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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
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Take this Fear Passively,1 and then it implieth a Fear which God himself might be thought to have of him; as if Eliphaz had said, God is not afraid of thee. The Prophet saith (Isa. 51.12.) Who art thou that thou shouldest be afraid of a man, &c.2 Much more may we say, who or what is man that God should be afraid of him? One of the Ancients following this Interpretation, professeth that no fit or comely sense can be given of these words, but concludes that Eliphaz spake very foolishly and grossly, or as a man forsaken & left of God: For (saith he) can any one imagine such a thing as this, that Job should have a thought ⟨p. 28⟩that God was afraid of him? But we may very well accommodate the sense in either of these Considerations of Fear, whether Actively, or Passively, and judicious Interpreters carry it both ways. Let us weigh it a little in both.
Take this Fear Passively,1 and then it implyeth a Fear which God himselfe might be thought to have of him; as if Eliphaz had said, God is not afraid of thee. The Prophet saith (Isa. 51.12.) Who art thou that thou shouldest be afraid of a man, &c.2 Much more may we say, who or what is man that God should be afraid of him? One of the Ancients following this Interpretation, professeth that no fit or comely sense can be given of these words, but concludes that Eliphaz spake very foolishly and grosly, or as a man forsaken & left of God: For (saith he) can any one imagine such a thing as this, that Job should have a thought ⟨p. 28⟩that God was afraid of him? But we may very well accommodate the sense in either of these Considerations of Fear, whether Actively, or Passively, and judicious Interpreters carry it both wayes. Let us weigh it a little in both.