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…

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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

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so neither may we be the servants of men, in following their dictates, because we have received a word from God, whom alone we ought to follow, and none else, but in subordination to or compliance with his word and the commandment of his lips, or as it follows in the conclusion of this verse, the words of his mouth.

so neyther may we be the servants of men, in following their dictates, because we have received a word from God, whom alone we ought to follow, and none else, but in subordination to or complyance with his word and the commandement of his lips, or as it followes in the conclusion of this verse, the words of his mouth.

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I have esteemed the words of his mouth more then my necessary food.

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Job having given us two negatives, I have not declined, I have not turned back, as proofs of his integrity and holiness, now gives us an affirmative to make up the fullness of his proof. Not to do evil is commendable, but to do good is a higher commendation. I have esteemed the words of his mouth. ¹The Hebrew word signifies two things; first, to hide or conceal; secondly, to prise, value, or esteem. Some render this Text by the former, not as we, I have esteemed the words of his mouth, ²but I have hid or laid up the words of his mouth, that's a good reading, and so M• Broughton translates; More then my daily bread have I laid up the words of his mouth. The Vulgar gives another reading, In my bosom have I hid the words of his mouth: in this, following the Septuagint, who by the change of a letter in the Original, translate the word which we render, More then my necessary or statute food in my bosom; But I pass that as a mistake of the text in that word, yet

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