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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 11-12
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First, How blasphemous then is their Opinion, who say it is a vain thing to serve the Lord, or that there is no profit in calling upon him! which blasphemy was refuted Chap. 21.14.
First, How blasphemous then is their Opinion, who say it is a vain thing to serve the Lord, or that there is no profit in calling upon him! which blasphemy was resuted Chap. 21.14.
Secondly, Would we have a good end of, or out-gate from our afflictions, then let us hear and obey. Thus much of the first case, what the issue of their afflictions shall be, who obey: The Second issue upon the contrary case, followeth in the 12th verse.
Vers. 12. But if they obey not, they shall perish by the Sword, and dye without knowledge.
Here contraries are set one over against another, for their fuller illustration. If they obey not; that is, if those righteous men spoken of before (vers. 7.) obey not. What it is not to obey, is clear by what I said was to obey, in opening the former verse. I shall only take notice, that in this latter part it is not said, If they obey not, and serve him not, but only, if they obey not; and I conceive, Elihu saith no more, or proceeds no further, because they who deny obedience, will certainly deny service; therefore he stops at that.