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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 40 › Verse 1-2
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JOB Chap. 40. Vers. 1, 2. 1. Moreover, the Lord answered Job, and said, 2. Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty, instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
IN the two former Chapters we have heard what the Lord said to Job out of the Whirlwind, with what questions he apposed him about the works of Creation and Providence: To all or any of which Job being unable to make Answer, especially to give a present and perfect Answer, the Lord (it seems) gave him some little respite to recollect himself, in expectation of his Answer; but finding him silent, proceeds in this Chapter, to urge him yet further upon the whole matter, for an Answer; yea, the Lord having said all this to him, •sets it home upon him with this sharp reprehension.
Moreover, the Lord answered Job, and said, shall he, &c.
As if he had said, O Job, hadst thou diligently considered my work of Creation in making, and my work of Providence in governing this whole world, even the motions of the least and most inferior Creatures therein contained; surely thou hadst never ventured to think what thou hast uttered, and now thou canst not but see how unduly thou hast complained of my proceedings with thee; nor canst thou be unconvinced how unable thou art to enter into the secrets of my Counsel, for as much as the causes of many lesser and common things in the world are secrets unto thee, and such as exceed the reach of thy understanding. Thus we may conceive the Lord at once speaking to, and severely reprehending Job, in the words which follow.