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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.
Thirdly, Others translate the Hebrew word properly, not stroke (by a Metonymy of the effect) but hand. My hand is heavy upon (or because of) my groaning; that is, my hand is ⟨p. 305⟩weak because of my groaning; a weak hand, is a heavy hand;1 that is heavy, which is not lifted up without difficulty. Now when the hand is weak we can hardly lift it to our head (as we say). The weak hand is a heavy hand, not because of the weight of it, but because of the weakness of it, or want of strength to wield any thing with it, or to hold it up. In this sense we are to understand Job crying out, My hand is heavy because of my groaning; As if he had said; My strength fails me, my hands hang down, and through weakness I am not able to lift them up. In the fourth Chapter, Eliphaz told Job, that he by his good counsel had formerly strengthened the weak, or the loosened hands. Which form of speaking answers that of the Apostle (Heb. 12.12.) Lift up the hands that hang down. Weakness is as a weight fastened to the hand, and holding it down. The hand is never so much fastened, as when it is (in this sense) made lax or loosened The Original word here used intimates, that much sorrow and trouble weigh down the hand; My hand is heavy because of my groaning, or (as we read) My stroke is heavier then my groaning.
Thirdly, Others translate the Hebrew word properly, not stroake (by a Metonymie of the effect) but hand. My hand is heavy upon (or because of) my groaning; that is, my hand is ⟨p. 305⟩weake because of my groaning; a weake hand, is a heavy hand;1 that is heavy, which is not lifted up without difficulty. Now when the hand is weake we can hardly lift it to our head (as we say). The weake hand is a heavy hand, not because of the weight of it, but because of the weaknes of it, or want of strength to weild any thing with it, or to hold it up. In this sence we are to understand Job crying out, My hand is heavy because of my groaning; As if he had said; My strength failes me, my hands hang downe, and through weaknesse I am not able to lift them up. In the fourth Chapter, Eliphaz told Job, that he by his good counsel had formerly strengthened the weake, or the loosned hands. Which forme of speaking answers that of the Apostle (