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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 35 › Verses 15-16
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Some refer this clause of the verse to God also, He hath visited in his anger, and taketh no notice of the great increase, or of that which is greatly increased; that is, God hath spared nothing from his visitation, although the party visited were never so much grieved or damnified in the loss and spoil of his all. There was a necessity (saith this Author) that he who was visited should be so touched as to be sensible of the stroke; which could not be, unless ⟨p. 127⟩the greatest of his increase, and those things which were most dear to him were taken away from him, or he were stripped naked and bereaved of them.
Some refer this clause of the verse to God also, He hath visited in his anger, and taketh no notice of the great increase, or of that which is greatly increased; that is, God hath spared nothing from his visitation, although the party visited were never so much grieved or damnified in the loss and spoyle of his all. There was a necessity (saith this Author) that he who was visited should be so toucht as to be sensible of the stroake; which could not be, unless ⟨p. 127⟩the greatest of his encrease, and those things which were most dear to him were taken away from him, or he were stript naked and bereaved of them.
Our translation refers these words to the person visited, as if he, though reduced to the greatest extremities, yet was not sensible of it, or took no notice of what he suffered, or was done to him; Yet he knoweth it not in great extremity. Who knoweth not? the Antecedent to he is Job, according to this translation; because he knoweth not. But what did not Job know? First, He knew not the dealings of God with him, to submit to them as he should. Secondly, He knew not that there was such a miss or deficiency in the acting of his graces, he perceived not how weak a soul he had in that weak body; his trust, his faith, did not act, and yet he knew it not, or took no notice of his failing in those duties. Thirdly, He hath visited in his anger, yet he knoweth it not, that is, he knoweth not the anger of God, who visiteth him. To know may be taken three ways.