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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.
Secondly; The ways of God are those wherein himself walketh, the works of God are the ways of God; the works of his providence either in mercy or in judgement, either in doing good or in doing evil (that is, penal evil) these are the ways of God; in these God shows himself as in a way, in these he goeth forth in his power and goodness, in his mercy and justice. All these divine glories and perfections are discovered in the works of God. Thus David is to be understood when he saith (Psal. 25.10.) All the ways of God are mercy and truth, to them that fear him, and keep his Covenant; that is, all the providential works of God are mercy and truth; though all of them are not mercy in the matter, or precisely taken as works done, though none of them are mercy, respecting some persons to whom they are done, for many of them are materially chastisements, afflictions, and crosses to good men, and all of them are wrath and judgement to evil and impenitently wicked men; yet they are all mercy in the issue or result of them to good men, or to those who fear God, and keep his covenants. For whether he do good, or whether he do evil, whether he wounds, or whether he heals, all these providential ways of God, are as truth in themselves, so mercy to his people; or, as the Apostle concludes (Rom. 8.28.) They work together for good to them that love God, and are the called according to his purpose. In both these senses we may expound this Text, They would not consider any of his ways; that is, they would neither consider the Laws of God, which were the way wherein they should walk towards him, nor would they consider the works of God, which are the ways wherein himself walketh towards them. This was the spirit of that evil generation intended in this Scripture; they had not much understanding in, and less consideration of the ways of God.
Secondly; The wayes of God are those wherein himself walketh, the works of God are the wayes of God; the works of his providence either in mercy or in judgement, either in doing good or in doing evil (that is, poenal evil) these are the wayes of God; in these God shewes himself as in a way, in these he goeth forth in his power and goodness, in his mercy and justice. All these divine glories and perfections are discovered in the works of God. Thus David is to be understood when he saith (Psal. 25.10