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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, That, he speaks very wisely and understandingly concerning the nature and efficacy of prayer, and the means procuring answers of prayer. When man prays, God answers; but he doth not answer, because man prays.
Thirdly, That, he speaks very wisely and understandingly concerning the nature and efficacy of praier, and the means procuring answers of praier. When man praies, God answers; but he doth not answer, because man praies.
Fourthly, That, he speaks very highly and gloriously of the providence of God, though providence act darkly towards man. We pray, God answers, and doth us good, yet things may go quite contrary in appearance, If I had called, and he had answered me, yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my ⟨p. 273⟩voice; why? He breaketh me with a tempest. God was breaking him, and hearing him at the same time. God may be doing us good, when the signs he gives speak evil, he hears and answers us praying to him, when we think we hear him thundering terribly against us.
Fourthly, That, he speaks very highly and gloriously of the providence of God, though providence act darkly towards man. We pray, God answers, and doth us good, yet things may goe quite contrary in appearance, If I had called, and he had answered me, yet would I not believe that he had hearkned unto my ⟨p. 273⟩voice; why? He breaketh me with a tempest. God was breaking him, and hearing him at the same time. God may be doing us good, when the signs he gives speak evil, he hears and answers us praying to him, when we think we hear him thundering terribly against us.