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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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The first is this, When God lays that affliction of barrenness upon the woman, he according to the phrase of Scripture, is said to shut up the womb; And when he sendeth the blessing of fruitfulness, he is said to open the womb. We have both, Gen. 20.18. When Abimelech had taken Sarah Abraham's wife, the Lord fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech. The meaning of it is this, he made all the women barren, or withheld the blessing of conception; The Jewish Expositors render the meaning in the very words of this Text, that the Lord had shut up all the doors of the wombs of the house of Abimelech. And so likewise for fruitfulness, God is said to open the womb, as Gen. 29.31. And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren. Then, to shut the doors of the womb, notes the power of God in denying, and to open those doors, the blessing of God in giving conception and making fruitful.
The first is this, When God layes that affliction of barrennesse upon the woman, he according to the phrase of Scripture, is said to shut up the wombe; And when he sendeth the blessing of fruitfulnesse, he is said to open the wombe. We have both, Gen. 20.18. When Abimelech had taken Sarah Abrahams wife, the Lord fast closed up all the wombes of the house of Abimelech. The meaning of it is this, he made all the women barren, or withheld the blessing of conception; The Jewish Expositors render the meaning in the very words of this Text, that the Lord had shut up all the doores of the wombes of the house of Abimelech. And so likewise for fruitfulnesse, God is said to open the wombe, as Gen. 29.31. And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her wombe, but Rachel was barren. Then, to shut the doores of the wombe, notes the power of God in denying, and to open those doores, the blessing of God in giving conception and making fruitfull.