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An exposition with practical observations upon the three first chapters of the book of…
An exposition with practical observations upon the three first chapters of the book of Job delivered in XXI lectures at Magnus near the bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practical observations upon the three first chapters of the book of Iob delivered in XXI lectures at Magnus neare the bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by G. Miller for Henry Overton, 1643
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Sometime also a Christian is so engaged in prayer for the obtaining of a mercy, and finds his heart so much below his suite, that he calls out to all those, who have any holy skill in praying, pray for me, pray with me, the business is too big for me alone. How earnestly doth Paul beg prayers, Now I beseech you brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christs sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in prayers to God for me; that I may be delivered, &c. Rom. 15.30.
Sometime also a Christian is so engaged in prayer for the obtaining of a mercy, and finds his heart so much below his suite, that he calls out to all those, who have any holy skill in praying, pray for me, pray with me, the businesse is too bigge for me alone. How earnestly doth Paul begge prayers, Now I beseech you bretheren, for the Lord Jesus Christs sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in prayers to God for me; that I may be delivered, &c. Rom. 15.30.
As it is thus in praying and rejoicing, so it may be in mourning and in sorrowing; And troubles are very deep when they exceed our own sorrows, as mercies are very great when they are beyond our own praises: We in this Nation have cause to fear such troubles, even such, as may cause us to invite the hearts and spirits, the bowels and compassions of all the Christians in the world to come and lament over us: we may be forced to send not only for the Husbandman, those plain-hearted mourners, but for those also who are skilful in lamentations; such as Jeremiah, to set a song in the highest strains of lamentation, for the bewailing of our troubles, And say, let such lament our day as lamented Jerusalem, let such lament it, as have lately lamented Germany, such as now lament the ruins and desolations of Ireland.
As it is thus in praying and rejoycing, so it may be in mourning and in sorrowing; And troubles are very deepe when they exceed our own sorrowes, as mercies are very great when they are beyond our own praises: Wee in this Nation have cause to feare such troubles, even such, as may cause us to invite the hearts and spirits, the bowels and compassions of all the Christians in the world to come and lament over us: we may be forced to send not only for the Husbandman, those plaine-hearted mourners, but for those also who are skillfull in lamentations; such as Jeremie, to set a song in the highest straines of lamentation, for the bewailing of our troubles, And say, let such lament our day as lamented Jerusalem, let such lament it, as have lately lamented Germany, such as now lament the ruines and desolations of Ireland.