A81199:1069
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…
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.
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Thus he describes his intended behaviour before his Judge, in allusion to legal proceedings, where the Plaintiff brings in his bill, and the Defendant his answer.
Thus he describes his intended behaviour before his Judge, in allusion to legall proceedings, where the Plaintiff brings in his bill, and the Defendant his answer.
I would order my Cause before him.
The Hebrew word which we translate to order, 1is a military term, properly used for the ordering of an Army, or the putting of them into a Posture for a battle, we call it Marshalling an Army. And hence it is applied to the ordering of any other thing (Psal. 23.5.) Thou wilt prepare a Table for me in the midst of mine enemies, to order a Table is to set dish by dish, there is a kind of method in setting dishes at great feasts; Thou wilt prepare ⟨p. 332⟩a Table for me. Again (Ps. 50.21.) God speaks to the hypocrite about his sinful doings; I will set them in order before thee; that is, those sins, and confused practices of which thou hast said in thy heart, I shall never hear more of them, shall be brought forth and set like a terrible Army in rank and file before thee. Job speaks to this sense, I would order my cause before him, or, to his face, as the Hebrew Text hath it, that is, in his presence.
The Hebrew word which wee translate to order,