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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But I rather take the words as we render them to express the sad effects and fruits of his sin; As if Eliphaz had said; Because thou hast taken a Pledge of thy brother for nought, &c. because thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken, therefore snares are round about thee, &c. The words may have a threefold Allusion.

But I rather take the words as wee render them to expresse the sad effects and fruits of his sinne; As if Eliphaz had said; Because thou hast taken a Pledge of thy brother for nought, &c. because thou hast sent widows away empty, and the armes of the fatherlesse have been broken, therefore snares are round about thee, &c. The words may have a threefold Allusion.

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First, To the besieging of a City, snares are round about thee,¹ thou art now hemmed in on every side with-troubles; as Christ threatens Jerusalem; Thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, &c. A trench is but a great snare to catch men, as men catch birds and vermin in snares. Or

First, To the besiedging of a City, snares are round about thee,¹ thou art now hemde in on every side with-troubles; as Christ threatens Jerusalem; Thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, &c. A trench is but a great snare to catch men, as men catch birds and vermine in snares. Or

1Hostile aliquid & obsidionale significat.

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Secondly, The Allusion may be to Imprisonment, thou art compassed with strong walls, and shut in with gates, thou art shackled with iron snares.

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