A35389:1682
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
When the very troublers of a people become their peace, how great is that peace? when they, who were the oppressors of a people, are turned to be, very righteousness, how great is that righteousness? And where there is great righteousness and great peace, how great is the joy of that people? Yet howsoever the wise God shall order these outward dispensations, yet His prisoners have freedom in, though not from their captivity: And they shall hear the voice of his Spirit speaking more comfort to their hearts, then the voice of their oppressors can speak terror to their ears. And their ears shall not long be smitten with the hard speeches of ungodly men; death, a blessed death, will shortly lead them into the house and chambers of silence, where as Job here speaks, they shall never hear the voice of the oppressor any more.
When the very troublers of a people become their peace, how great is that peace? when they, who were the oppressours of a people, are turned to be, very righteousnesse, how great is that righteousnesse? And where there is great righteousnesse and great peace, how great is the joy of that people? Yet howsoever the wise God shall order these outward dispensations, yet His prisoners have freedome in, though not from their captivity: And they shall heare the voice of his Spirit speaking more comfort to their hearts, then the voice of their oppressours can speake terrour to their eares. And their eares shall not long be smitten with the hard speeches of ungodly men; death, a blessed death, will shortly lead them into the house and chambers of silence, where as Job here speakes, they shall never heare the voice of the oppressour any more.
Verse 19. The small and the great are there, and the servant is free from his master.
The last instance which Job gives of rest in death, is contained in this 19th. verse. In the words before he said, There the prisoners rest together, they hear not the voice of the oppressor, here he adds, The small and the great are there, and the servant is free from his master.