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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.
Or is it any gain to him that thou makest thy way perfect?
Or is it any gaine to him that thou makest thy way perfect?
As it is no pleasure, so no gain. The second Verse before opened clears the mind of this clause. What there he calleth profit, is here called gain, in different words: And the word here used is rendered indifferently both gain and profit. (Gen. 37.26.) When Joseph was cast into the pit, Judah said, What profit is it to slay our Brother, let us sell him; let us make gain of him that way, slaying him will be no profit to us. And as it signifies gain, so covetousness, & the reason is because covetousness hath gain for its object, covetousness provokes men to seek gain. Jethro (Exod. 18.21.) gives counsel that Magistrates should be Men fearing God and hating covetousness, or hating gain, that is not only all covetous practices, but inordinate desires of gain, for these lead into unlawful ways of gain, even to the perverting of Justice.
As it is no pleasure, so no gaine. The second Verse before opened clears the mind of this clause. What there he calleth profit, is here called gaine, in different words: And the word here used is rendred indifferently both gaine and profit. (Gen. 37.26.) When Joseph was cast into the pit, Judah said, What profit is it to slay our Brother, let us sell him; let us make gaine of him that way, slaying him wil be no profit to us. And as it signifies gain, so covetousnes, & the reason is because covetousnes hath gaine for its object, covetousnesse provokes men to seek gain. Jethro (Exod. 18.21.) gives councel that Magistrates should be Men fearing God and hating covetousnesse, or hating gaine, that is not onely all covetous practices, but inordinate desires of gaine, for these lead into unlawful wayes of gaine, even to the perverting of Justice.