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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.
If thou make thy supplication to him, surely he will awake. God cannot sleep when a poor believing soul cries in his ears, If I regard iniquity in my heart, God will not hear my prayer (Psal. 66.18.) But verily God hath heard me, he hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. What, God turn prayer away? No, he cannot lie still (as I may so speak) when prayer knocks at the door, he must arise and open presently. That's a second note,
Prayer shall be heard presently.
What? presently? Yes, presently heard, though not presently answered; Surely now he will awaken for thee, even now. Holy prayers are never deferred the hearing, no not a minute, Isa. 65.24. Before they call I will hear, and while they are yet speaking I will answer. In the very act of praying the answer came forth: yea the answer sometimes antedates our asking, and the grant cometh before the petition. The giving out of the answer may be deferred, but the answer is not deferred. We may be heard, and heard graciously, and yet not presently receive the thing we ask; but every ⟨p. 40⟩prayer is heard and laid up, as soon as put up; he hangs it upon the file, he hath it safe by him. Prayer receives an answer in heaven, as soon as spoken upon earth, though the answer be not returned to us on earth. God sleeps not at the prayer of those who are awake in prayer. Thirdly, Observe,
What? presently? Yes, presently heard, though not presently answered; Surely now he will awaken for thee, even now. Holy prayers are never deferred the hearing, no not a minute,