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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 6-8
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This of Eliphaz is a mild and tender expression; and to make it more easy he puts the exhortation (as was noted before) in the first, not in the second person; he doth not say, seeing afflictions come not from the ground, and that man is borne unto trouble, therefore do thou seek unto God, and do thou commit thy cause unto God; but seeing thy case is thus, truly brother, I advise thee as I would advise mine own soul, Seek unto God. It moves strongly and gains upon the affection of another, to tell him, we would do the things our selves, which we desire he should, and we wish him, as we do our own souls. Fourthly, observe, That
This of Eliphaz is a mild and tender expression; and to make it more easie he puts the exhortation (as was noted before) in the first, not in the second person; he doth not say, seeing afflictions come not from the ground, and that man is borne unto trouble, therefore doe thou seeke unto God, and doe thou commit thy cause unto God; but seeing thy case is thus, truly brother, I advise thee as I would advise mine own soul, Seek unto God. It moves strongly and gaines upon the affection of another, to tell him, we would do the things our selves, which we desire he should, and we wish him, as we doe our own souls. Fourthly, observe, That
It is both our wisdom and our duty in all our afflictions to seek unto God.
It is both our wisedome and our duty in all our afflictions to seek unto God.
I would (saith Eliphaz) if I were in thy case, seek unto God. Unto whom should we go, but unto God? He is our best friend, when it is best with us, and he is our only friend, when it is ill with us: all other friends will be Physicians of no value, as Job himself found them, therefore seek unto God. As the Disciples said unto Christ, when Christ asked them, Will ye also go away? Whether shall we go (say they) for thou hast the words of eternal life? So faith the soul in afflictions, To whom shall I go? Unto this creature or that creature, unto this friend or that friend? No, I will seek unto God, That is the wisest and shortest course: all other courses are about, if not in vain. Other ways may be used as helps, but this must; pitch mainly upon God.