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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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Vers. 29. When men are cast down.
Vers. 29. When men are cast downe.
1When they are pressed, or oppressed with mountains of affliction ⟨p. 285⟩and trouble. So the word is used (Isaiah 2.17.) The loftiness of man shall be bowed down; that is, the lofty man shall be bowed down, as a man with a heavy burden upon his back. We say, when men are cast down, the word, men, is not expressed in the Hebrew text, 'tis there only, when cast down: and because that word is not expressed, therefore some supply out of the former clause,2 the word, way, The light shall shine upon thy way when it, that is, when thy way is cast down; though thou be now in a low condition, and though thou shouldest hereafter be cast into a low condition again, yet thou shalt say there is a lifting up, or, thou shalt be lifted […] If at any time thy ways be cast down in darkness, the light shall shine upon them, thou shalt say in faith, there is a lifting up. The Apostle speaks (in a language like this) of himself and of his fellow-Apostles (2 Cor. 4.8.) We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken, cast down, but not destroyed. Thus here, when there is a casting down, or, when thy ways are cast down, yet thou shalt say there is a lifting up; Thou mayest be cast down, but not destroyed. Yet, I conceive, that Supplement of the word men, which we put into the Text, is more suitable to the scope of it, and then the sense is this, When men are cast down, that is, when sinners or ungodly men are cast down, when God comes to ruin his enemies, and make them desolate, then thou shalt say there is a lifting up. A lifting up for me and for such as I am.