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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.
I brake the Jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil from between his teeth; he indeed pulled the earth from the mighty, or the mighty from the earth; though Eliphaz here said, The mighty had the earth, and The honourable man dwelt in it.
I brake the Jawes of the wicked, and pluckt the spoyle from between his teeth; he indeed puld the earth from the mighty, or the mighty from the earth; though Eliphaz here sayd, The mighty had the earth, and The honourable man dwelt in it.
First, Passively; Secondly, Actively. Passively thus, the man who is lifted up by others, that is, who is respected, who is reverenced according to his place or worth;1 All which agree with our rendering, the honourable man; And in the Hebrew, Princes and great ones are expressed by that word which signifies to lift up the face, because such are lifted up above others, and are much respected by others. So the word is used (Gen. 19.21.) See (saith the Angel to Lot) I have accepted thee; The Hebrew is, I have lifted up thy face, that is, I have respected and honoured thee by granting thy request.