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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, as hearing notes granting,
Observe.
The cry of the oppressed brings vengeance upon oppressors.
Read Psal. 12.6. Eccles. 10.26. Isa. 33.1. Jer. 22.16. All these Scriptures teach this truth, that the cry of the oppressed brings vengeance on oppressors: Let the mighty remember, 'Tis dangerous meddling with Gods poor; 'tis dangerous meddling with any poor, but most dangerous meddling with Gods poor. Some will say, there is such a great man, it is dangerous meddling with him, and they are afraid to wrong him, they dare not do it; if ever (say they) he should come to know it, he may break our backs, sit on our skirts, and crush us with his power; but if they can get an underling, a man below them, they presume there is no great danger in oppressing him; what can he do? if he bark, he cannot bite; if he hath a tongue, he hath no teeth; we can deal with him well enough. Thus, I say, men think it dangerous to wrong great men, but conclude they may do what they please with the poor, and those that are underlings; but we should more fear to wrong a poor man, then to wrong a rich man, though we ought not to do either; yet, I say, we should more fear to wrong the poor then the rich, because the poor are under the special protection of the great God; they are under more promises of protection then the great men of the world are. Therefore Solomon gives that serious caution, (