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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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Secondly, Others are truly wise, graciously wise, wise for their souls, wise for heaven, wise for happiness, submitting their wisdom to the will of God, and doing his will: They that are thus wise in heart, the Lord respects, and highly respects; how can he do otherwise? seeing this is the character of God himself (Job. 9.4.) He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength. And as God is wise in heart, so according to their line and measure, they that are godly, are wise in heart too. Therefore taking our translation, the wise in heart intended by Elihu, must needs be those that are only carnally wise, politicly wise, naturally wise, that is, wickedly wise, or at best vainly, or vain-gloriously wise.
Secondly, Others are truly wise, graciously wise, wise for their souls, wise for heaven, wise for happiness, submitting their wisdom to the will of God, and doing his will: They that are thus wise in heart, the Lord respects, and highly respects; how can he do otherwise? seeing this is the character of God himself (Job. 9.4.) He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength. And as God is wise in heart, so according to their line and measure, they that are godly, are wise in heart too. Therefore taking our translation, the wise in heart intended by Elihu, must needs be those that are only carnally wise, politickly wise, na•urally wise, that is, wickedly wise, or at best vainly, or vain-gloriously wise.
Further, should we take the wise in heart, for those that are truly wise, graciously wise, yet it must be acknowledged, that even •hey may so mis-behave themselves, as to miss present respect from God. ⟨p. 646⟩And doubtless, Elihu observing that Job had spoken somewhat highly of himself, and did not carry it humbly enough under the hand of God (though his spirit was broken and brought down at last) checks him here, by telling him, God respecteth not any that are wise in heart, no not him, in that case and frame of spirit, as lifted up in his own wisdom.