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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.
The words carry an allusion to the felling of trees; as if he had said;1 These men were like great Oaks and tall Cedars, but the Lord cut them down. The word is Conceived more properly signifying to wrinkle, or to make furrows in the face; for this word is used but once more in all the Bible, & it is in the 16th Chapter of this Book, ver. 8th, and there we translate, wrinkles; Thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me. So some render it here; Who were wrinkled out of time. Now what are wrinkles? they are the marks of old age, and they show that weakness is coming upon us, or that we are in our declining Condition; so that it is a very Elegant Expression to say, They were wrinkled out of time; that is, they were old afore they were old, before they were old according to the nature of man, they were made old by the Judgements of God; They looked as if they were worn, spent, and eaten out by time, whereas indeed they were spent, eaten, and worn out with the wrath and indignation of God which fell upon them. Thus they were wrinkled out of time, or before their time.
The words carry an alusion to the felling of trees; as if hee had sayd;1 These men were like great Oakes and tall Cedars, but the Lord cut them downe. The word is Conceived more properly signifying to wrinckle, or to make furrowes in the face; for this word is used but once more in all the Bible, & it is in the 16th Chapter of this Book, ver. 8th, and there wee translate, wrinckles; Thou hast filled mee with wrinckles, which is a witnes against me. So some render it here; Who were wrinckled out of time. Now what are wrinckles? they are the markes of old age, and they shew that weaknes is coming upon us, or that wee are in our declining Condition; so that it is a very Elegant Expression to say, They were wrinckled out of time; that is, they were old afore they were old, before they were old according to the nature of man, they were made old by the Judgements of God; They lookt as if they were worne, spent, and eaten out by time, whereas indeed they were spent, eaten, and worne out with the wrath and indignation of God which fell upon them. Thus they were wrinckled out of time, or before their time.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] plerique reddunt succisi sunt; sed verbum hoc nunquā occurrit in ea signification in sacris literis sed tantū apud doctores Hebraeorū idque per meta— thesin literarum a verbo [Greek or Hebrew] cum enim tantum occurrat in libro Job, ibi vertitur rugare aut corrugare aut rugas contrahere.