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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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Vers. 4. For truly my words shall not be false; he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
As if he had said, I am purposed to speak the truth, and nothing but the truth; therefore hear me. Truly my words shall not be false. He gives assurance for, or warrants the truth of his words, while he saith, they shall not be false. Negatives in Scripture often carry a strong affirmation. The Father of a Fool hath no joy, 1saith Solomon (Prov. 17.21.) that is, he shall have a great deal of sorrow. When the Scripture denieth forgiveness to any sort of impenitent sinners, or saith, their sin shall not be forgiven, the sense is, they shall be punished. When we say proverbially, Goods ill gotten shall not prosper, the meaning is, they shall perish, and do him mischief that hath gotten them; not only shall he not thrive with them, but they shall ruin and undo him; his goods ill gotten, shall do him no good when the evil day is come, much less shall they be able, or he by them, to prevent the coming of an evil day. Once more: When we say, Such a thing is not ill done, our intendment is, 'tis very well done, excellently done. So here, when Elihu saith, Truly my words shall not be false, his meaning is, I will speak truth, and truth to the highest, I will speak nothing but what shall endure the Touchstone and the Test; I will not offer thee a Syllable of falsehood; what I allege and urge either for God, or against thee, shall not be fetched o• hammered out of my own brain, and so subject to error and mistake, but such as God, who cannot err (by whose Spirit, and in whose stead, I speak unto thee) hath inspired me with, or taught me for thy conviction and instruction.
As if he had said, I am purposed to speak the truth, and nothing but the truth; therefore hear me. Truly my words shall not be false. He gives assurance for, or warrants the truth of his words, while he saith, they shall not be false. Negatives in Scripture often carry a strong affirmation. The Father of a Fool hath no joy,