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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 34
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Thirdly, There is a mercilessness in the judgements of God, as in fire: We say, Fire, and Water have no mercy; there is no entreating them, they are not only hard, but impossible to be entreated. Such (in reference to wicked men) is the wrath of God; as good speak to fire not to burn, or to water not to drown, as to the wrath of God not to consume wicked men; it must and will do it (Jer. 15.1.) Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, &c. to entreat, yet the sentence shall not be taken off, wrath must burn. Though prayer hath in many cases quenched wrath, yet sometimes the wrath of God cannot be quenched by prayer, nor entreated down, there is no speaking to it; and sometimes that it might burn quietly, the Lord hath said, Pray not for this people.
Thirdly, There is a mercilesnesse in the judgements of God, as in fire: We say, Fire, and Water have no mercy; there is no intreating them, they are not onely hard, but impossible to be intreated. Such (in reference to wicked men) is the wrath of God; as good speak to fire not to burne, or to water not to drowne, as to the wrath of God not to consume wicked men; it must and will doe it (Jer. 15.1.) Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, &c. to intreat, yet the sentence shall not be taken off, wrath must burn. Though prayer hath in many cases quenched wrath, yet sometimes the wrath of God cannot be quenched by prayer, nor intreated downe, there is no speaking to it; and sometimes that it might burn quietly, the Lord hath sayd, Pray not for this people.
Fire shall consume the Tabernacles of bribery.
Tabernacles of bribery, may be taken two ways: Either for the Tabernacles of those who have taken bribes: Or the Tabernacles of those who have given bribes; for there goes (as we say) but a pair of Shears between him that gives, and him that takes bribes; both are of a piece,