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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¹First, The Septuagint read thus; The counsel of the wicked is far from him; and the antecedent, to him (according to their sense) is God himself. As if Eliphaz had said, the counsels and resolutions which the wicked take up, God cannot abide, they are far from him. His are holy, theirs are unholy counsels.

¹First, The Septuagint reade thus; The counsel of the wicked is farre from him; and the antecedent, to him (according to their sence) is God himselfe. As if Eliphaz had sayd, the counsells and resolutions which the wicked take up, God cannot abide, they are farre from him. His are holy, theirs are unholy counsels.

1Quae consilia illi ineunt longe sunt a deo.

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Secondly, Others apprehend, that Eliphaz spake thus in the person of Job, and only reassumed what he had said (Chap 21.16.) O this is the man that said even now the counsel of the wicked is far from me; Pray consider, This is the man that professed he would not so much as come near a wicked man, he would have nothing to do with their counsels, ¹not be; He would be taken for a man of another spirit, of another frame then they; but see what he is, see how he joins with them, how be walks in their ways, how he follows their counsels; though be denies them with his lips, and makes strange as if he knew them not, yet indeed he is of the same piece and spirit with them: and while he saith, the counsel of the wicked is far from me (behold his hypocrisy) the counsel of the wicked lieth in his bosom, and is embraced by him.

Secondly, Others apprehend, that Eliphaz spake thus in the person of Job, and onely reassumed what he had said (Chap 21.16.) O this is the man that sayd even now the counsell of the wicked is farre from mee; Pray consider, This is the man that professed he would not so much as come neere a wicked man, he would have nothing to doe with their counsells,

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