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A35439 An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ... Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673. 1647 (1647) Wing C761; ESTC R16048 581,645 610

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against_o his_o life_n and_o his_o wish_n for_o death_n by_o many_o argument_n in_o the_o ten_o chapter_n in_o most_o of_o these_o point_n he_o answer_v exact_o according_a to_o the_o strict_a law_n and_o rule_n of_o disputation_n first_o repeat_v his_o opponent_n argument_n and_o then_o yield_v what_o be_v true_a deny_v what_o be_v false_a and_o distinguish_v about_o what_o be_v doubtful_a which_o he_o do_v with_o so_o much_o acuteness_n and_o vigour_n with_o so_o much_o strength_n and_o clearness_n both_o of_o reason_n and_o judgement_n that_o one_o of_o the_o ancient_n cry_v out_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o his_o answer_n in_o these_o chapter_n o_o how_o much_o philosophy_n i_o may_v say_v chrys_n quantum_fw-la verba_fw-la haec_fw-la praese_n feru●t_fw-la philosophiam_fw-la chrys_n how_o much_o logic_n have_v job_n show_v in_o this_o reply_n to_o the_o argument_n of_o bildad_n bildad_n argument_n speak_v to_o this_o effect_n god_n who_o have_v punish_v thou_o be_v just_a 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destroy_v my_o estate_n and_o my_o child_n for_o god_n in_o this_o sense_n destroy_v both_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o i_o be_o wicked_a because_o god_n have_v afflict_v i_o or_o that_o god_n have_v afflict_v i_o for_o my_o wickedness_n i_o know_v another_o way_n how_o to_o acquit_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o to_o declare_v he_o righteous_a though_o i_o do_v not_o join_v with_o you_o in_o condemn_v and_o judge_v myself_o in_o your_o notion_n unrighteous_a this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o his_o answer_n contain_v in_o the_o nine_o chapter_n in_o the_o ten_o he_o renew_v his_o complaint_n as_o before_o in_o the_o six_o and_z sheweth_z after_o he_o have_v give_v god_n glory_n under_o all_o his_o suffering_n what_o great_a reason_n he_o have_v to_o be_v sensible_a under_o the_o pain_n and_o smart_n of_o his_o suffering_n verse_n 1_o 2._o then_o job_n answer_v and_o say_v i_o know_v it_o be_v so_o of_o a_o truth_n thus_o he_o grant_v the_o 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