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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.
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.
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 vessell in danger of a wreck.
2. It noteth the fierceness and violence of an affliction. Tempests are the most violent motions, they come with power. A tempest is irresistible, Who can stand before it? Who can contend with storms and winds? When the Lord made total conquests of his enemies, he contended (in the letter) by storms and tempests. As in the 10th of Joshua, and in the first of Samuel (Chap. 7.10.) When the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel, the Lord thundered with a great thunder that day upon the Philistines and discomfited them. The story is famous of a legion of Christian soldiers, called the thundering legion, because by prayer they obtained a refreshing rain for the army in which they were commanded, and a terrible storm of thunder and lightning, &c. upon the enemy. The word is used figuratively in war, when besiegers coming to a Town or Fort are resolved to carry it presently what ever it cost them, they are said to storm the place, or to get it by storm. The Prophet alludes to this (Isa. 25.4.) When the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall; that is, when their rage shall be at the highest, most violent and impetuous, then the Lord will be a refuge from the storm. The same God who saves many from the storms of man, did himself storm Job.
2. It noteth the fiercenesse and violence of an affliction. Tempests are the most violent motions, they come with power. A tempest is irresistible, Who can stand before it? Who can contend with storms and windes? When the Lord made totall conquests of his enemies, he contended (in the letter) by storms and tempests. As in the 10th of Joshua, and in the first of Samuel (Chap. 7.10.) When the Philistines drew neer to battell against Israel, the Lord thundered with a great thunder that day upon the Philistines and discomfited them. The story is famous of a legion of Christian souldiers, called the thundering legion, because by praier they obtained a refreshing rain for the army in which they were commanded, and a terrible storm of thunder and lightning, &c. upon the enemy. The word is used figuratively in warre, when besiegers comming to a Town or Fort are resolved to carry it presently what ever it cost them, they are said to storm the place, or to get it by storm. The Prophet alludes to this (