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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 10-12
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, There is marvellous power seen, in causing and giving rain. Is it not marvellous power, which raises the vapours and holds (as we may so speak) A sea of water above the earth? That such mighty seas and floods of water hang in the air, and thence are distilled and sprinkled down (as Job speaks) in small drops, are acts and arguments of the wonderful power of God.
First, There is marvellous power seen, in causing and giving raine. Is it not marvellous power, which raises the vapours and holds (as we may so speake) A sea of water above the earth? That such mighty seas and floods of water hang in the ayre, and thence are distill'd and sprinkled downe (as Job speakes) in small drops, are acts and arguments of the wonderfull power of God.
Secondly, Behold in the rain the wonderful goodness of God: who by this means cools and refreshes, nourishes, and suckles all earthly living creatures. When the ground is enapt and gapes, as it were with open mouth, the Lord opens these bottles and gives it drink. And a miracle of goodness is seen in this forasmuch as when his very enemies hunger, he thus feeds them, when they are naked he thus clothes them, when they thirst, he thus gives them drink. Mat. 5. 45. He sendeth rain upon the just and upon the unjust: They are maintained in life by the goodness of God, whose lives maintain a continual war against his justice.
Secondly, Behold in the raine the wonderfull goodnes of God: who by this meanes cooles and refreshes, nourishes, and suckles all earthly living creatures. When the ground is enapt and gapes, as it were with open mouth, the Lord opens these bottles and gives it drinke. And a miracle of goodnes is seene in this forasmuch as when his very enemyes hunger, he thus feeds them, when they are naked he thus cloaths them, when they thirst, he thus gives them drinke. Mat. 5. 45. He sendeth raine upon the just and upon the unjust: They are maintained in life by the goodnesse of God, whose lives maintaine a continuall warr against his justice.