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…

That great afflictions take away the sense of tendered mercies; Consolations for the matter were offered unto Job, but his palate was so distempered with the gall and wormwood of his afflictions, that he could not taste them. Phinehas his Wife regarded not the joyful news, that she had brought forth a Man Child, while she was overwhelmed with sorrow, that the Ark of God was taken. While the Israelites were under hard Task-Masters in Egypt, they could not attend to the voice of Moses and Aaron, who told them of deliverance; their troubles and burdens wert so heavy, that they looked upon Moses as a trouble, or as a burden, when he came to mediate their release. And as the Idolatrous Israelites who sacrificed their Children to Moloch, beat up Drums, and used loud-sounding-Instruments, to drown the cry of the poor Children, that they might not be heard; so some afflictions cry so loud, and many cry so loud in their afflictions, that they drown the sweet melody and music of those consolations that are sounded in their ears. Great complaints render great consolations small; Job was not without some blame in this, for though his patience was great, yet had it been greater, he might have missed this reproof from his Friends, Are the consolations of God small to thee?

That great afflictions take away the sense of tendered mercies; Consolations for the matter were offered unto Job, but his palate was so distempered with the gall and wormewood of his afflictions, that he could not taste them. Phineas his Wife regarded not the joyfull newes, that shee had brought forth a Man Child, while she was overwhelmed with sorrow, that the Arke of God was taken. While the Israelites were under hard Taske-Masters in Aegypt, they could not attend to the voice of Moses and Aaron, who told them of deliverance; their troubles and burdens wert so heavy, that they looked upon Moses as a trouble, or as a burden, when hee came to mediate their release. And as the Idolatrous Israelites who sacrificed their Children to Moloch, beat up Drumms, and used loud-sounding-Instruments, to drowne the cry of the poore Children, that they might not be heard; so some afflictions cry so loud, and many cry so loud in their afflictions, that they drowne the sweet melody and musick of those consolations that are sounded in their eares. Great complaints render great consolations small; Job was not without some blame in this, for though his patience was great, yet had it beene greater, he might have missed this reproofe from his Friends, Are the consolations of God small to thee?