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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the Book of Job being the substance of XXXV lectures delivered at Magnus near the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl.
London: printed for L. Fawne, 1656
AN EXPOSITION Upon the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Chapters o… › Chapter 4 › Verse 17
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.
Justice is to give every one his portion, his due. And God hath 1given this exact distribution in charge, to the Prophet, he must say so, and will not the Lord do so? (Isa. 3. 10, 11.) Say ye to the righteous, it shall be well with him, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings; woe unto the wicked, it shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given him; But how do the dispensations of God, answer this direction to man, when his providence seems to huddle up all together, to make the same portion serve, both the righteous and the wicked?
Justiee is to give every one his portion, his due. And God hath 1given this exact distribution in charge, to the Prophet, he must say so, and will not the Lord doe so? (Isa. 3. 10, 11.) Say ye to the righteous, it shall be well with him, for they shall eate the fruit of their doings; woe unto the wicked, it shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given him; But how doe the dispensations of God, answer this direction to man, when his providence seemes to huddle up all together, to make the same portion serve, both the righteous and the wicked?
- 1Justitia est suum cuique ••• buere.
I answer it first in the general, and then in some particulars. In the general, the troubles of the righteous are good for them, ⟨p. 116⟩and therefore they have that which is promised; God saith, say to the righteous it shall be well with him: when a righteous man is troubled, it is well with him; therefore he hath that, which God promiseth him; and when a wicked man prospereth, it is ill with him, therefore he hath that, which God threateneth against him. Outward mercy is judgement to wicked men, and their prosperity is their undoing: therefore, do not think that God varies a tittle from the tenor of his word, when he saith, it shall be ill with wicked men, and yet you see them prosper; for it is never worse with them, then when they prosper, then when they think it is best, and when the world thinks so too; the prosperity of fools shall destroy