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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.
They who see much affliction, can hardly take in any consolation.
Come to a godly man, under great outward or inward troubles; tell him of the love of God, of the pardon of sin, of an inheritance among the Saints in light, as his portion; you can hardly fasten any of these things upon him: sorrow within, keeps comfort out. As till sin be cast out we cannot act holily: so till worldly sorrow, or the excess of godly sorrow be cast out, we cannot act joyfully. The Saints in a right posture of spirit, are joyous in all their tribulations; and Christ is able to make consolations abound, as tribulation doth abound, yet where there is abundance of tribulation, consolation is usually very scarce. Drops will hardly be received, where rivers are offered and poured forth.
Come to a godly man, under great outward or inward troubles; tell him of the love of God, of the pardon of sinne, of an inheritance among the Saints in light, as his portion; you can hardly fasten any of these things upon him: sorrow within, keeps comfort out. As till sin be cast out we cannot act holily: so till worldly sorrow, or the excesse of godly sorrow be cast out, we cannot act joyfully. The Saints in a right posture of spirit, are joyous in all their tribulations; and Christ is able to make consolations abound, as tribulation doth abound, yet where there is abundance of tribulation, consolation is usually very scarce. Drops will hardly be received, where rivers are offered and poured forth.
Another reading of the words, representeth Job bespeaking God in prayer, mixed with complaining, If I were righteous, 1yet cannot I lift up my head, be thou satisfied with confusion, and behold my affliction. So M. Broughton. As if Job had said, Let it be enough, Lord let it now suffice, give me some ease, that I may lift up my head, a little before I lay it down for altogether. Thus David prayed (