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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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Thy knowledge or the knowledge of thee is too wonderful for me, I cannot attain unto it. Others thus; This thy knowledge (namely that which he had ⟨p. 133⟩before described) is more wonderful (or more exact) then that I should be able to deceive it. We may impose upon and deceive the most knowing man, but we cannot impose upon or deceive God. I conceive our reading to be most suitable both to the Text and context. Such knowledge, that is, Such knowledge as thou hast of me, of the least and greatest things, even of all things that I or any man doth, is too wonderful for me. For though we may know some actions of men, yet we cannot know them all, and we can hardly weigh any of them to the utmost. And in this acknowledgement we may take notice of the Psalmist modesty, who though he had the immediate assistance of a Prophetical Spirit, yet confessed, that he was not only not able to know God, but not to know himself, his thoughts, words, and ways, as God knew them. Such knowledge of my self as thou O Lord hast of me, is too wonderful for me, I cannot attain unio it.
Thy knowledge or the knowledge of thee is too wonderfull for mee, I cannot attaine unto it. Others thus; This thy knowledge (namely that which he had ⟨p. 133⟩before described) is more wonderfull (or more exact) then that I should be able to deceive it. We may impose upon and deceive the most knowing man, but wee cannot impose upon or deceive God. I conceave our reading to be most sutable both to the Text and context. Such knowledge, that is, Such knowledge as thou hast of mee, of the least and greatest things, even of all things that I or any man doth, is too wonderfull for mee. For though we may know some actions of men, yet wee cannot know them all, and wee can hardly weigh any of them to the utmost. And in this acknowledgement wee may take notice of the Psalmist modesty, who though he had the immediate assistance of a Propheticall Spirit, yet confessed, that he was not only not able to know God, but not to know himselfe, his thoughts, words, and wayes, as God knew them. Such knowledge of my selfe as thou O Lord hast of me, is too wonderfull for me, I cannot attaine unio it.