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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Therefore I cannot be justly accused of rebellion against God, because I complain.

Therefore I cannot be justly accused of rebellion against God, because I complaine.

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Again, The text is thus rendered;¹ Even to day the sharpness or bitterness of my complaint remaineth, or my sorrow is as it was. I am no way eased but rather more afflicted by what you have said for the easing of my affliction. An improper plaster doth but inflame, not at all heal, the wound. So that, as according to the former interpretation, he took off their charge of impatience, contumacy, and rebellion against God, according to the mind of this he shows the weakness and insufficiency of what they had spoken, as to the allay of his sorrow, and the curing or satisfying of his distempered spirit. So that here he seems to renew and confirm that opinion which he had given of his friends in their procedure with him (Chap. 13.4.) Ye are forgers of lies, ye are all Physicians of no value: O that ye would altogether hold your peace, and it should be your wisdom. And again (Ch. 16.2.) Miserable Comforters are ye all; Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest. So here, ye have done nothing yet effectually to remove my complaint: I am like a poor patient, who having been long under the Physicians hand, and suffered many painful applications, is yet as far from a cure as the first hour of his undertaking. Even to day the bitterness the sharpness of my diseased mind remaineth. I have been in pain (as the Church speaks, Isa. 26.18.) I have as it were brought forth wind. Ye have not wrought any deliverance, neither hath this inhabitant (my sorrow) fallen by your hand.

Againe, The text is thus rendred;¹ Even to day the sharpnes or bitternesse of my complaint remaineth, or my sorrow is as it was. I am no way eased but rather more afflicted by what you have sayd for the easing of my affliction. An improper plaister doth but enflame, not at all heale, the wound. So that, as according to the former interpretation, he tooke off their charge of impatience, contumacy, and rebellion against God, according to the minde of this he shews the weaknesse and insufficiency of what they had spoken, as to the allay of his sorrow, and the curing or satisfying of his distemperd spirit. So that here he seemes to renew and confirme that opinion which he had given of his friends in their procedure with him (Chap. 13.4.) Ye are forgers of lyes, ye are all Physitians of no value: O that ye would altogether hold your peace, and it should be your wisdome. And againe (Ch. 16.2.) Miserable Comforters are ye all; Shall vaine words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest. So here, ye have done nothing yet effectually to remove my complaint: I am like a poore patient, who having been long under the Physitians hand, and suffered many painefull applications, is yet as farre from a cure as the first houre of his undertaking. Even to day the bitternes the sharpenes of my diseased minde remaineth. I have been in paine (as the Church speakes,

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