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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.
As Joseph left off his tears of joy (Gen. 43.30, 31.) who, having eased his heart of his joyful sorrows, by weeping secretly in his chamber, Washed his face, went out and refrained himself. Thus Job would have washed his mournful tears from his face, he attempted to refrain himself; but he could not, his sorrows were too strong for him; and as he could not remove, so he could not dissemble them. For this leaving off, is to be taken as the precedent act of forgetting, for an affected, resolved laying aside. If I make it my business to be cheerful and leave off my heaviness, yet, &c. Observe hence,
As Joseph left off his tears of joy (Gen. 43.30, 31.) who, having eased his heart of his joyfull sorrows, by weeping secretly in his chamber, Washed his face, went out and refrained himself. Thus Iob would have washed his mournfull tears from his face, he attempted to refrain himself; but he could not, his sorrows were too strong for him; and as he could not remove, so he could not dissemble them. For this leaving off, is to be taken as the precedent act of forgetting, for an affected, resolved laying aside. If I make it my businesse to be chearfull and leave off my heavinesse, yet, &c. Observe hence,
Sorrow is not easily shaken off.
Sorrow sticks close. It is very hard for a man to play ⟨p. 348⟩the hypocrite with his sorrow, or dissemble the sadness of his heart, but it is far harder to be really delivered of it. Sorrow is a companion that will not be cast off with a word. A man may more easily cover his sin, then his sorrow. Many can put a visor of holiness upon their faces, when nothing but wickedness is in their hearts; but it is not easy to make a show of comfort, when nothing but sorrow is in the heart. Grief will out. Heaviness in the heart, is like the ointment in the right hand, of which Solomon speaks (