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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 22-25
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I shall give two interpretations of the words, in answer to this question.
First, thus: He believes not that it is the sound of the Trumpet; that is, whereas it might be thought, that the sound of the trumpet should terrify him, he regards it no more than a man doth that which he doth not believe, he cares not for it, he is not at all troubled at it. Thus our old English Translation hath it; He regardeth not the noise of the trumpets.
First, thus: He believes not that it is the sound of the Trumpet; that is, whereas it might be thought, that the sound of the trumpet should terrifie him, he regards it no more than a man doth that which he doth not believe, he cares not for it, he is not at all troubled at it. Thus our old English Translation hath it; He regardeth not the noise of the trumpets.
Secondly, thus: He believes not that it is the sound of the trumpet; that is, he hath so great a mind to the battle, that when the trumpet sounds indeed to the battle, he doubts it is not so, 'tis too good news to be true; he scarce believes his own ears; or, he desireth the battle so much, that he believes the signal of it very little, and fears it is not so, but some false alarm. This is a good and probable interpretation, it being usual among men (from whom in proportion to beasts, especially to gallant horses, this affection may be transferred) hardly at first to believe or give credit to those things which they extremely desire and wish, yea, long for. In this sense it may well be said of the Horse, He believes not that it is the sound of the trumpet.
Secondly, thus: He believes not that it is the sound of the trumpet; that is, he hath so great a mind to the battel, that when the trumpet sounds indeed to the battel, he doubts it is not so, 'tis too good news to be true; he scarce believes his own ears; or, he desireth the battel so much, that he believes the signal of it very little, and fears it is not so, but some false alarm. This is a good and probable interpretation, it being usual among men (from whom in proportion to beasts, especially to gallant horses, this affection may be transferred) hardly at first to believe or give credit to those things which they extreamly desire and wish, yea, long for. In this sense it may well be said of the Horse, He believes not that it is the sound of the trumpet.