A81199:973
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.
The word rendered complaint, is translated also sometimes prayer, and sometimes meditation. (Gen. 24.69.) Isaac went out into the field to meditate, we put in the Margin, to pray. Hannah useth the same word (1 Sam. 1.16.) Account not thy handmaid for a daughter of Belial, for out of the abundance of my complaint (we put in the Margin, Meditation) and grief, have I spoken hitherto. Many complain, who pray not, some pray, who complain not, and others meditate, who do neither complain nor pray, yet usually we meditate, that we may consider what to pray about, & in prayer pour out our complaints both about those sins and wants and mercies, which have fallen under our meditation.
The word rendered complaint, is translated also sometimes prayer, and sometimes meditation. (Gen. 24.69.) Isack went out into the field to meditate, we put in the Margin, to pray. Hannah useth the same word (1 Sam. 1.16.) Account not thy handmaide for a daughter of Beliall, for out of the abundance of my complaint (we put in the Margin, Meditation) and griefe, have I spoken hitherto. Many complaine, who pray not, some pray, who complaine not, and others meditate, who doe neyther complaine nor pray, yet usually we meditate, that we may consider what to pray about, & in prayer powre out our complaints both about those sins and wants and mercies, which have fallen under our meditation.
Even to day is my complaint bitter.
The Original word hath a twofold derivation,1 most render it as we, bitter; Bitterness in Scripture is often used by a metaphor, to denote any thing which is grievous, troublesome, afflictive, or distasteful to us, because bitter things are so to the palate or taste of man. Bitter things are troublesome to sense, and troubles are bitter to the Spirit. Affliction is a bitter pill; thou writest bitter things against me, said Job to God before (Chap. 13.26.) so that when he saith, my complaint is bitter, it sounds thus much, my complaint is as great as great can be, and I have the greatest reason to complain. For by complaint, we are to understand not only the act of complaining, but the matter upon which he did complain, or the cause of his complaint. As if he had said, My afflictions (about which I complain) are exceeding bitter, no marvel then if my complaint be so too.