A35535:1710
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.
Hence Note.
Sickness is a prayer season.
Sicknesse is a prayer season.
Prayer is a duty never out of season, yet at some times more in season, and most in season in times of affliction; Is any man afflicted, let him pray, (James 5.13.) And among all afflictions the affliction of sickness seems to be a special season calling for this duty. Therefore in the 14. verse of the same Chapter, as soon as he had said, is any man afflicted, let him pray, it followeth, is any sick among you, let him call for the Elders of the Church, and let them pray over him; 'Tis high time for us when sick to look about us, to call in prayer-aide, or help from others in prayer; yet 'tis not enough for the afflicted, or the sick to get others to pray for them, they must pray for themselves: some put off the duty of prayer to others, and think it sufficeth if they send bills to ministers or move friends to pray for them. I know sickness indisposeth to prayer, bodily pain and weakness hinder continuance and abiding in the duty; but that doth not excuse the sick from praying for themselves. To desire others to pray for us in bodily sickness, and neglect it our selves is an ill symptom of a sick soul; yea to desire others in that case to pray for us, when we have no heart to pray for our selves, is too clear a prognostic that their prayers will not profit us, nor be prevailing for us. Pharaoh, when under those dreadful plagues, could send for Moses and Aaron more then once, and said unto them, entreat the Lord for me, (Exod. 9.27, 28. Chap. 10.16, 17.) But we read not that he entreated the Lord for himself. Simon Magus when struck with the terrible threatenings of Peter, said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me. (