A35439:1323
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.
Though he calls and God answers, yet (like Job) he believes not that God hath hearkened to his voice; He cannot think his prayer is heard, though one should come and tell him it is heard. When the Jews returned from Babylon, the mercy was so great,1 that they could not believe they had it, when they had it; When thou didst turn our captivity, we were as them that dream (Psal. 126.2.) The deliverance was incredible, they could not think they were delivered. Their return to Jerusalem was suspected for a dream of it in Babylon. The Church prayed without ceasing for Peter, when he was in prison (Act. 12.5.) yet when the Lord brought him out of prison, and he was knocking at the door of the house where they were assembled, while they were knocking at the door of heaven for his deliverance, yet they would not believe the report of the damosel, who said he stood before the gate; They tell her she is mad, & when she affirmed it with sobriety, as well as vehemency, then, they have another help for their unbelief, It was not Peter, but his Angel. Thus it is to this day with the Saints, in their great personal suits and petitions, both about spiritual things and temporal, they are so overcome, astonished and amazed at the goodness of God, that though they see the thing done, yet they can scarce believe it is done. As if a Prince should send a message to a poor man by some great Lord, and tell him he hath bestowed honour and favour upon him, the poor man is ready to say, I cannot believe it: the blessing is too big for him to digest, and let down into his narrow heart; no, saith he, sure it is not so. Though the people of God ever preserve a ⟨p. 276⟩high respect and esteem of the works of God towards them, yet their faith is often below his workings, and they cannot receive or take in mercy so fast as it cometh; faith widens the vessels of the soul to receive much, but God can pour in faster then faith can widen the soul to receive.
Though he cals and God answers, yet (like Job) he believes not that God hath hearkned to his voice; He cannot think his praier is heard, though one should come and tell him it is heard. When the Jews returned from Babylon, the mercy was so great,