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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 3-5
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JOB, Chap. 40. Vers. 3, 4, 5. 3. Then Job answered the Lord, and said, 4. Behold, I am vile, what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. 5. Once have I spoken, but I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.
IN the former verse, the Lord urged Job to answer; He that reproveth God, let him answer it. Job being thus urged by the Lord to answer, gave his answer, and the answer which he gave was this in general, That he could not answer: Or, we have here,
First, An humble confession of his utter inability to answer.
Secondly, His settled resolution not to answer. His inability to answer, appears at the 4th verse, Behold, I am vile, what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. His resolution not to answer, or only to give this for an answer, That he could not answer, is expressed in the 5th verse; Once have I spoken, but I will not answer; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.