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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus near the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by A. Miller for Henry Overton, 1647
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.
Thirdly, The meaning of, He sealeth up the stars, may be taken thus, He keeps in, and closes up the virtue and influences of the stars; he stops those treasures, which usually come down from the stars upon the earth. Natural Philosophy teaches us, that all the fatness and fruitfulness of the earth, is conveyed from the heavens. ⟨p. 198⟩Heaven nurses and suckles the earth: and if the Lord please he can dry up those breasts, seal up those influences, stop those secret workings which the heavenly bodies have upon the earth. Observe hence.
Thirdly, The meaning of, He sealeth up the stars, may be taken thus, He keeps in, and closes up the vertue and influences of the stars; he stops those treasures, which usually come down from the stars upon the earth. Naturall Philosophy teaches us, that all the fatnesse and fruitfulnesse of the earth, is convaied from the heavens. ⟨p. 198⟩Heaven nurses and suckles the earth: and if the Lord please he can dry up those brests, seal up those influences, stop those secret workings which the heavenly bodies have upon the earth. Observe hence.
That the influences of the heavens are in the hand of God, to let them out, or stay them as he pleaseth.
As he can seal up the spiritual treasures of heaven, that the soul shall receive no light, comfort or refreshing from them in ordinances; so he seals up the natural influences of the heavens, that the earth and the fruits of it here below shall receive no quickening, no refreshing from them. And the earth languishes when the Lord suspendeth and sealeth up the natural influences of heaven, as the soul languisheth, when the Lord stops up the spiritual influences of heaven, when he seals up that star of Jacob, that daystar from on high, Jesus Christ.