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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Further for the opening of these words; Some read thus, What can the almighty do against them? The Hebrew particle stands indifferently to both, and may be translated for, or against, in which sense we find it in the 35th of this Book,¹ ver. 6, 7. If thou sinnest what dost thou against him? That is, what hurt dost thou to God? thy sin cannot reach, or wound him, what dost thou against him? Thus here; They say to the almighty depart from us, and what can the almighty do against them? Surely the almighty is not able to hurt us; from him we expect no good, and from him we fear no evil. Were not these mighty men, think you, who thought the Almighty could not match them? These were mighty men indeed, Giants sons of Anak no doubt they were, but Giants in wickedness. And so this reading gives us a further character or discovery of a wicked mans Spirit.

Further for the opening of these words; Some read thus, What can the allmighty doe against them? The Hebrew particle stands indifferently to both, and may be translated for, or against, in which sense we finde it in the 35th of this Booke,¹ ver. 6, 7. If thou sinnest what dost thou against him? That is, what hurt dost thou to God? thy sinne cannot reach, or wound him, what dost thou against him? Thus here; They say to the allmighty depart from us, and what can the allmighty doe against them? Surely the allmighty is not able to hurt us; from him we expect no good, and from him we feare no evill. Were not these mighty men, thinke you, who thought the Allmighty could not match them? These were mighty men indeed, Giants sons of Anak no doubt they were, but Giants in wickednes. And so this reading gives us a further character or discovery of a wicked mans Spirit.

1Si peccaveris quid ei nocebis, propriè, quid ei facies.

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