A81199:1070
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.
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, 1is a military terme, properly used for the ordering of an Army, or the putting of them into a Posture for a battell, we call it Marshalling an Army. And hence it is applyed to the ordering of any other thing (Psal. 23.5.) Thou wilt prepare a Table for mee in the midst of mine enemies, to order a Table is to set dish by dish, there is a kinde of method in setting dishes at great feasts; Thou wilt prepare ⟨p. 332⟩a Table for me. Againe (