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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.
Secondly, I shall show what matter of accusation, or of fault there is in these words of Job, as brought by Elihu in charge against him, or how sinful a thing it is for any man to say he is without sin.
Secondly, I shall shew what matter of accusation, or of fault there is in these words of Job, as brought by Elihu in charge against him, or how sinfull a thing it is for any man to say he is without sin.
Thirdly, I shall enquire what ground Job had given Elihu to charge him with saying these things.
Fourthly, (which followeth upon the third) I shall inquire whether Elihu dealt rightly and fairly with Job, in bringing thy sore and severe charge against him.
Fourthly, (which followeth upon the third) I shall inquire whether Elihu dealt rightly and fairely with Job, in bringing thi sore and severe charge against him.
First, To open the words, as they are an assertion, Thou hast said, I am clean without transgression, I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me. Some distinguish the three terms used in the text, as a denial of three several sorts of sin. First, That, by being clean without transgression, he intends his freedom from sins against sobriety, or that he had not sinned against himself. Secondly, that, by being innocent, his meaning is, he had not done impiously against God. Thirdly, that, by having no iniquity in him, he clears himself of wrong done to man. These three sorts of sin, contain sin in the whole latitude of it. All sin is either against our selves, strictly called intemperance, or against God, strictly called impiety, or against man, strictly called unrighteousness. But though this hath a truth in it, as to the distinction of sins, yet it may be over-nice to conclude Elihu had such a distinct respect in these distinct expressions; And it may be questioned whether the words will bear it quite through. Therefore I pass from it and leave it to the readers Judgement.