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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.
When Samuel was sent to anoint a King over Israel in the place of Saul (1 Sam. 16.7.) the Lord said concerning the first-born of Jesse, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature, because I have refused him; The reason added is this, For the Lord seeth not as man seeth, for man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. There we have Jobs doctrine of Gods seeing, delivered by God himself. Samuel thought he who made the fairest show to the eye of man, must needs be the man who was fairest in the eye of God; but the Lord seeth what is not seen, and often finds most reality in the least appearance; he who hath not eyes of flesh sees beyond the flesh.
When Samuel was sent to anoint a King over Israel in the place of Saul (1 Sam. 16.7.) the Lord said concerning the first-born of Jesse, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature, because I have refused him; The reason added is this, For the Lord seeth not as man seeth, for man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. There we have Jobs doctrine of Gods seeing, delivered by God himself. Samuel thought he who made the fairest shew to the eie of man, must needs be the man who was fairest in the eye of God; but the Lord seeth what is not seen, and often findes most reality in the least appearance; he who hath not eyes of flesh sees beyond the flesh.
There are seven differences between the eye of flesh or mans eye, and the eye of God.
1. Mans eye is but a means, or an instrument of knowledge: Gods eye is his knowledge. The act and the faculty are not distinct in God. All in God is act; Neither is God another thing from his act: whatsoever is ascribed to him, is himself. The eye of God is God seeing. The knowledge of God is God knowing. The love of God is God loving.