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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.
We may learn many lessons from speechless creatures. While we turn the leaves and peruse the contents of this great volume the book of nature, we may find much of the God of nature. David took instructions from it daily (Psal. 8.) When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained, what is man that thou art mindful of him? I say likewise, ⟨p. 75⟩when we behold the grass and flowers of the field, the flag, the rush in the water: we may not only put the Question, What is man? but we may resolve the Question, what the man is: when we look upon the meanest creatures, we may see pieces of our selves, they are as we are in many considerations, and we as they; what is man? Man is as grass. What is a wicked man an hypocrite? He is a rush, He is like the chaff which the wind drives away. What is a godly man? He is like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season. The Spirit of God from things sensible and visible, raiseth us up to things spiritual and invisible.
We may learn many lessons from speechlesse creatures. While we turn the leaves and peruse the contents of this great volume the book of nature, we may finde much of the God of nature. David took instructions from it daily (Psal. 8.) When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained, what is man that thou art mindefull of him? I say likewise, ⟨p. 75⟩when we behold the grasse and flowers of the field, the flag, the rush in the water: we may not only put the Question, What is man? but we may resolve the Question, what the man is: when we look upon the meanest creatures, we may see peeces of our selves, they are as we are in many considerations, and we as they; what is man? Man is as grasse. What is a wicked man an hypocrite? He is a rush, He is like the chaff which the winde drives away. What is a godly man? He is like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season. The Spirit of God from things sensible and visible, raiseth us up to things spirituall and invisible.