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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.
Job writes the natural history of Gods power and wisdom in his constitution, while destruction was knocking at his doors. Though God will destroy what he hath made, yet he ought to be glorified for what he hath made. The praise of God for fashioning us, is never so comely, as when he is putting us out of fashion.
Job writes the naturall history of Gods power and wisdom in his constitution, while destruction was knocking at his doors. Though God will destroy what he hath made, yet he ought to be glorified for what he hath made. The praise of God for fashioning us, is never so comely, as when he is putting us out of fashion.
Fourthly, Observe, God doth that sometimes which is most improbable he should do.
He acts strangely in ways of mercy, and strangely in ways of judgement. He saves those whom we expect he should destroy, and he destroys those whom we expect he should save. The Kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem (Lam. 4.12.) and who would have believed that the adversary and the enemy, sorrow and destruction should have entered into the gates of Job? God comes with such afflictions upon his people now, as make him to be admired by all the world. Christ vvill come with such mercies at the last, as vvill make him to be glorified in his Saints, and admired in all them that believe (2 Thess. 1.10.) Christ vvill exceed, not only our unbelief, but our faith.
He acts strangely in waies of mercy, and strangely in waies of judgement. He saves those whom we expect he should destroy, and he destroies those whom we expect he should save. The Kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entred into the gates of Jerusalem (