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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 15-17
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.
Secondly, From the Allusion, Note; Troubles are straits.
Secondly, From the Allusion, Note; Troubles are streights.
He is in a strait, that knows not what to do; thus 'tis often with us in our troubles. It was so with good Jehoshaphat (2 Chro. 20 12.) when a mighty Enemy came up against him, Lord (said he) we know not what to do, but our eyes are towards thee; he was in a strait, what to do here on earth, but he had a b oad place to look to, even to heaven, to the Lord of heaven and earth, our eyes are towards thee. As if he had said, Lord we are in a strait, but thou art never in straits; Lord counsel us what to do, Lord help us to do it. The afflicted, many a time, know not what to do, and many times, they cannot do what they know; they know this thing would do them good, but they cannot do it, they know, that might be helpful to them, but they cannot reach it.
He is in a streight, that knows not what to do; thus 'tis often with us in our troubles. It was so with good Jehoshaphat (2 Chro. 20 12.) when a mighty Enemy came up against him, Lord (said he) we know not what to do, but our eyes are towards thee; he was in a streight, what to do here on earth, but he had a b oad place to look to, even to heaven, to the Lord of heaven and earth, our eyes are towards thee. As if he had said, Lord we are in a streight, but thou art never in streights; Lord counsel us what to do, Lord help us to do it. The afflicted, many a time, know not what to do, and many times, they cannot do what they know; they know this thing would do them good, but they cannot do it, they know, that might be helpfull to them, but they cannot reach it.