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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 24-25
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Some Interpreters put an Emphasis upon the word men, 1as noting excellent men, virtuous men, men of virtue in their qualities, and of excellency in thei• abilities; such are men indeed, worthy men, worthy the name of man; as it hath been said of old, Where there are no men, do thou play the man, act and speak like a man. Some men have nothing but the outside of a man. This is a good notion. For good men, holy men, men of divine excellency, are most quick-sighted, and quick-scented; First, espying the appearances of God in any of his providences, and then making a due improvement of them. Therefore (saith Elihu) magnify his work, which men, that is, holy and good men, behold and take notice of. David speaking of the wo•ks of God in that notable place, (Psal 92.6.) saith, A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand this; that is, such a one as he,2 cannot behold the work of God. And therefore it is more than a cry icisme to restrain the word men, to men of this sort; yet it must be granted that the word signifies not only excellent men, but any sort of men, whether wise or foolish, rich or poor, and the weak sort of men more specially than the stronger and more noble in any kind.
Some Interpreters put an Emphasis upon the word men, 1as noting excellent men, vertuous men, men of vertue in their qualities, and of excellency in thei• abilities; such are men indeed, worthy men, worthy the name of man; as it hath been said of old, Where there are no men, do thou play the man, act and speak like a man. Some men have nothing but the outside of a man. This is a good notion. For good men, holy men, men of divine excellency, are most quick-sighted, and quick-sented; First, espying the appearances of God in any of his providences, and then making a due improvement of them. Therefo•e (saith Elihu) magnifie his work, which men, that is, holy and good men, behold and take notice of. David speaking of the wo•ks of God in that notable place, (Psal 92.6.) saith, A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand this; that is, such a one as he,