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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, God sleeps, not in regard of the act, but the consequents of sleep. Natural sleep is the binding or locking up of the senses. The eye and ear of God is never bound. But to mans apprehension the affairs of the world pass, as if God did neither hear nor see. When men are asleep things are done, which they can take no notice of, much less stop and prevent. The Parable tells us (Mat. 13.) While men slept, the envious man came and sowed tares: While the householder slept, the thief brake the house: and the Pharisees direct the watchmen to say of Christ in the sepulchre, While we slept his Disciples came and stole him away. So now, when things are so carried in the world, as if the God of heaven did not regard or take notice of them;1 when he doth not prevent or hinder evil; when he doth not stop or restrain the rage and malice of men; this retiring of himself in the way of his providence, is called his sleep.
Thirdly, God sleeps, not in regard of the act, but the consequents of sleep. Naturall sleep is the binding or locking up of the senses. The eye and ear of God is never bound. But to mans apprehension the affairs of the world passe, as if God did neither hear nor see. When men are asleep things are done, which they can take no notice of, much lesse stop and prevent. The Parable tels us (Mat. 13.) While men slept, the envious man came and sowed tares: While the housholder slept, the thief brake the house: and the Pharisees direct the watchmen to say of Christ in the sepulchre, While we slept his Disciples came and stole him away. So now, when things are so carried in the world, as if the God of heaven did not regard or take notice of them;1 when he doth not prevent or hinder evil; when he doth not stop or restrain the rage and malice of men; this retiring of himself in the way of his providence, is called his sleep.
- 1Dormire videtur cum te relinquit in his calamitatibus. Drus.