The grand tryal, or, Poetical exercitations upon the book of Job wherein suitable to each text of that sacred book, a modest explanation, and continuation of the several discourses contained in it, is attempted / by William Clark.
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- The grand tryal, or, Poetical exercitations upon the book of Job wherein suitable to each text of that sacred book, a modest explanation, and continuation of the several discourses contained in it, is attempted / by William Clark.
- Author
- Clark, William, advocate.
- Publication
- Edinburgh :: Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson ...
- 1685.
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- Subject terms
- Bible. -- O.T. -- Job -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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"The grand tryal, or, Poetical exercitations upon the book of Job wherein suitable to each text of that sacred book, a modest explanation, and continuation of the several discourses contained in it, is attempted / by William Clark." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A33354.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.
Pages
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Notes
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* 1.1
1. Then Iob answer∣ed and said.
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* 1.2
2. Indeed because you are the people only wisdom must dy with you.
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* 1.3
3. But I have under∣standing as well as you, and am not in∣ferior to you, yea who knoweth not such things?
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* 1.4
4. I am as one mock∣ed of his neighbours, who calleth upon God, and he heareth, him, the just, and the upright is laugh'd to scorn.
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* 1.5
5. He that is ready to fall is as a lamp de∣spised in the opinion of the rich.
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* 1.6
6. The tabernatles of robbers do pro∣sper, and they are in safety that provoke God, whom God hath enriched with his hand.
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* 1.7
7. Ask now the beasts and they shall teach thee, and the fouls of the heaven, and they shall tell thee.
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* 1.8
8. Or speak to the earth, and it shall show thee, or the fishes of the sea, and they shal declare un∣to thee.
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* 1.9
9. Who is igno∣rant of all these, but that the hand of the Lord hath made these?
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* 1.10
10. In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all man∣kind.
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* 1.11
11. Doth not the ear discern the words, and the mouth taste meat for itself.
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* 1.12
12. Amongst the ancient is wisdom, and in the length of days is understand∣ing.
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* 1.13
13. With him is wis∣dom, and strength, he hath counsel, and understanding.
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* 1.14
14. Behold he will break down, and it cannot be built, he shutteth a man up, and he cannot' be loosed.
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* 1.15
15. Behold he with∣holdeth the waters and they dry up, but when he sendeth them out they de∣stroy the earth.
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* 1.16
16. With him is strength & wisdom. he that is deceived; & he that deceiveth are his.
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* 1.17
17. He causeth the Counsellors to go as spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
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* 1.18
18. He looseth the collar of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
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* 1.19
19. He leadeth a∣way the princes as a prey, and overthrow∣eth the mighry.
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* 1.20
20. He taketh away the speech from the faithful councellors, and taketh away the judgement of the an∣cient.
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* 1.21
21. He poureth contempt on princes and maketh the strength of the migh∣ty weak-
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* 1.22
22. He discover∣eth the deep places from their darkness, and bringeth forth the shadow of death to light.
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* 1.23
23. He encreaseth the people, and de∣stroyeth them, he enlargeth the nati∣ons, and bringeth them in again.
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* 1.24
24. He taketh a∣way the hearts of them, that are the chief over the people of the earth, and maketh them to wander in the wil∣derness out of the way.
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* 1.25
25. They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.