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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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Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain. Consider the Inference, therefore, that is, First, Because he doth not humble himself in a patient dependence upon God; Secondly, because he doth not, as he ought, duly take notice of the purpose of God in visiting him; Thirdly, because he seems more solicitous and zealous in defending his own right and credit, than the honour and righteousness of God: for all these Reasons he openeth his mouth in vain, that is, he loseth his labour, in all this discourse, and might (as we speak proverbially) have saved his breath to cool his broth: Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain. Taking the Charge which Elihu brought against Job in the former verse, to be well grounded and true, we may Note, All our complaints to, and debates with God, as also all our Apologies for our selves in affliction, are fruitless and successless, till we give Glory to God, and answer his purposes, in laying his hand upon us.
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain. Consider the Inference, therefore, that is, First, Because he doth not humble himself in a patient dependance upon God; Secondly, because he doth not, as he ought, duly take notice of the purpose of God in visiting him; Thirdly, because he seems more solicitous and zealous in defending his own right and credit, than the honour and righte•usness of God: for all these Reasons he openeth his mouth in vain, that is, he loseth his labour, in all this discourse, and might (as we speak proverbially) have saved his breath to cool his broth: Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain. Taking the Charge which Elihu brought against Job in the former verse, to be well grounded and true, we may Note, All our complaints to, and debates with God, as also all our Apologies for our selves in affliction, are fruitless and succesless, till we give Glory to God, and answer his purposes, in laying his hand upon us.
1Unless our hearts bow to God, he will not bow his ear to us. We only fill the air with words, we are but sounding brass and ⟨p. 133⟩