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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.
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God is invisible in his essence, and incomprehensible in many of his actions. Mans eye cannot see him: Mans understanding cannot comprehend what he doth.
God is invisible in his essence, and incomprehensible in many of his actions. Mans eie cannot see him: Mans understanding cannot comprehend what he doth.
But why speaks Job this, as a matter of wonder, if it be the common condition of man-kind? Behold, he passeth by, and I see him not; who can see him? who can perceive or comprehend him? When Moses (Exod. 33.20.) desired to see his face, the Lord answers, No man can see my face and live; God spake to Moses face to face, that is, familiarly, as a man speaketh to his friend, yet Moses did not, could not see the face of God. No man can see God ⟨p. 230⟩in his essence or nature: A sight of God would astonish, yea, swallow up the creature, It is death to see the living God; and man must die before he can see God so fully as he may, and know as he is known. But (though the face of God be invisible) yet his back-parts may be seen. Behold (saith the Lord to Moses) there is a place by me, stand thou there upon a rock, and thou shalt see my back-parts; thou shalt see much of my glory shining forth, as much as thou canst bear, as much as will satisfy thy desire (were it a thousand times larger then it is) though not so much as thou hast (not knowing what thou askest) desired of me. My Name shall be proclaimed, Gracious and merciful &c. the back-parts of God may be seen; the invisible God discovereth much of himself to man: and shows us a shadow of that substance which cannot be seen.