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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
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.
Further, Some in these words conceive Job alluding to those things which men do out of long custom, or according to their ancient course of life. As if he had said; There is nothing more fixed and settled, either in my heart, or in my practise, then the Law of God; Obedience to it is now become to me as another nature. I slight in comparison of that, all humane Laws and Constitutions; as also all my own most practised forms and customs.
Further, Some in these words conceave Job alluding to those things which men doe out of long custome, or according to their ancient course of life. As if he had sayd; There is nothing more fixed and setled, eyther in my heart, or in my practise, then the Law of God; Obedience to it is now become to me as another nature. I slight in comparison of that, all humane Lawes and Constitutions; as also all my owne most practised formes and customes.
We render, I have esteemed the words of his mouth more then my necessary food. The Original word signifies a statute, or a law, and so any thing which is established or appointed for our use, as a law, or statute is. And because our food, our necessary food, is that which is cut out or appointed to us, either by God or man, therefore this word is applied to signify daily bread, or necessary food. Banquets, and great feasts, are without all measure, and bounds, they know no law, but are usually full of excess, both as to what is prepared, and to what is consumed, 'tis seldom that either providers or eaters keep the rule in feasting. But a due necessary food, which is for the maintaining of our lives, and the renewing of our strength, to go on in our callings, this food hath a bound, and we eat (as it were) by measure, or by statute; therefore we translate necessary food, others appointed food, or a ⟨p. 410⟩portion. So the word is used (Gen. 47.22.) Only the Land of the Priests bought he not, for the Priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and they eat the portion which he gave them; their assigned portion is expressed by this word; a portion it was to live upon; such as Scholars have in Colleges, and Alms-men in Hospitals by the Statute of their Founders. And in the book of the Proverbs, we have it twice used in such a sense (