A81199:1131
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.
Some read the text in the first person; There, I, being righteous might dispute with him. Others, thus; I should be found righteous if I did dispute with him; As if he had said; I make no doubt of proving my self righteous or innocent in this controversy with my friends; There I should not be found a false-hearted hypocrite, God who knows both my thoughts and my ways, would judge otherwise of me, then men have done.
Some read the text in the first person; There, I, being righteous might dispute with him. Others, thus; I should be found righteous if I did dispute with him; As if he had sayd; I make no doubt of proving my selfe righteous or innocent in this controversie with my friends; There I should not be found a false-hearted hypocrite, God who knowes both my thoughts and my wayes, would judge otherwise of me, then men have done.
We read the text indefinitely, not restraining it to his person, but as taking in any that are righteous; The righteous, that is, any righteous man might dispute with him there; his Court, his tribunal is free, and open for all that are upright or righteous. In what sense the word righteous is used in this Book hath been opened more then once. In a word, the righteous man is not he that is legally righteous, but righteous in a redeemer, or righteous as opposed to an hypocrite. In both these senses, we may take the word here; The righteous may dispute with him.
We reade the text indefinitely, not restraining it to his person, but as taking in any that are righteous; The righteous, that is, any righteous man might dispute with him there; his Court, his tribunal is free, and open for all that are upright or righteous. In what sense the word righteous is used in this Booke hath been opened more then once. In a word, the righteous man is not he that is legally righteous, but righteous in a redeemer, or righteous as opposed to an hypocrite. In both these senses, we may take the word here; The righteous may dispute with him.