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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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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.
First thus, If we, while we are debating, adore his secret Justice and usearcheable wisdom, in that which we neither see nor are able to understand. Thus while the Prophet Jeremiah took liberty to plead with God about the administrations of the world, he humbly premises, Righteous art thou O Lord when I plead with thee, yet let me talk with thee of thy judgements, 1why doth the way of the wicked prosper? we may ask God the question, and plead with him about his judgements, but we must not have the least jealousy or suspicion of his righteousness or of his judgements.
First thus, If we, while we are debating, adore his secret Justice and usearcheable wisedome, in that which we neither see nor are able to understand. Thus while the Prophet Jeremie tooke liberty to pleade with God about the administrations of the world, he humbly praemises, Righteous art thou O Lord when I pleade with thee, yet let me talke with thee of thy judgements, 1why doth the way of the wicked prosper? we may aske God the question, and pleade with him about his judgements, but we must not have the least jealousie or suspition of his righteousnesse or of his judgements.
- 1Illud semper retinere debemu•: [Greek or Hebrew] esse Deum.Illud semper retinere debemu•: 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 esse Deum.
Secondly, We may sit down and bewail the state of things, or our private estates; In that sense we may wish things not to be that are, so as to bewail that such things are, and this is it which Job especially doth in this Chapter, he sits down bewailing his condition; And so may we while we keep within our bounds, and duly regulate our lamentings. The bounds and rules may be such as these. First, Deal not too much with the creature, either in complaining of the creature, or in complaining to the creature. Let second causes pass, or look upon them but in the second place: pour your complaints into the bosom of God. Secondly, Consider from whence your bewailings move; take heed they spring not from delicacy of spirit, or an unwillingness to lie under the cross, because it spoils your fair show in the flesh: