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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 5-6
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
As if Elihu had said, Though the Lord doth not despise any that are great, yet he doth not respect any that are bad; he preserveth not the life of the wicked. And as the Lord will not do any wrong to the rich, so, to be sure, he will give right to the poor. What Elihu had affirmed of God, he now proveth by instances or particulars, and that both in respect of the wicked and the godly. That the Lord is most just and righteous he proveth thus, He preserveth not the life of the wicked.
As if Elihu had said, Though the Lord doth not despise any that are great, yet he doth not respect any that aro bad; he preserveth not the life of the wicked. And as the Lord will not do any wrong to the rich, so, to be sure, he will give right to the poor. What Elihu had affi•med of God, he now proveth by instances or particulars, and that both in respect of the wicked and the godly. That the Lord is most just and righteous he proveth thus, He preserveth not the life of the wicked.
That's the first instance, and he expresseth it negatively,1 He preserveth not the life of the wicked, he maketh not, or suffereth not the wicked to live. The Hebrew strictly is, He doth not enliven the wicked: So the word is used concerning the Midwives that feared God, (Exod. 1.17.) They did not obey the word of the King, but saved the Male Children alive, or, they enlivened the Male children. They who preserve, do, upon the matter, give a new life. The like Expression we have (Exod. 18.22.) Thou shalt not suffer a Witch to live: The Hebrew is, thou shalt not vivify or enliven a Witch. They who have commerce with the Devil, the Prince of the Air, they who Trade with Hell, to satisfy the lusts and curiosities of evil men on earth, are not worthy to breath in the Air, or live upon the face of the Earth. He preserveth not the life of the wicked. There are two things in this negative speech of Elihu.