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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the book of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus near the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the booke of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus neare the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ...
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1661
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.
Who is there among us that hath not had experience of Gods speaking to him more then once? And that not only with respect to the various ways of speaking, but with respect to various times of speaking. He speaks more then once by his word, more then once by his works, whether of judgment, or of mercy. Some sinners are consumed in a moment or at once, (as it is said of Corah, Dathan, and Abiram with their confederates (Numb. 16.21.) others dye of a lingering consumption. God waiteth to be gracious, and therefore he rarely speaketh his all or striketh his all at once. He gives precept upon precept, line upon line, he sends sorrow upon sorrow, cross upon cross, that sinners may at last remember themselves, return and live.
Who is there among us that hath not had experience of Gods speaking to him more then once? And that not only with respect to the various wayes of speaking, but with respect to various times of speaking. He speakes more then once by his word, more then once by his workes, whether of judgment, or of mercy. Some sinners are consumed in a moment or at once, (as it is said of Corah, Dathan, and Abiram with their confederates (Numb. 16.21.) others dye of a lingring consumption. God waiteth to be gracious, and therefore he rarely speaketh his all or striketh his all at once. He gives precept upon precept, line upon line, he sends sorrow upon sorrow, crosse upon crosse, that sinners may at last remember themselves, returne and live.
Secondly, As twice notes a number, so it may be considered as a small number, yea as the smallest number; twice or two is the first number, the first step into number. They that do a thing more then once cannot do it less then twice, nor can that number which is more then one be less then two. When the woman in the book of Kings told the Prophet (1 Kings 17.12.) I am going to gather two sticks. Her meaning was, a very few sticks, only now to make a little fire to bake a Cake with. And when the Spirit of God would show how few, comparatively to the rout of the World, they are and will be that bear witness to the truths of Jesus Christ, he calleth them two Witnesses (