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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.
Fourthly, The Lord withdraweth man from evil purposes by seasonable counsels. David was going on in a very bad purpose (1 Sam. 25.) and God stirred up Abigail to meet him, and by good counsel to withdraw him from his purpose: This David acknowledged (vers. 32, 33.) Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me. As if he had said, I was fully purposed to revenge my self upon Naball, and had not surely left a man of his house alive by the morning light, if thou hadst not met me; therefore blessed be God who hath sent thee, and blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and hast by thy good counsel withdrawn me from that evil purpose.
Fourthly, The Lord withdraweth man from evill purposes by seasonable counsells. David was going on in a very bad purpose (1 Sam. 25.) and God stirred up Abigail to meete him, and by good counsell to withdraw him from his purpose: This David acknowledged (vers. 32, 33.) Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me. As if he had said, I was fully purposed to revenge my self upon Naball, and had not surely left a man of his house alive by the morning light, if thou hadst not met me; therefore blessed be God who hath sent thee, and blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou which hast kept me this day from coming to shed bloud, and hast by thy good counsell withdrawne me from that evill purpose.
Lastly, consider God withdraweth man from his sinful purpose, all or any of these ways, by putting forth his mighty power with them. For his word alone, his works alone, his patience alone, the counsel of man alone would not do it, if God did not stretch forth his own arm in and with these means for the doing of it. Nothing is any further efficacious then as God is with it. (Numb. 22.) Balaam was going on in his wicked purpose, being sent for ⟨p. 302⟩