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…

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

[14], 826, [26] p. · 365k words · Wing C769A · ESTC R222627

Title page typeset from the transcription.

AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON The Twenty-two, Twe… › Chapter 23 › Verse 3AN EXPOSITION WITH Practicall Observations UPON The Twenty-two, Twe… › Chapter 23 › Verse 3

Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.

[ Earlier:1019–1034 of 2,938

:1019p. 314

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.

¹The vulgar latine Reading fixeth both those acts upon God as the Object; O that some one or other would give mee to know and finde him! As if his wish and longing desire were first to know God, secondly, to finde 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 finde him! Who it is that Job would finde is not exprest in the text by name, nor is there any Anticedent in the verse before, with which we can Connect this relative him. Yet 'tis beyond question or dispute that he meanes God, O that I might finde him! that is, God. But why did he not say, O that I knew where to finde God, but, O that I knew where to finde 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.

1Quis mihi tribuat ut cognos cam & inveni am illum. Vulg.

:1020p. 314–315

We find such kind of abrupt speeches (as I may call them) in other Texts of Scripture, still arising from fullness and strength of affection in the speaker. See how Solomon begins his Love-song, his Song of Songs. The Song of Songs which is Solomons, that's the title of it; How doth it begin? Let him kiss me &c. Here is a strange Exordium to a Song, none having been spoken of before, Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! by whom the Church would be kissed she expresseth not, but her heart was so full of Christ, so full of love to Christ her Bridegroom, her husband, that she thinks it needless to mention him by name, when she speaks of him whose kisses she desired. Her love had passed through the whole Creation, through men and Angels, through all things here below, and sixth it self only upon Christ her Lord and Love. Therefore she never stood speaking personally of him, but only relatively, and leaves all to understand whom she intended. Thus saith Job, O that I knew where I might find him! when as he had not spoken of any distinct person before, in this Chapter. And we have a like passage flowing from a like abundant love to Christ, in the 20h of John ver. 15. where Mary comes to the Sepulchre (Christ being risen) and the Angel seeing her weep asked her the reason of it; To whom she replied, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him; having thus said, she turned her self back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus: he saith unto her, Woman, why

[ Earlier passages Later passages ]

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…

The author

Transcription key

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

The author

Transcription key