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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
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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⟩by Balak to curse the people of God: And though the Lord sent his Angel to be an adversary to him in his way (vers. 22.) so that his Ass turned out of the way into the field, yet Balaam went on in his purpose, yea though the Angel standing between two walls caused his Ass to turn so suddenly, that she crushed Balaam's foot against the wall (vers. 25.) yet Balaam went on in his purpose: Once more though the Angel went further and stood in a narrow way, where there was no way to turn to the right hand nor to the left, so that the poor Ass fell down under him (v. 27.) and speaking (as the Apostle Peter expresseth it, 2 Epist. 2.) with mans voice rebuked the madness of the Prophet; Yet so mad he was that all these checks and warnings, could not withdraw him from his purpose. And what the Lord did at that time to Balaam by an Angel, that he doth by some other means and providences to stop many from their evil purposes, who yet will not be stopped. He speaks to them in the ministry of his word, he speaks to them in his works; he spreads their way with roses, he hedgeth up their way with thorns, he bestoweth sweet mercies upon them, he sends sharp afflictions upon them, to withdraw them from their evil projects and purposes, yet on they go like Balaam, unless he send more then an Angel, even his holy Spirit to withdraw them.
Lastly, consider God withdraweth man from his sinfull purpose, all or any of these wayes, by putting forth his mighty power with them. For his word alone, his works alone, his patience alone, the counsell of man alone would not doe it, if God did not stretch forth his own arme in and with these meanes 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⟩