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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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Some render the Original Text to another sense,1 not as bearing an effect of the former words, not as if he had been punished with these evils for those sins, but as if these evils had caused him to sin; and so the words are expounded, as a kind of scorn; as if Eliphaz had said, When thou didst those things, no doubt snares, or fears, or darkness, or waters came upon thee, thou was forced by suffering these evils, to do all this evil, wast thou not? was it not because thou wast pressed with snares and fears and darkness and waters, that thou didst oppress the widow and the fatherless? All which Questions are reducible to these plain Negations. Thou wast not pressed with any of these perplexities upon thy self, to oppress the poor; there was no snare, no nor any fear near thee, darkness did not hinder thy sight, nor did the waters of affliction cover thee; Thou hast not been thrust upon sin by these temptations, nor constrained by the moral violence of any incumbent necessity, but hast done it freely: to sin even in this manner and at this height, hath not been thy refuge, but thy choice; Thou hast not acted these iniquities by any instigation either from persons or providences, but upon thine own election. This is a fair sense and a mighty reproof; seeing (as was lately noted) every evil we do is by so much the worse, by how much we have had the less provocation, or solicitation to do it.
Some render the Originall Text to another sence,1 not as bearing an effect of the former words, not as if hee had been punished with these evills for those sinnes, but as if these evills had caused him to sinne; and so the words are expounded, as a kinde of scorne; as if Eliphaz had sayd, When thou didst those things, no doubt snares, or feares, or darknes, or waters came upon thee, thou was forc't by suffering these evills, to doe all this evill, wast thou not? was it not because thou wast prest with snares and feares and darknes and waters, that thou didst oppresse the widow and the fatherlesse? All which Questions are reducible to these plaine Negations. Thou wast not pressed with any of these perplexities upon thy selfe, to oppresse the poore; there was no snare, no nor any feare neere thee, darknesse did not hinder thy sight, nor did the waters of affliction cover thee; Thou hast not been thrust upon sinne by these temptations, nor constrained by the moral violence of any incumbent necessity, but hast done it freely: to sin even in this manner and at this hight, hath not been thy refuge, but thy choyce; Thou hast not acted these iniquities by any instigation eyther from persons or providences, but upon thine owne election. This is a fayre sence and a mighty reproofe; seeing (as was lately noted) every evill we doe is by so much the worse, by how much wee have had the lesse provocation, or solicitation to doe it.