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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.
'Tis the same thing in another tenor of words; the Hebrew is, Thou shalt lay up Ophir as the stones of the brook. The word gold is not expressed in the Original; yet it may well be understood;1 Ophir is put for the Gold of Ophir, because Ophir was the place of Gold, yea of the richest Gold (1 Kings 9.27, 28.) They came to Ophir and fet from thence gold four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. Ophir was a noted place in those times for gold, both in reference to the plenty and purity of it. 'Tis a question much controverted, where Ophir is; some making it to be an Island in Africa; others place it in India; since the discovery of America or the West Indies, many contend, that Ophir is now called Peru; and they have (as they conceive) a probable ground for this opinion from that place in the Holy Story (2 Chron. 3.6.) Where 'tis said, He (that is,2 Solomon) garnished the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold of Paruaim, which is near in sound to the name of that Gold-abounding Country in America called Peru. I shall not undertake to decide this Geographical Controversy about Ophir; That wch is agreed on all hands is enough for my purpose, and the explication of this Text, that Ophir was a Country famous in ancient times, both for the plenty and excellency of the Gold found there and brought from thence. Therefore said Eliphaz, Thou shalt lay up Ophir, that is, the Gold of Ophir, pure and precious Gold.
'Tis the same thing in another tenour of words; the Hebrew is, Thou shalt lay up Ophir as the stones of the brooke. The word gold is not expressed in the Originall; yet it may wel be understood;1 Ophir is put for the Gold of Ophir, because Ophir was the place of Gold, yea of the richest Gold (1 Kings 9.27, 28.) They came to Ophir and fet from thence gold foure hundred and twenty tallents, and brought it to king Solomon. Ophir was a noted place in those times for gold, both in reference to the plenty and purity of it. 'Tis a question much controverted, where Ophir is; some making it to be an Iland in Africa; others place it in India; since the discovery of America or the West Indyes, many contend, that Ophir is now called Peru; and they have (as they conceive) a probable ground for this opinion from that place in the Holy Story (