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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 23-24
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These words (as was touched before) press the former duty of fearing God, inferred from the greatness and excellency of his power, judgment, justice, and mercy, yet further upon us. As if he •ad said, Men do therefore fear him; Why? Because, He respecteth not any that are wise in heart, that is, in general, he respects none who are so wise, or wise in such a way, as not to fear him upon those fore-mentioned grounds.
These words (as was touched before) press the former duty of fearing God, inferred from the greatness and excellency of his power, judgment, j•stice, and mercy, yet further upon us. As if he •ad said, Men do therefore fear him; Why? Because, He respecteth not any that are wise in heart, that is, in general, he respects none who are so wise, or wise in such a way, as not to fear him upon those fore-mentioned grounds.
He respecteth not.
The word is, seeth not. There is an elegant paranomisie in this verse,1 the words which signify to fear and to respect or see, being very near in sound. God doth not see them with respect, who do not see him with fear: He seeth not any that are wise in heart. It cannot be meant of the ordinary sight of the eye, that, he seeth not the wise in heart; God seeth clearly who they are: Nor can it be meant of the common apprehension of the mind, that, he knoweth not the wise in heart; God understands fully what they are; It must be meant then of a seeing with liking, or special approbation: God seeth not the wise in hea•t so, as to like or app one them. Our translation is full and clear to that fence, He respecteth ot, o he regardeth not any that are wise in heart, that is, he takes no notice of them, they are not pleasing to him. Or thus, He respecteth not any that are wise in heart, that is, as they fear not him, so he is not afraid of them. He respecteth not any that are Wise in heart,