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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 25
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Thirdly, The hand is stretched out against God, when it is stretched out against his people, his Servants, or any that are under his tuition, and special protection; to oppose, or stretch out the hand against these, is to stretch out the hand against God. The Prophet Zechariah sets forth both the care of God to keep his people from trouble, and his Sympathy with them in trouble, by an elegant Similitude: He that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of mine eye (Zach. 2.8.) What part is more sensible of the least hurt, then the eye, or being hurt, causeth a greater smart? God is as tender of his people as any man is of his own eyes. He that toucheth them, sc. to wrong or vex them, toucheth the apple of Gods eye, he lifts up his hand against Gods face, and against the most excellent part of his face, his eye, and against the most excellent part of his eye, the apple of it or ball of the eye which is the proper instrument of seeing. We use to say, There is no sporting with the eyes; men do not like it, to have their eyes played with: Surely then God will not bear it,1 that any should smite or wound his eyes. And he interprets any hurt done to his people, as done to his own eye, yea to the apple ⟨p. 130⟩of his eye. When it was under debate in the Council what should be done with the Apostles, Gamaliel advises, Refrain from these men, and let them alone, &c. Lest haply ye be found to fight against God (Acts 5.38, 39.) Some possibly would reply, We fighters against God? We love God; here is a company of turbulent Fellows called Apostles, who disquiet the City, may we not punish them, but we must presently be judged fighters against God? No, saith Gamaliel, you fight against God, if they and their Apostleship be of God.
Thirdly, The hand is stretched out against God, when it is stretched out against his people, his Servants, or any that are under his tuition, and speciall protection; to oppose, or stretch out the hand against these, is to stretch out the hand against God. The Prophet Zacharie sets forth both the care of God to keep his people from trouble, and his Sympathy with them in trouble, by an elegant Similitude: Hee that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of mine eye (