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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.
The eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. Surely then the feet cannot say to the head, we have no need of thee, nor the hand to the eye, we have no need of thee. That, Creatures may show their love to one another, and see their need of one another, God is pleased to give them a charge to work and dispose of the things in the world, though the charge and disposure of the whole world be in himself.
The eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor againe the head to the feete, I have no need of you. Surely then the feete cannot say to the head, we have no need of thee, nor the hand to the eye, we have no need of thee. That, Creatures may shew their love to one another, and see their need of one another, God is pleased to give them a charge to worke and dispose of the things in the world, though the charge and disposure of the whole world be in himselfe.
Now if the Lord be thus invested with all power originally and essentially, then I would mind those who are in power of two things, and those that are under power of one.
First, Let them that have power remember to use it for God. They that have but family power should use it for God; how much ⟨p. 585⟩more they that have power over nations. (Psal: 2.10, 11.) Be wise now therefore O ye Kings, be instructed ye Judges of the earth, serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. When he saith, serve the Lord with fear, I suppose he doth not intend it in that notion of serving the Lord, as serving him denotes our holiness and obedience in general; but when he saith, serve the Lord with fear, his meaning is, serve him so in the exercise of your power, and in your places, as you have power in your hand, as you have received a Charge or Commission from God over this or that part of the earth, so serve him with fear, in the use of that power. As man ought in all the service of God to be in a holy fear, so especially when he serveth God in the administration of power, because all power is from God. And therefore (which is the next thing I would hence mind those of that are in power)