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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 14-16
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Secondly, To any irreverence, slighting or disregarding of the word spoken. To stand still is to get the spirit quiet, to hear patiently; or to stand still is to get the heart into a reverential frame, to hear affectionately. So then, to stand still implieth both patience and reverence. We have like admonitions in the 30th chapter of this book (vers. 20.) and chapter 32d (vers. 16.) Yea, that admonition of Balaam was of like sense with this (Num. 23.18.) Rise up Balak, and hear. When Balaam was about to deliver his parable, and declare the mind of God concerning Israel, he called upon Balak to rise and stand up, that is, to entertain the message with respect. Hearken unto this, O Job, stand still.
Secondly, To any irreverence, slighting or disregarding of the word spoken. To stand still is to get the spirit quiet, to hear patiently; or to stand still is to get the heart into a reverential frame, to hear affectionately. So then, to stand still implieth both patience and reverence. We have like admonitions in the 30th chapter of this book (vers. 20.) and chapter 32d (vers. 16.) Yea, that admonition of Balaam was of like sence with this (Num. 23.18.) Rise up Balak, and hear. When Balaam was about to deliver his parable, and declare the mind of God concerning Israel, he called upon Balak to rise and stand up, that is, to entertain the message with respect. Hearken unto this, O Job, stand still.
Hence note; We ought to be in a gracious quietness and composure of spirit when we are called to hear and mind what God hath done or spoken.
Further, We ought to have a quiet, sedate, composed spy it, not only when we hear doctrinal truths delivered from the word of God, but also when we hear of the providences and various woks of God. As this word, stand still, may refer to the words going before, Hearken unto this, so to those which follow, Consider the wonderful works of God: And then the duty required in them reaches both his Word and Works. It is a great power of grace which causeth the heart to stand still in this sense, that is, to