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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.
God sometimes hideth his face from whole nations, even from those nations that have the outward profession of his name.
As there are national mercies, so national calamities, as his people in common may have the shinings of Gods face upon them, so the hidings of his face from them. Did not God hide his face from the people of Israel, his peculiar people, when they were though a professing people, yet a very sinful & provoking people? ⟨p. 740⟩(Isa. 59.2.) Is it not said (Jer: 7.12.14, 15.) Go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it, for the wickedness of my people Israel; God would not always own that place which he signally called his own, and had set his name there, and that, at first (which was a great endearment of it to him) but when they sinned much against him, he would not so much as give them a look of favour, no nor of pity, till they turned from their wickedness; yea he made his severe proceeding with them a president to his people in another Generation, as it followeth in the same place. Therefore will I do unto this house which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you, and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim. There's a nation cast out of the sight of God. To be cast out of Gods sight is more, if more can be, then Gods hiding his face from a people. The Church complained bitterly of this latter (Ps: 44.24.) Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction, and our oppression. We use to say, Out of sight, out of mind; and when God leaves a nation under affliction, as if he did not mind them nor cared what became of them, then the Scripture saith, he hideth his face from them, or, casteth them out of his sight. I shall only add three things about this hiding of the face of God from a nation.
As there are national mercies, so national calamities, as his people in common may have the shinings of Gods face upon them, so the hidings of his face from them. Did not God hide his face from the people of Israel, his peculiar people, when they were though a professing people, yet a very sinfull & provoking people?