A35535:3025
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.
First, The quietness or peace of nations is the peculiar gift of God.
Whosoever hath or enjoyeth quietness, 'tis Gods work, but most eminently when nations enjoy it. Of national quietness the Lord spake by his Prophet (Isa: 45.7.) I form the light, &c. I make peace, I the Lord do all these things. As natural so civill light is of Gods forming; as spiritual; so temporal peace is of Gods making. And the Church was confident he would be their peace-maker (Isa: 26.12.) Lord thou wilt ordain peace for us. Some read it as a prayer, Lord do thou ordain (or command) peace for us; we as a profession of their faith and hopeful if not full assurance that the Lord would ordain peace for them. The Lord gives out an order, or makes an ordinance in heaven, when he pleaseth for the peace both of Churches and nations here on earth. And the Church there had this good ground of their assurance, that he would do it, even their former experiences of his great power and goodness in doing much for them, as it followeth, for thou hast wrought all our works for us; As if they had said, Lord those gracious preservations which thou hast heretofore given us in trouble, and deliverances out of trouble, strengthen our faith both in praying that thou wouldest, and in believing that thou wilt, now at this pinch ordain peace for us. To do so is a mighty and a merciful work of God, and we may consider it two ways.
Whosoever hath or enjoyeth quietness, 'tis Gods work, but most eminently when nations enjoy it. Of nationall quietness the Lord spake by his Prophet (Isa: 45.7.) I forme the light, &c. I make peace, I the Lord doe all these things. As naturall so civill light is of Gods forming; as spirituall; so temporall peace is of Gods making. And the Church was confident he would be their peace-maker (Isa: 26.12.) Lord thou wilt ordaine peace for us. Some read it as a prayer, Lord doe thou ordaine (or command) peace for us; we as a profession of their faith and hopefull if not full assurance that the Lord would ordaine peace for them. The Lord gives out an order, or makes an ordinance in heaven, when he pleaseth for the peace both of Churches and nations here on earth. And the Church there had this good ground of their assurance, that he would doe it, even their former experiences of his great power and goodness in doing much for them, as it followeth, for thou hast wrought all our workes for us; As if they had sayd, Lord those gracious preservations which thou hast heretofore given us in trouble, and deliverances out of trouble, strengthen our faith both in praying that thou wouldest, and in believing that thou wilt, now at this pinch ordaine peace for us. To doe so is a mighty and a mercifull worke of God, and we may consider it two wayes.