An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…

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Author: Joseph Caryl

An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastor of the congregation there.An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastour of the congregation there.

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655

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First, A vehement and strong desire after somewhat much desirable; who will give me this? or where shall I have it?

First, A vehement and strong desire after somewhat much desierable; who will give mee this? or where shall I have it?

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Secondly, It Implies self-Inability, or self-Insufficiency to attain and reach the thing desired. As if Job had said; I am not able of my self to find him, O that I knew where I might find him! O that I either had the light of this knowledge in my self, or that some body would inform and teach me! O that I had a friend to Chalk me out the way, to lead me by the hand, and bring me near to God.

Secondly, It Implyes selfe-Inability, or selfe-Insufficiency to attaine and reach the thing desiered. As if Job had said; I am not able of my selfe to finde him, O that I knew where I might finde him! O that I eyther had the light of this knowledge in my selfe, or that some body would enforme and teach mee! O that I had a friend to Chalke mee out the way, to lead mee by the hand, and bring mee neer to God.

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¹The vulgar latin Reading fixeth both those acts upon God as the Object; O that some one or other would give me to know and find him! As if his wish and longing desire were first to know God, secondly, to find him; or in finding to know him. Our translation determines this knowing in Job, and finding upon God. O That I knew where I might find him! Who it is that Job would find is not expressed in the text by name, nor is there any Antecedent in the verse before, with which we can Connect this relative him. Yet 'tis beyond question or dispute that he means God, O that I might find him! that is, God. But why did he not say, O that I knew where to find God, but, O that I knew where to find him? I answer, He doth it because his heart being full of God, he supposed that those to whom he spake had their hearts full of him too, and so would easily understand whom he meant, or that he could mean none but God.

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