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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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First, He intimates that Job did not wait to receive a pledge ⟨p. 51⟩at the hand of his brother, but he did as it were rush in upon him, and took the pledge; for so tender was the Lord in reference to the poor of his People, or to those that should be in need to borrow of their brethren, and so give a pledge for security; that he giveth this special order (Deut. 34.10.) When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge (it was not unlawful to receive a pledge from his brother, but to go into his house was against the Law) but thou shalt stand abroad, and the man shall bring it out to thee. Some conceive that this was the sin charged upon Job; Thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother, thou hast not according to this express Law of God tarried for it; and supposing that Eliphaz and Job lived before the giving of that Law, yet the light of nature teacheth, that we should not press a man, or pull his pledge from him, but that the borrower should go into his house, and bringing his pledge, deliver it up freely with his own hand into the hand of the lender. It is an affliction to have need to borrow,1 and therefore the borrower should be so tenderly dealt with by the lender as not to add affliction to him. It is a courtesy to lend to him that is in need, but as some in giving, so most in lending spoil all the courtesy of it; while they lend their money, they snatch or gripe at their security; whereas the old Law said (the equity whereof, though not the formality, remains to this day) Thou shalt not go into thy brothers house to fetch his pledge, but thou shalt stand abroad and the man shall bring it out to thee. Some Critics tells us that this is signified in the Etymology of the Latin word, which signifies a pledge. Namely, that the lender should not take but receive it from the hand of the borrower. It is the duty of borrowers to pay: The wicked borroweth and payeth not again, (Psal. 37.21.) The Apostles rule to the Godly is; Owe no man any thing but to love one another, (Rom. 13.8.) Now, as it is the duty of the borrower to pay, so of the lender to be moderate, and not to exact or impose heavily upon him, for the assuring of his payments. As he that buyeth should be as if he bought not, so he that lends should be (in this respect) as if he lent not;