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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, The Saints use to put God in remembrance of the rage and blasphemies of his and their enemies. Thus the Church of the Jews cries unto the Lord (Psal. 137.7.) Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, raze it, raze it, even to the foundation thereof. When a man is wronged who intends revenge, he will say to the party wronging him, well, Remember this, or, I shall remember you for this. Revengeful men have strong memories: so hath the God to whom vengeance belongeth. He will certainly remember the sinful, revengeful cry of Edom against Jerusalem, though the sins of Jerusalem did cry to him for vengeance. The Psalmist is as earnest in another place, urging the Lord to remember for his own interest, as here for the interest of his Zion (Psal. 74.18.) Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy Name. As if he had said, Pray, Lord, take a note of this, make a memorandum of this, That the enemy hath reproached thy Name: God ⟨p. 503⟩will remember it, if any of his servants are reproached, much more when himself is.
Thirdly, The Saints use to put God in remembrance of the rage and blasphemies of his and their enemies. Thus the Church of the Jews cries unto the Lord (Psal. 137.7.) Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Ierusalem, who said, rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. When a man is wrong'd who intends revenge, he will say to the party wronging him, well, Remember this, or, I shall remember you for this. Revengefull men have strong memories: so hath the God to whom vengeance belongeth. He will certainly remember the sinfull, revengefull cry of Edom against Jerusalem, though the sins of Jerusalem did cry to him for vengeance. The Psalmist is as earnest in another place, urging the Lord to remember for his own interest, as here for the interest of his Sion (Psal. 74.18.) Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy Name. As if he had said, Pray, Lord, take a note of this, make a memorandum of this, That the enemy hath reproached thy Name: God