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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of twenty three lectures delivered at Magnus near the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl.An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of twenty three lectures delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl.
London: printed by Matthew Simmons, 1650
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AN EXPOSITION Upon the Fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth Chapte… › Chapter 15 › Verse 11
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The Consolations of God are two-fold: First, Arising from good things already exhibited to us. Secondly, From good things promised to us.
The Consolations of God in this place, are good things promised, or offered: Promises are Divine conveyances of Consolation. The Friends of Job had made him many promises, that he repenting, God would make his latter end better then his beginning, &c. Hence Eliphaz tells him that he had slighted the consolations ⟨p. 34⟩of God. Any man who reads his story may wonder why he should: Surely Job was not in case to refuse comfort, considering how he was stripped of all comfort. The full soul indeed loatheth the honey Comb, but to the hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet; that is, those things which dainty palates distaste, he eats very savourly. Job was kept short and low enough, he had nothing of consolation left, either without or within; he was poor and sore without, he was full of horror, and terror within: the arrows of the Almighty had even drunk up his spirit, and laid all his comforts wast, and doth he yet neglect or undervalue comforts? 'Tis true, he had real consolations, as appears by that profession of his assurance of Gods favour towards him, I know that I shall be justified; yet he had no sensible consolations; his frequent complaints show he had not. So then, the consolations of God (for esteeming which little he is reproved) were the promises of consolation made to him in the name of God by the Ministry of his Friends. Are the consolations of God small unto thee?
The Consolations of God in this place, are good things promised, or offered: Promises are Divine conveyances of Consolation. The Freinds of Job had made him many promises, that he repenting, God would make his latter end better then his beginning, &c. Hence Eliphaz tells him that he had slighted the consolations ⟨p. 34⟩of God. Any man who reads his story may wonder why he should: Surely Job was not in case to refuse comfort, considering how he was stript of all comfort. The full soule indeed loatheth the honey Combe, but to the hungry soule, every bitter thing is sweet; that is, those things which dainty palates distast, he eates very savourly. Job was kept short and low enough, he had nothing of consolation left, either without or within; he was poore and sore without, he was full of horrour, and terrour within: the arrowes of the Almighty had even drunk up his spirit, and layd all his comforts wast, and doth he yet neglect or undervalue comforts? 'Tis true, he had reall consolations, as appeares by that profession of his assurance of Gods favour towards him, I know that I shall be justified; yet he had no sensible consolations; his frequent complaints shew he had not. So then, the consolations of God (for esteeming which little he is reproved) were the promises of consolation made to him in the name of God by the Ministry of his Friends. Are the consolations of God small unto thee?