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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.
A man of an upright heart and good conscience, will not be brought to think that God hath ill thoughts of him, how much evil so ever God brings upon him.
The actings of God toward us are often full of changes and turnings, but the thoughts of God never change. A soul may be ⟨p. 482⟩afflicted till he is weary of himself, yet he knows God is not weary of him. Whomsoever he hath once made good, he cannot but for ever esteem good; and, all such a mans afflictions, are either to show how good God hath made him, or to make him better.
The actings of God toward us are often full of changes and turnings, but the thoughts of God never change. A soul may be ⟨p. 482⟩afflicted till he is weary of himself, yet he knows God is not weary of him. Whomsoever he hath once made good, he cannot but for ever esteem good; and, all such a mans afflictions, are either to shew how good God hath made him, or to make him better.
Eighthly, Job was under as bad thoughts of man, as (almost) any man ever was, when he spake thus to God, Thou knowest that I am not wicked. Hence observe,