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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 › Verses 22-23
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.
So that Elihu by this report and commendation of the power and wisdom of God, seems to comfort Job in the assurance or hope of better things,1 if he would hearken to and accept his counsel; for as God had mightily afflicted and broken him, so he was as mighty to heal those breaches, and deliver him; he only waited to see him in a better frame, that he might be gracious, (Isa. 30.18.) That's the general sum of the words.
So that Elihu by this report and commendation of the power and wisdome of God, seems to comfort Job in the assurance or hope of better things,1 if he would hearken to and accept his counsel; for as God had mightily afflicted and broken him, so he was as mighty to heal those breaches, and deliver him; he only waited to see him in a better frame, that he might be gracious, (Isa. 30.18.) That's the general sum of the words.
- 1Ecce, deus excelsus in fortitudine sua. Vulg: [Greek or Hebrew] excelsus est, intransitive sumi potest; attollit robur suum, i. e. robber suo excelsus est.Ecce, deus excelsus in fortitudine sua. Vulg: 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 excelsus est, intransitive sumi potest; attollit robur suum, i. e. rob•re suo excelsus est.
Vers. 22. Behold, God exalteth by his power.