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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 37 › Verses 1-2
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It hath made and may make the stoutest heart to tremble. One of Christs Apostles was called Lebbeus (Mat. 10.3.) as much as to say▪ the hearty man, or all-heart; Now he that is Lebbeus a man of the greatest courage, the most hearty man, may be put to a tremble at this, when he hears it thunder. Heathens have spoken much of this, and by a peculiar word have called those who are much ⟨p. 437⟩amazed men thunder struck, 1men being so much amazed at the sound of thunder. The Roman Historian reports of that great Emperor, who commanded all the world, and made the nations to tremble, that yet he himself trembled at this. Augustus Caesar, was so afraid of thunder, that when-ever he travelled abroad, he caused the skin of a Sea Calf to be carried about with him, because▪ it was in their superstition believed to be an Amulet or preservative against any hurt by thunder. And the same Author tells us of another of that rank, a heathen Roman Emperor, that was so afraid of thunder, that he would hide his head when he heard it, and sometimes ran under a bed for shelter. I shall have further occasion to speak of the terribleness of thunder, at the 4th and 5th verses; I touch it here, because, according to our interpretation, this was it at which the heart of Elihu trembled.
It hath made and may make the stoutest heart to tremble. One of Christs Apostles was called Lebbeus (Mat. 10.3.) as much as to say▪ the hearty man, or all-heart; Now he that is Lebbeus a man of the greatest courage, the most hearty man, may be put to a tremble at this, when he heares it thunder. Heathens have spoken much of this, and by a peculiar word have called those who are much ⟨p. 437⟩amazed men thunder struck, 1men being so much amazed at the sound of thunder. The Roman Historian reports of that great Emperour, who commanded all the world, and made the nations to tremble, that yet he himself trembled at this. Augustus Caesar, was so afraid of thunder, that when-ever he travelled abroad, he caused the skin of a Sea Calfe to be carried about with him, because it was in their superstition believed to be an Amulet or preservative against any hurt by thunder. And the same Author tells us of another of that ranke, a heathen Roman Emperour, that was so afraid of thunder, that he would hide his head when he heard it, and sometimes ran under a bed for shelter. I shall have further occasion to speak of the terribleness of thunder, at the 4th and 5th verses; I touch it here, because, according to our interpretation, this was it at which the heart of Elihu trembled.