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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.
Thirdly, The words may bear this meaning, I have sought and earnestly entreated the Lord to abate my afflictions, and to remove his terrors, But it is not so with me; Alas, I do not find that the Lord hath done any of these things for me. His rod is still upon my back, and his terrors stand as thick about my soul as ever: was ever poor man in such a plight as I? Tis not (alas) with me, as I have prayed, or as I would have it. The rod smarts, and terrors amaze me still. Hence note,
Thirdly, The words may bear this meaning, I have sought and earnestly entreated the Lord to abate my afflictions, and to remove his terrours, But it is not so with me; Alas, I doe not finde that the Lord hath done any of these things for me. His rod is still upon my back, and his terrours stand as thick about my soul as ever: was ever poor man in such a plight as I? Tis not (alasse) with me, as I have praied, or as I would have it. The rod smarts, and terrours amaze me still. Hence note,
That a godly man may pray in affliction, and not presently be relieved in or from his affliction.
Many a soul can say, It is so with me, as I have prayed, I have the wishes and desires of my soul: yet many (and I believe many more then can) cannot say so. The Lord lets precious prayers lie unanswered to our sense. We may pray long before we find it so with us, as we have prayed, and yet those prayers are not lost, ⟨p. 410⟩but laid up; not buried, but sown. And it becomes us to have patience, till the harvest, though it be a late one.
Many a soul can say, It is so with me, as I have praied, I have the wishes and desires of my soul: yet many (and I believe many more then can) cannot say so. The Lord lets precious praiers lie unanswered to our sense. We may pray long before we finde it so with us, as we have praied, and yet those praiers are not lost,