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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.
Thirdly, To profit; 1one of the Rabbins translates the Text thus; Profit with God, as who should say, thou hast been an unprofitable servant to God all this while, be thou now profitable unto him, serve him and his Providences, advance his name and glory; or thus rather, Thou hast but played the truant hitherto, be thou now a good proficient in the school of Divine doctrine and discipline under the holy precepts and various providences of God. We find it applied to that fence at the second verse of this Chapter; Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable to himself? Man cannot be profitable unto God, or add any advantage to him by what he doth, but man may be profitable unto himself, or do himself good in doing the good will of God; yea God reckons it and rewards man for it, as if he had been profitable to him, when he acts as becomes a faithful servant to him. So some expound it here, be profitable unto God, be a faithful and industrious servant unto him: having received his talents, do not lay them up in a napkin, hide them not in the earth.
Thirdly, To profit; 1one of the Rabbines translates the Text thus; Profit with God, as who should say, thou hast been an unprofitable servant to God all this while, be thou now profitable unto him, serve him and his Providences, advance his name and glory; or thus rather, Thou hast but played the truant hitherto, be thou now a good proficient in the schoole of Divine doctrine and discipline under the holy precepts and various providences of God. We finde it applyed to that fence at the second verse of this Chapter; Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable to himselfe? Man cannot be profitable unto God, or adde any advantage to him by what he doth, but man may be profitable unto himselfe, or doe himselfe good in doing the good will of God; yea God reckons it and rewards man for it, as if he had been profitable to him, when he acts as becomes a faithfull servant to him. So some expound it here, be profitable unto God, be a faithfull and industrious servant unto him: having received his talents, doe not lay them up in a napkin, hide them not in the earth.
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] profuit, commodus, aptus fuit. Profice cum deo. Rab. Mos.