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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.
As if he had said; Thou didst fill the full with good things, but the hungry thou hast sent empty away; The honourable have been provided for, but they who were destitute of all ⟨p. 78⟩friends, found no friendship at thy hands, unless the breaking of their own arms.
As if he had said; Thou didst fill the full with good things, but the hungry thou hast sent empty away; The honourable have been provided for, but they who were destitute of all ⟨p. 78⟩friends, found no friendship at thy hands, unlesse the breaking of their owne armes.
Thou hast sent widows away empty.
1There is somewhat considerable in the nature of the word, which we render sent; for it implies a putting away with a kind of violence; thou hast cast them out, or bid them be packing; thou hast put them off with rigour and distaste. As if he had said, Thou hast not only let them go from thy house unrelieved, but thou hast reviled them and thrust them away because they asked relief. So we may expound it by that (Gen. 3.23, 24.) And the Lord God sent him (that is, Adam) forth, from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. What this sending forth was, is expressed in the next verse, So he drove out the man. Such a sending away is here intended, thou hast sent widows away (as we speak) with a witness; thou hast chide or rated them out of thy presence. As it is said of Gallio (