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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.
But generally the word is rendered a Tempest; and thus God is often described contending with man, (Nah. 1.3.) His way is in the whirlwind, and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet; that is, He sends storms and whirlwinds, by these he afflicts the children of men; and as an army of horsemen, raises clouds of dust from the earth with their feet: so the Lord raises the dust of clouds with his, Behold, a whirlwind, or a tempest of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind; it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked, Jer. 23.19.
But generally the word is render'd a Tempest; and thus God is often described contending with man, (Nah. 1.3.) His way is in the whirlwinde, and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet; that is, He sends storms and whirlwindes, by these he afflicts the children of men; and as an army of horsmen, raises clouds of dust from the earth with their feet: so the Lord raises the dust of clouds with his, Behold, a whirlwinde, or a tempest of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwinde; it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked, Jer. 23.19.
To break with a tempest, or with a whirlwind, implies two things.
To break with a tempest, or with a whirlwinde, implies two things.
1. A sudden and an unexpected affliction. Tempests are never welcome, and but seldom looked for: When the sea is so calm and smooth that you may throw a die upon it, a storm ariseth in a moment, and the vessel in danger of a wreck.