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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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Vers. 8. Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying.
Vers. 8. Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voyce of thy words, saying.
There is nothing difficult in this verse. That which we render, Thou hast spoken in my hearing, is in the text; Thou hast spoken in mine ear; that is, I have not gathered up what I bring against thee upon uncertain reports, But have been an ear-witness of them. I have been one of thine hearers, I have stood by thee attentively, while thou hast been complaining so bitterly. Surely thou hast spoken in mine ear, And I have heard the voice of thy words, saying.
There is nothing difficult in this verse. That which we render, Thou hast spoken in my hearing, is in the text; Thou hast spoken in mine eare; that is, I have not gathered up what I bring against thee upon uncertaine reports, But have been an eare-witnesse of them. I have been one of thine hearers, I have stood by thee attentively, while thou hast been complaining so bitterly. Surely thou hast spoken in mine eare, And I have heard the voyce of thy words, saying.
Thus and thus, as it followeth in the next words. As if Elihu had said; O Job, while I consider thy present suffering condition, I deny not that thy affliction is great, and thy cross heavy; I deny not that thy afflictions are many, and of long continuance; I deny not that in the debate held with thy friends, thou hast spoken many things well, and hast insisted upon very profitable and remarkable truths: nevertheless, I cannot dissemble my dislike of some things thou hast spoken, and must tell thee plainly wherein either through passion, or want of information, thou hast been much mistaken. And yet thou shalt see that I will not impose my sense upon thy words, nor strain nor torture them by undue and odious inferences to thy disadvantage; But shall recollect and fairly represent some passages which have fallen from thee, and show thee the error of them. I know thou canst not deny that thou hast said the things which I am offended with; and I believe when thou hast heard me a while, and considered better of them, thou wilt not undertake to defend them. Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying, I am clean, &c.