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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 God is long before he begins to hide his face from a Nation, so he doth it not all at once, but gradually, or by several steps: we read (Ezek. 9.3.) how the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the Cherub whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house: Then (chap. 10.18.) The glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the Cherubims: And then (chap. 11.23.) The glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the City, and stood upon the Mountain, which is on the East side of the City. When the Lord was departing from them, he did it by degrees; he withdrew and hid himself by little and little, as in the Eclipse of the Sun, whether partial or total, we observe the light gradually shut in and hidden from us.
Thirdly, As God is long before he hideth his face, and long in hiding it from a Nation, so (which makes it dreadful) his face being once hid, continueth long hid from Nations. He doth not return presently to them, as he often doth to particular persons. The Eclipses of Divine favour abide long upon Nations and Churches. We commonly say, Great bodies move slowly; And God is usually slow in his motions both from and towards great bodies; as he doth not quickly remove from them, so he doth not quickly return to them. He stayeth long before he hideth his face, and he makes them stay long before he causeth his face to shine upon them again. When for the sin of Israel God gave up both them and the Ark into the hands of the Philistines (though the Philistines vexed with the hand of God upon them, sent it back shortly after, yet) it was long before it was fully settled among them, (1 Sam. 7.2.) And it came to pass while the Ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long, for it was twenty years, and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord. The Ark (which was a sign of ⟨p. 742⟩Gods presence with them) being removed, was not soon restored to its proper place; yea it was 20. years more after that, before it was set in its place by David, (