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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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We may answer two ways; First, that it is usual in Scripture to vary the number, while the same person or persons is or are spoken of; take only one Instance, Hos. 12.4. He (that is the Angel ⟨p. 200⟩of the Covenant) found him in Bethel, that is, Jacob. And there he spake with us. It should according to Grammar be read thus; And there he spake with him. Having found Jacob in Bethel, he spake with him in Bethel. But we see both the person and number are varied, the former words running in the third person singular (being meant particularly of Jacob,) the latter in the first person plural, There he spake with us; The Spirit of God thereby signifying, that, what God spake at that time to Jacob personally, he spake to all the spiritual seed of Jacob, whether of the Circumcision or Uncircumcision, virtually; He so spake to Jacob as that the substance and effect of his speech reacheth down to and hath an influence upon us, believers, who are his posterity according to the Spirit. Besides this, other Scriptures hold out the like variation of the number, as in the Text, which is the first answer.
We may answer two wayes; First, that it is usuall in Scripture to vary the number, while the same person or persons is or are spoken of; take onely one Instance, Hos. 12.4. He (that is the Angel ⟨p. 200⟩of the Covenant) found him in Bethel, that is, Jacob. And there he spake with us. It should according to Grammar be read thus; And there he spake with him. Having found Jacob in Bethel, he spake with him in Bethel. But we see both the person and number are varied, the former words running in the third person singular (being meant particularly of Jacob,) the latter in the first person plural, There he spake with us; The Spirit of God thereby signifying, that, what God spake at that time to Jacob personally, he spake to all the spirituall seed of Jacob, whether of the Circumcision or Uncircumcision, virtually; He so spake to Jacob as that the substance and effect of his speech reacheth downe to and hath an influence upon us, beleevers, who are his posterity according to the Spirit. Besides this, other Scriptures hold out the like variation of the number, as in the Text, which is the first answer.