A35473:1485
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Upon the Fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth Chapte… › Chapter 16 › Verse 13
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.
That, God hath variety of means to afflict.
That, God hath variety of meanes to afflict.
He can make any creature his Archer; and he hath many Quivers full of Arrows. Old Jacob said of Joseph (Gen. 49.23.) The Archers shot sore at him, and grieved him. Joseph was a mark of envy, because God had put so many marks of honour upon him: His own Brethren were the Archers. Job had many Archers shooting at him: I can name you seven eminent Archers that shot at Job.
He can make any creature his Archer; and he hath many Quivers full of Arrows. Old Jacob sayd of Joseph (Gen. 49.23.) The Archers shot sore at him, and grieved him. Joseph was a mark of envy, because God had put so many markes of honour upon him: His owne Brethren were the Archers. Job had many Archers shooting at him: I can name you seven eminent Archers that shot at Job.
First, Heaven was an Archer, the heavens shot fire, which burnt up his flocks of sheep.