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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.
Whence observe,
God doth often renew the same, or send new afflictions upon his choicest servants.
God doth often renew the same, or send new afflictions upon his choisest servants.
One would think that light should follow darkness, and day succeed the night, that though sorrow continue all the night, yet joy should come in the morning, that after wounding we should have healing, and after sickness, health. So they promised themselves (Hos. 6.1.) Come, and let us return unto the Lord, for he hath torn, and he will heal us, he hath smitten, and he will bind us up: yet many have felt, wounding after wounds, and smiting after blows; darkness hath stepped after darkness, and their sorrow hath had a succession of greater sorrows. It was a special favour to Paul, when Epaphroditus was restored (Phil. 2.27.) He was sick nigh unto death, but (saith he) God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also; and why? Lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. God would not do what some of his enemies thought to do, add affliction to his bonds; therefore he healed Pauls helper, and kept him alive, in whom he so much delighted. Sorrow upon sorrow is a mournful bearing, yet many a precious Saint hath born that coat. The promise to the Church is, That her peace shall be as a river, and her prosperity as the waves of the sea (Isa. 66.12.) When the Church shall come to her full beauty, and attain a perfect restoration, then her peace shall be a continued peace, she shall have peace upon peace, everlasting successions of peace; a river, being supplied, and fed with a constant stream, the waters that flow to day, will flow again to morrow; peace like a river is peace, peace, or perpetual peace. Scions peace shall not be as a land-flood, soon up, and as soon down again, but as a river, and (which yet heightens it) her prosperity shall be as the waves of the sea. If the wind do but stir upon the face of the sea, you shall