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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.
1The word which we render to exalt, signifieth to set in an inaccessible height, or to exalt very high; and not only so, but to establish in that exaltation, yea so to confirm and corroborate him that is set up in such a height, that no power is able to molest, trouble, or afflict him; and therefore a word coming from this root signifieth a fortified Castle or Tower; such places, if any, are exalted and lifted up on high. Behold, God exalteth; As if Elihu ⟨p. 335⟩had said, God is not only exalted in himself, he is not only lifted up beyond the reach of all creature-annoyances, but he is able to lift up others; and he doth actually exalt his when he pleaseth, beyond the reach of all danger, beyond the hurtful power of those who hate them, and therefore have a mind to hurt them. God is so exalted above others, that he can exalt others also. He exalteth by His Power;
1The word which we render to exalt, signifieth to set in an inaccessible height, or to exalt ve•y high; and not only so, but to establish in that exaltation, yea so to confirme and corroborate him that is set up in such a height, that no power is able to molest, trouble, or afflict him; and therefore a word coming from this root signifieth a fortified Castle or Tower; such places, if any, are exalted and lifted up on high. Behold, God exalteth; As if Elihu ⟨p. 335⟩had said, God is not only exalted in himself, he is not only lifted up beyond the reach of all creature-annoyances, but he is able to lift up others; and he doth actually exalt his when he pleaseth, beyond the reach of all danger, beyond the hurtfull power of those who hate them, and therefore have a mind to hurt them. God is so exalted above others, that he can exalt others also. He exalteth by His Power;
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] Elevare, exaltare, corroborare, stabilem & inconcussum reader.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Elevare, exaltare, corroborare, stabilem & inconcussum reddere.