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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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Vers. 8. But as for the mighty man he had the Earth, and the honourable man dwelt in it.
There is a twofold Interpretation of these words: Some understand them so, as if this mighty man here meant had been Job himself, and then the sense is thus rendered; All these evils were done by thee, and these good things not done, when thou wast a man in power, and so hadst no need to do any such evil, and hadst power enough in thy hand to do good. 1The Vulgar translation reads it (according to this Exposition) personally of Job; In thy might thou didst possess the Earth, and being most powerful thou didst dwell in it. That is, thou wast a man in power, thou hadst all in thy hand, thou hadst water and bread enough when the poor wanted it, thou canst not say that thou wast necessitated to keep the pledge, or strip the naked, but thou in thy greatness and might didst oppress them; this interpretation (though I assent not to it) aggravates his sin exceedingly, for the more power any one hath in his hand, the greater is his sin, as in the Evil which he doth, so in the good which he doth not, or leaves undone; yea it may be said that we do evil more then they who do it, when we have power in our hand to hinder them from doing it, and do not.
There is a twofold Interpretation of these words: Some understand them so, as if this mighty man here meant had been Job himselfe, and then the sence is thus rendred; All these evills were done by thee, and these good things not done, when thou wast a man in power, and so hadst no need to doe any such evill, and hadst power enough in thy hand to doe good.