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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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From all which 'tis concluded,1 that though the Chapter begins with, Then Job answered, and said, yet, that Job doth not answer Eliphaz, nor apply himself to what he had said; but that being wearied with his often repeating, and renewing the same arguments against him, he doth, upon the matter, leave him and his friends, and all discourse with them; turning himself to God, and pouring his sorrows into his bosom; as if the answer were directed to God, and not at all to Eliphaz.
From all which 'tis concluded,1 that though the Chapter begins with, Then Job answered, and said, yet, that Job doth not answer Eliphaz, nor apply himselfe to what he had said; but that being wearied with his often repeating, and renewing the same arguments against him, he doth, upon the matter, leave him and his friends, and all discourse with them; turning himselfe to God, and powring his sorrows into his bosome; as if the answer were directed to God, and not at all to Eliphaz.
- 1Saepe antea statuerat Job, see amicorum exacerbantibus sermonibus •efessum, nolle amplius cum ijs disserere, sed potius cum deo aequissimo judice; Nunc hoc suum propositū ad implere tentans ad deum sermonem dirigit, vel ad seipsum, i. e. secum ipse ratiocinatur. Bold.Saepe antea statuerat Job, se amicorum exacerbantibus sermonibus •efessum, nolle amplius cum ijs disserere, sed potius cum deo aequissimo judice; Nunc hoc suum propositū ad implere tentans ad deum sermonem dirigit, vel ad seipsum, i. e. secum ipse ratiocinatur. Bold.
But I rather apprehend (according to the former interpretation of this reply) that Job doth here plainly hold forth an answer to what Eliphaz had objected or laid to his charge, and that being still so hotly opposed, he doth first defend his own integrity in this Chapter; and that, secondly, in the next he overthroweth the ground or foundation upon which his friends built their general opposition: affirming, that there is neither any certain time nor way in which the Lord doth punish wicked men in this world, and that therefore no argument can be framed, or judgement given of any mans condition by his present state, or the external dispensations of God towards him. Taking this sense, we may reduce the whole Chapter to these two parts.