An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,…

Name: An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,…
Author: Joseph Caryl

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 ...

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673London: printed by M. and S. Simmons, 1666

[16], 1036, [26] p. · 442k words · Wing C777 · ESTC R19353

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AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Thirty-eighth, T… › Chapter 39 › Verse 13-18

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Secondly, A Peacock, as he is proud of his feathers, so he loves they should be seen, or he loves to show his fine feathers. The Peacock spreads his plumes, so doth a proud person. Not only he that is proud of his apparel affects to be seen, but he that is proud of his gifts, knowledge, learning, eloquence, how doth he spread these plumes, and affect applause! As the vain-glorious Pharisees thought nothing they did in Religion worth the doing, unless they were seen in doing it; so vain-glorious persons think nothing they have worth the having, unless they make others see they have it.

Secondly, A Peacock, as he is proud of his feathers, so he loves they should be seen, or he loves to shew his fine feathers. The Peacock spreads his plumes, so doth a proud person. Not only he that is proud of his apparel affects to be seen, but he that is proud of his gifts, knowledge, learning, eloquence, how doth he spread these plumes, and affect applause! As the vain-glorious Pharisees thought nothing they did in Religion worth the doing, unless they were seen in doing it; so vain-glorious persons think nothing they have worth the having, unless they make others see they have it.

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Thirdly, A proud man is like to the Peacock in his exulting clamorous voice or cry: Such love to talk high, and are very loud; they love to be heard as well as seen, and to hear themselves speak in the hearing of others.

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Fourthly, The Peacock (say Naturalists) however he hath very goodly feathers, yet hath but a very weak head.¹ 'Tis so with proud persons; whatever fine shows they make, their intellectuals are but course; and they that are proud of the strength of their heads, of their wit and understandings, have indeed the weakest heads of all. There is much folly lodged in that mans head, where much knowledge lodgeth, if pride lodge in his heart too. And seeing God gives (in this sense) foolish men (as this foolish bird) fine feathers, we need not envy them; for their folly in being proud of their fine feathers, debaseth them more in the sight of God, than their fine feathers can honour them in the sight of men. Usually proud persons have little that is good in them; but how much soever they have, it will be little more

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Joseph Caryl, An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,… (London, 1666), ch. 39, verse 13-18, p. 392. EEBO-TCP A35538.

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Author

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673

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London

Printer

M. and S. Simmons

Year

1666

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[16], 1036, [26] p.

Words

441,742

Catalogue

Wing C777 · ESTC R19353

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EEBO-TCP A35538

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4,426

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Reformers309

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Westminster Assembly24

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