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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 19-20
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Yet further, these words may note the conquest of the mind or understanding of man, by an object which is too high and excellent for it; for then his thoughts, yea and his Reason too, are swallowed up, and he is carried out of himself, as a man in an ecstasy or trance. When St. Paul was caught up to the third heavens, and heard unspeakable words, he was swallowed up with the greatness of the matter, and was in a divine ecstasy, whether in the body he could not tell, or whether out of the b•dy he could not tell (2 Cor. 12.2, 3, 4.) Thus (saith Elihu) shall that man be swallowed up, who over-boldly speaks to God about the great mysteries of providence, or about any matter too high for him. And therefore, O Job, thou hast not done well to speak so often of pleading with God; and surely, if any man after thy example, speak complainingly of what God hath done, or himself hath suffered at the hand of God, he is sure to be undone, He shall be swallowed up.
Yet further, these words may note the co•quest of the mind or understanding of man, by an object which is too high and excellent for it; for then his thoughts, yea and his Reason too, are swallowed up, and he is carried out of himself, as a man in an extasie or trance. When St. Paul was caught up to the third heavens, and heard unspeakable words, he was swallowed up with the greatness of the matter, and was in a divine extasie, whether in the body he could not tell, or whether out of the b•dy he could not tell (2 Cor. 12.2, 3, 4.) Thus (saith Elihu) shall that man be swallowed up, who over-boldly speaks to God about the great mysteries of providence, or about any matter too high for him. And therefore, O Job, thou hast not done well to speak so often of pleading with God; and surely, if any man after thy example, speak complainingly of what God hath done, or himself hath suffered at the hand of God, he is sure to be undone, He shall be swallowed up.