A35439:1913
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.
Secondly, The rod is removed, when it is sanctified to us, when the Lord (who is excellent in working) causeth it to do us good. The Saints die, yet death is abolished, as to the Saints, by the death of Christ (2 Tim. 1.10.) because Christ hath plucked out the sting of their death, and made it a gain to them. Thus while Christ makes temporal losses or sufferings an advantage to the spiritual estate of his people, he takes them away. And as outward blessings are taken away, from wicked men, while they possess them, riches are not riches to them, nor is their honour an honour to them, because they are ensnared by them: So the outward cross ⟨p. 401⟩is taken away from the godly, while they suffer, because they are bettered by the cross.
Secondly, The rod is removed, when it is sanctified to us, when the Lord (who is excellent in working) causeth it to doe us good. The Saints die, yet death is abolished, as to the Saints, by the death of Christ (2 Tim. 1.10.) because Christ hath pluckt out the sting of their death, and made it a gain to them. Thus while Christ makes temporall losses or sufferings an advantage to the spirituall estate of his people, he takes them away. And as outward blessings are taken away, from wicked men, while they possesse them, riches are not riches to them, nor is their honour an honour to them, because they are ensnared by them: So the outward crosse ⟨p. 401⟩is taken away from the godly, while they suffer, because they are bettered by the crosse.
Thirdly, Affliction is removed from us, when Christ gives us strength to bear affliction. Nothing grieves us, either in active or passive obedience, but what is either against our wills, or above our power; It is all one to have a burden taken off our shoulders, or to have so much strength given, as makes it easy to us. While the Saints have trouble upon their backs and loins, they have no trouble in their hearts and spirits, when their spirits are carried above those troubles. To conquer an enemy is more noble then to have none. Much more (which is promised the Saints in the throng of sorest enemies) to be more then conquerors. In all, or any of these ways Jobs prayer may be fulfilled, Take away thy rod from me.