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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.
These words, his eyes are upon the ways of man, intimate, ⟨p. 657⟩First, A present act, he doth not say, they were, or they will be upon the ways of man, but they are. Secondly, They imply as a present, so a continued act; his eyes are so upon the ways of man, that they are never off them. The eyes of God dwell, as it were, upon the ways of man: His eyes are said indeed to run to and fro through the whole earth, (2 Chron. 16.8.) yet they do not wander from one object to another, but are fixed and settled upon every one. Thirdly, they imply an intentive act, or the seriousness of the heart of God upon the ways of man. We may behold a thing, and yet take no great notice of it; but when our eyes are said to be upon any thing, this imports they are busied much upon it. Fourthly, This manner of speaking signifieth not only a clear sight, but that which is operative, carrying with it a most exact scrutiny or disquisition of the ways of men, according to that expression of the Psalmist, (Psal. 11.4.) His eyes behold, his eye-lids try the children of men. God doth not only behold, but his eye-lids try the ways of men; that is, he so looks upon them, that he looks through them, and discerneth what they are to the utmost. God doth not only behold the body and bulk of our actions, but the soul and spirit of them, and while he seeth them, he seeth into them. All this, and much more then we can apprehend, is comprehended in those words, His eyes are upon The ways of man.
These words, his eyes are upon the wayes of man, intimate, ⟨p. 657⟩First, A present act, he doth not say, they were, or they will be upon the wayes of man, but they are. Secondly, They imply as a present, so a continued act; his eyes are so upon the wayes of man, that they are never off them. The eyes of God dwell, as it were, upon the wayes of man: His eyes are said indeed to run to and fro through the whole earth, (2 Chron. 16.8.) yet they do not wander from one object to another, but are fixed and setled upon every one. Thirdly, they imply an intentive act, or the seri•usness of the heart of God upon the wayes of man. We may behold a thing, and yet take no great notice of it; but when our eyes are said to be upon any thing, this imports they are busied much upon it. Fourthly, This manner of speaking signifieth not only a clear sight, but that which is operative, carrying with it a most exact scrutiny or disquisition of the wayes of men, according to that expression of the Psalmist, (