obey, as 'tis expressed (v. 7, 8.) Then said I lo I come; I delight to do thy will O my God. And in reference to this he had said before (v: 6.) Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire, burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required; that is, for themselves, or comparatively to that, which in the volume of thy book is written of me, that I should do. Which clearly expounds and is almost the same in terms with that of Samuel; To obey is better then sacrifice, and to hearken, then the fat of Rams. Thus Elihu presseth Job to hearken to all his words obedientially, or to hearken with a purpose to obey. Take a few Considerations, why we should both hear and hearken to, that is, obey, the whole mind of God, all those words which have the stamp of divine authority upon them.
Againe, To hearken is to obey, to submit and yield up our selves to the truth we heare. Samuel tells Saul (1 Sam: 15.22.) To obey is better then sacrifice, and to hearken then the fat of Rams; to obey and to hearken is the same thing; the obedient eare is the hearkening eare. Mine eare hast thou opened (saith Christ, Psal: 40.6.) This opening or digging of his eare (as we put in the Margin) signified his readinesse to obey, as 'tis expressed (v. 7, 8.) Then sayd I loe I come; I delight to doe thy will O my God. And in reference to this he had sayd before (v: 6.) Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire, burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required; that is, for themselves, or comparatively to that, which in the volume of thy booke is written of me, that I should doe. Which clearely expounds and is almost the same in termes with that of Samuel; To obey is better then sacrifice, and to hearken, then the fat of Rams. Thus Elihu presseth Job to hearken to all his words obedientially, or to hearken with a purpose to obey. Take a few Considerations, why we should both heare and hearken to, that is, obey, the whole mind of God, all those words which have the stamp of divine authority upon them.