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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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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.
I answer, The wise man here intended is not the man that is politicly wise, worldly wise, carnally or craftily wise, but the man spiritually wise, his wisdom will bring him in profit. He that is guided by holy and godly wisdom, shall reap the benefit and eat the fruit of it. We have such wisdom ⟨p. 16⟩described (Psal. 111.10.) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, a good understanding have all they that keep his Commandments; he doth not say, a good understanding have all they that know his Commandments, for many may know the Commandments, and yet not have a good understanding; but they have a good understanding indeed that do his Commandments. And when the Psalmist saith, The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, the word Beginning signifies not only the first step or entrance into a thing, but the head or height of it; so that Beginning is as much as chief, or principal, the best wisdom, the chief, the top wisdom, the head wisdom, or the head of wisdom, is the fear of the Lord. Job gives the same description of wisdom, in the last words of the twenty-eighth Chapter, Behold the fear of the Lord that is wisdom, and to depart from evil that is understanding. Would you know what is true wisdom, 'tis the fear of the Lord: would ye know who is wise? The godly man is the truly wise man, yea he is the only wise man.
I answer, The wise man here intended is not the man that is politickly wise, worldly wise, carnally or craftily wise, but the man spiritually wise, his wisedome will bring him in profit. He that is guided by holy and godly wisedome, shall reap the benefit and eat the fruit of it. We have such wisdome ⟨p. 16⟩described (Psal. 111.10.) The feare of the Lord is the beginning of wisedome, a good understanding have all they that keep his Commandements; he doth not say, a good understanding have all they that know his Commandements, for many may know the Commandements, and yet not have a good understanding; but they have a good understanding indeed that do his Commandements. And when the Psalmist saith, The feare of the Lord is the beginning of wisedome, the word Beginning signifies not on•ly the first step or entrance into a thing, but the head or hight of it; so that Beginning is as much as chief, or principall, the best wisedome, the chief, the top wisdome, the head wisdome, or the head of wisdome, is the fear of the Lord. Job gives the same description of wisdome, in the last words of the twenty-eighth Chapter, Behold the fear of the Lord that is wisedome, and to depart from evill that is understanding. Would you know what is true wisedome, 'tis the fear of the Lord: would ye know who is wise? The godly man is the truly wise man, yea he is the onely wise man.