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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.
It shall not stand. Their webs shall not become garments, Neither shall they cover themselves with their works, Isa. 59.6. The language is proverbial, importing highest disappointment: Who would weave a web, if he knew he should never have a garment by it? Or work hard, when himself must go naked? Jer. 7.1, 2. the Lord sends to the people by his Prophet, Say to this people, Trust not to lying words; that is, words which will deceive and fail you, you trust and lean to them, but they will fall away from you: What were those words? Even that they had a goodly house to lean to, they cried, The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord: but I hope that's a strong house, as well as a beautiful, a man may lean upon that, upon the temple of the Lord, and do well. No, The temple of the Lord leaned upon will be but a spiders web; God gave the Jews a temple to worship him in, and many of them worshipped the temple. We adore every duty we depend upon, and give the Ordinances of God the honour of God. We can stand no more by such trust to Ordinances, then we shall by the neglect of them.
It shall not stand. Their webs shall not become garments, Neither shall they cover themselves with their works, Isa. 59.6. The language is proverbiall, importing highest disappointment: Who would weave a web, if he knew he should never have a garment by it? Or work hard, when himself must go naked? Jer. 7.1, 2. the Lord sends to the people by his Prophet, Say to this people, Trust not to lying words; that is, words which will deceive and fail you, you trust and lean to them, but they will fall away from you: What were those words? Even that they had a goodly house to lean to, they cried, The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord: but I hope that's a strong house, as well as a beautifull, a man may lean upon that, upon the temple of the Lord, and do well. No, The temple of the Lord leaned upon will be but a spiders web; God gave the Jews a temple to worship him in, and many of them worshipped the temple. We adore every duty we depend upon, and give the Ordinances of God the honour of God. We can stand no more by such trust to Ordinances, then we shall by the neglect of them.