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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-fifth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-seventh chapters of the book of Job being the substance of thirty-five lectures / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1664
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-fifth, Th… › Chapter 36 › Verse 21
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Indulge not thy self in complainings and impatience, lest thou be found to regard iniquity, as Job is here charged in the next words.
For this thou hast chosen rather than affliction.
Here Elihu applieth the matter yet closer to Job; I have advised thee, to take heed, not to regard iniquity, and my admonition is not without cause; I do not speak at random, for I tell thee plainly, thou hast chosen this rather than affliction; that is, thou hast regarded iniquity. To choose is to regard.
Here Elihu applieth the matter yet closer to Job; I have advised thee, to take heed, not to regard iniquity, and my admonition is not without cause; I do not speak at random, for I tell thee plainly, thou hast chosen this rather than affl•ction; that is, thou hast regarded iniquity. To choose is to regard.
This thou hast chosen rather that affliction. This, What? This sin, impatient complaining and expostulating with God,