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…

Name: An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…
Author: Joseph Caryl

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.

Joseph Caryl 1602–1673London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655

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Arms may be taken either properly, or figuratively; The arm properly is a noble and most useful Limb of the body, we are not to understand it so here, as if he had broken the natural arms of their bodies; A mans arm is broken when his power is broken, though his skin be not so much as touched. So then,

Armes may be taken either properly, or figuratively; The arme properly is a noble and most usefull Limbe of the body, we are not to understand it so here, as if he had broken the naturall armes of their bodyes; A mans arme is broken when his power is broken, though his skin be not so much as toucht. So then,

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¹By the arms of the fatherless, we are to understand whatsoever is the strength, or makes for the defence of the fatherless. The arm (as was touched in the former verse) is put for strength, because the arm hath much strength and activity in it for the defence and use of the whole body. The estate, the friends, the kindred, all the means, helps, and aids which are subservient to the good and protection of the fatherless, are by a figure called the Arms of the fatherless; These arms, saith Eliphaz, Have been broken.

¹By the armes of the fatherlesse, wee are to understand whatsoever is the strength, or makes for the defence of the fatherlesse. The arme (as was toucht in the former verse) is put for strength, because the arme hath much strength and activity in it for the defence and use of the whole body. The estate, the friends, the kindred, all the meanes, helpes, and ayds which are subservient to the good and protection of the fatherlesse, are by a figure called the Armes of the fatherlesse; These armes, saith Eliphaz, Have been broken.

1Per brachia robur divitiae, facultates quae Orphano pro brachijs & manibus esse possunt, intelliguntur.

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