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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 38 › Verse 4-6
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Further, Take notice, The word which here we render foundations or sockets, is not that which properly signifieth a foundation: And from it the word Adon is derived, which signifieth a Lord, or Master, or chief among men; because Lords and Princes are or should be as the sockets and pillars of a Nation, to fasten and secure all in their places: and upon the fall of Princes often followeth the fall and ruin of Nations. The Spanish word ⟨p. 69⟩Don, or Lord, is supposed a derivative from it.1 And from this Appellative, one of the proper Names of God is formed, by the addition of a letter in the end: Under which royal Title he is represented to our faith as the Lord and Upholder of all things. Some have observed, that God is called by this Name one hundred thirty and four times in Scripture. All which show, that he who is the Creator, is also the Sustainer and Supporter of the whole fabric of Nature; such is the significancy of this word. Now when the Lord asks, Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? There's no answer can be given to this question, but what was given to the former. God hath fastened them upon himself, in his power and will they stand sure.
Further, Take notice, The word which here we render foundations or sockets, is not that which properly signifieth a foundation: And from it the word Adon is derived, which signifieth a Lord, or Master, or chief among men; because Lords and Princes are or should be as the sockets and pillars of a Nation, to fasten and secure all in their places: and upon the fall of Princes often followeth the fall and ruin of Nations. The Spanish word ⟨p. 69⟩Don, or Lord, is supposed a derivative from it.1 And from this Appellative, one of the proper Names of God is formed, by the addition of a letter in the end: Under which royal Title he is represented to our faith as the Lord and Upholder of all things. Some have observed, that God is called by this Name one hundred thirty and four times in Scripture. All which shew, that he who is the Creator, is also the Sustainer and Supporter of the whole fabrick of Nature; such is the significancy of this word. Now when the Lord asks, Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? There's no answer can be given to this question, but what was given to the former. God hath fastened them upon himself, in his power and will they stand sure.