A35537:1603
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
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.
First, A hearing with the ear of the body: there needs little stirring up of that ear to attend the voice of thunder here spoken of; that speaks so loud that men cannot (if they would not) but hear, that commands audience and attention, that boreth the ear and makes its own way. The deafest adders can hardly stop their ears so, as not to hear the voice of that (not muttering charmer, but) but rousing speaker, Thunder.
First, A hearing with the ear of the body: there needs little stirring up of that ear to attend the voice of thunder here spoken of; that speaks so loud that men cannot (if they would not) but hear, that commands audience and attention, that boreth the ear and makes its own way. The deafest adders can hardly stop their eares so, as not to hear the voyce of that (not muttering charmer, but) but rouz•ng speaker, Thunder.
Secondly, There is a hearing with the ear of the mind, a spiritual hearing, such as the Prophet spake of (Hab. 3.2.) O Lord, 1I have heard thy speech, &c. that is, I have heard it fully, clearly, understandingly, affectionately, obedientially. Elihu is here stirring up, not so much the outward sense, as the affections, with all the powers of the inner man, to attend and take notice of that which was then to be heard; what was that? Hear attentively The noise of his voice.
Secondly, There is a hearing with the ear of the mind, a spiritual hearing, such as the Prophet spake of (Hab. 3.2.) O Lord, 1I have heard thy speech, &c. that is, I have heard it fully, clearly, understandingly, affectionately, obedientially. Elihu is here stirring up, not so much the outward sence, as the affections, with all the powers of the inner man, to attend and take notice of that which was then to be heard; what was that? Hear attentively The noise of his voice.