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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second, being the five last, chapters of the book of Job being the substance of fifty-two lectures or meditations / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. and S. Simmons, 1666
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AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-eighth, T… › Chapter 39 › Verse 9-12
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.
In these words, the Lord presents man, as it were, inviting, wooing, hiring the Unicorn to serve him. But when he hath used all his skill and cunning, when he hath done his best and worst too, that is, used all manner of means, the Unicorn will not by any means be wrought upon, to come under mans yoke, or do his work. Will the Unicorn Be willing to serve thee?
In these words, the Lord presents man, as it were, inviting, wooing, hiring the Unicorn to serve him. But when he hath used all his skill and cunning, when he hath done his best and worst too, that is, used all manner of means, the Unicorn will not by any means be wrought upon, to come under mans yoak, or do his work. Will the Vnicorn Be willing to serve thee?
To will, is an act of reason, and therefore to be willing, is not proper to irrational Animals; yet to will and to be willing, may allusively be given to them: They have a kind of will, and an understanding befitting their kind.1 The Hebrew word signifies to will with much readiness and propensity of mind, it signifies willingness with delight; and thence comes the Hebrew word for a Father, because a Father is willing and ready to take care of, and provide for his children, though it cost him much travel and pains. But,
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] voluit propensa animo suit unde [Greek or Hebrew] pater, à propensa voluntate erga liberos.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 voluit propensa animo suit unde 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 pater, à propensa voluntate erga liberos.