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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 should consider this to help our faith in these times. God hath a negative voice upon those counsels and conclusions, which are carried with one consent of men, And the wrath of man shall either turn to his praise, or all that is beyond that, he will stop, the remainder of wrath (namely, so much as remains over and above what turns to the praise of God) shalt thou restrain, Psal. 76.6. The sword is in motion amongst us, even as the Sun, and the sword seemeth to have received a charge to pass from one end of the Land to the other; yet a counter-command from God will stop this sword from going on. If he speak to the sword, the sword shall wound no more. We may entreat the sword to wound no ⟨p. 196⟩more, as they (Jer. 47.6.) cried out, O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put thy self into thy scabbard, rest and be still. The answer was, How can it be quiet, seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Askelon? &c. Our answer might be (changing place) the same, How can it be quiet, seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against England? A word from God draws, and a word from God sheaths the sword. He that commands the Sun, and it riseth not, can command the sword, and it smiteth not, the fire and it burns not, the water and it drowns not, the Lions and they devour not. How happy are they who serve the Lord over all!
We should consider this to help our faith in these times. God hath a negative voice upon those counsels and conclusions, which are carried with one consent of men, And the wrath of man shall either turn to his praise, or all that is beyond that, he will stop, the remainder of wrath (namely, so much as remains over and above what turns to the praise of God) shalt thou restrain, Psal. 76.6. The sword is in motion amongst us, even as the Sunne, and the sword seemeth to have received a charge to passe from one end of the Land to the other; yet a counter-command from God will stop this sword from going on. If he speak to the sword, the sword shall wound no more. We may entreat the sword to wound no ⟨p. 196⟩more, as they (