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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 best the most waking men, have their slumbrings and sleepings; but the Lord neither slumbereth nor sleepeth, his eyes are upon the ways of man. And when the Scripture saith, The Lord doth neither slumber nor sleep, we may understand it in a twofold reference. First, as to the protection of his people (Psal: 121.4.) Behold he that keepeth Israel, shall neither slumber nor sleep; that is, he watcheth over them so uncessantly, so unweariedly, that no danger can approach them without his knowledge. Secondly, he never slumbereth nor sleepeth as to the observation and consideration of all people, he never takes his eye off from the ways of man.
The best the most waking men, have their slumbrings and sleepings; but the Lord neither slumbreth nor sleepeth, his eyes are upon the wayes of man. And when the Scripture saith, The Lord doth neither slumber nor sleepe, we may understand it in a twofold reference. First, as to the protection of his people (Psal: 121.4.) Behold he that keepeth Israel, shall neither slumber nor sleep; that is, he watcheth over them so uncessantly, so unweariedly, that no danger can approach them without his knowledge. Secondly, he never slumbereth nor sleepeth as to the observation and consideration of all people, he never takes his eye off from the wayes of man.
Thirdly, Note The Lords knowledge or sight of mans ways, is universal and everlasting.
Thirdly, Note The Lords knowledge or sight of mans wayes, is universall and everlasting.
The All-seeing God seeth all our ways, and he seeth them always. And he seeth them all always by one act. The Lords view or prospect of things is not successive one after another, but conjunctive, all at once. The Lord hath a large eye, and an everlasting eye, yea is all eye. He knows all things; First, past or that have been; Secondly, present or that are; Thirdly, future, possible or that shall be. Thus saith the Lord in the Prophet (Isa: 46.10.) I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done. And upon this read the Lords challenge of all the Idols in the world (Isa: 41.21, 22, 23.) Let them show the former things what they be, that we may consider them and know the latter end of them, or declare us things to come; Show the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods. As if the Lord had said, if ye can tell us all that's past, or any thing that is to come, as I can, then ye may take the honour of God, otherwise ye are but lies and vanities. Again the Lord knows all things; First, without distraction; and secondly, he knows all things with clearest distinction; it is no more trouble to the Lord to see all things then to see one, and he seeth all things as if he had but one thing to see.