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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The vulgar latin is so full of this sense,¹ that he leaves out the word defence, and o•l saith; The Almighty shall be (or shall stand up for thee) against thine enemies; and in this perfect outward happiness ⟨p. 246⟩consisteth. For to have much, and that secured, is all we can desire for the things of this world. Many have gold, and riches store, but the thing that troubles them is this, how to make all sure; Return to the Lord, and he shall be thy defence; he shall be an assurance Office to thee, he shall protect thee against all winds and weathers, against all enemies and pirates; The Almighty shall be thy defence and the defence of thy gold.

The vulgar latine is so full of this sense,¹ that he leaves out the word defence, and o•l saith; The Almighty shall be (or shall stand up for thee) against thine enemies; and in this perfect outward happinesse ⟨p. 246⟩consisteth. For to have much, and that secured, is all we can desire for the things of this world. Many have gold, and riches store, but the thing that troubles them is this, how to make all sure; Returne to the Lord, and he shall be thy defence; he shall be an assurance Office to thee, he shall protect thee against all windes and weathers, against all enemies and pirates; The Almighty shall be thy defence and the defence of thy gold.

1Eritque omnipotens contra honestes tuos. Vulg.

:784p. 246

Further, Because the word which we render defence, signifieth gold also, as was showed; therefore some keep to that reading, and thus translate this 25 verse,

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