A35538:1790
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 19-21
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Hence note, First; The Horse is a valiant and stout-hearted creature.
Not to fear, is a sign of valour; but not to be made afraid, is much more a sign of it than not to fear. When any one hath such a spirit, that he doth not only fear, but cannot be made afraid, there's courage to the height: Such is the courage of the horse, nothing can make him afraid.
Observe, Secondly; The courage, as well as the strength of the Horse, is from God.
As every creature is not strong, so not courageous. Some are very fearful, so fearful, that they are grown into a Proverb for fearfulness: Such are Hares and Harts, and the Ostrich before spoken of. Nor hath every horse courage and boldness. Horses given to start, are fearful. God puts such courage into some horses, that nothing can make them start or fear. Courage is a gift of God bestowed upon some men, and not upon others; some are courageous as Lions, and others are fearful as Hares and Harts, or Grasshoppers. We cannot keep some from fear; we cannot make others afraid. Canst thou make him afraid, as the Grasshopper?