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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 5 › Verses 3-5
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We may see the tract and foot-steps of this judgement in our days; How many sons of violence, who have made many persons, yea, families hungry, naked and desolate, are now made desolate and naked? God hath so wrought, and answered us by terrible things in righteousness, that Oppressed Innocents have been put into the houses, and have fed upon the fatness of Unrighteous Oppressors. Must we not say, verily there is a God that judgeth the earth, when we see this vengeance? And for the rest, may we not say as those searchers of Canaan, (Caleb and Joshua) made their report, when the rest complained of impossibilities, Numb. 14. 9. Let us not fear them, for they are bread for us, that is, we shall easily get in amongst them, and live upon their estates: Let us not fear those giantly sons of Anak, who have fleeced the poor of Gods flock, and knaw'd their bones, for (by the power and justice of God) they are bread for us; they have made hungry ones enow to eat up their own harvest.
We may see the tract and foot-steps of this judgement in our dayes; How many sons of violence, who have made many persons, yea, families hungry, naked and desolate, are now made desolate and naked? God hath so wrought, and answered us by terrible things in righteousnesse, that Oppressed Innocents have been put into the houses, and have fed upon the fatnesse of Ʋnrighteous Oppressours. Must we not say, verily there is a God that judgeth the earth, when we see this vengeance? And for the rest, may we not say as those searchers of Canaan, (Caleb and Joshua) made their report, when the rest complained of impossibilities, Numb. 14. 9. Let us not feare them, for they are bread for us, that is, we shall easily get in amongst them, and live upon their estates: Let us not feare those giantly sons of Anak, who have fleec'd the poore of Gods flock, and knaw'd their bones, for (by the power and justice of God) they are bread for us; they have made hungry ones enow to eate up their own harvest.
Fourthly, We may take the hungry, yet more largely; for any