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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 36 › Verses 1-4
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His third Argument is taken from the Authority in which he would speak. Hear me diligently, for what I have to say,1 is not only for God, but from God; I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and ascribe righteousness to my Maker, vers. 3.
His third Argument is taken from the Authority in which he would speak. Hear me diligently, for what I have to say,1 is not only for God, but from God; I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and ascribe righteousnesse to my Maker, vers. 3.
- 1Nihil vulgar: nihil non magnum dic•m. Sanct.
Fourthly, Which is a necessa y Consequent of the former two, he would be heard, because he resolved (and hoped he should make good that resolu ion) to speak the truth, and nothing but the truth; he offers this at the 4th Verse, For truly my words ⟨p. 138⟩shall not be false, he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee. These are the four Arguments contained in this Preface, by which Elihu like a wise persuasive Orator, would draw on the attention of Job in hearing, and gain his approbation in receiving what he had to say. We may gather up the spirit and substance of all his Arguments into this one.
Fourthly, Which is a necessa y Consequent of the former two, he would be heard, because he resolved (and hoped he should make good that resolu ion) to speak the truth, and nothing but the truth; he offers this at the 4th Verse, For truly my words ⟨p. 138⟩shall not be false, he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee. These are the four Arguments contained in this Preface, by which Elihu like a wise perswasive Orator, would draw on the attention of Job in hearing, and gain his approbation in receiving what he had to say. We may gather up the spirit and substance of all his Arguments into this one.