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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.
A believer looses not ⟨p. 756⟩only the joy and triumph of his faith, but his very peace, he is not only in a dark, but in a disturbed condition, not knowing where to repose himself, or rest his head, when God hideth his face.
A believer looses not ⟨p. 756⟩only the joy and triumph of his faith, but his very peace, he is not only in a dark, but in a disturb'd condition, not knowing where to repose himselfe, or rest his head, when God hideth his face.
Take this inference from it.
If the hiding of Gods face be so terrible, then take heed of provoking him to hide his face.
For though we are not tenants at will for our peace in reference unto the world, in reference to men, in reference to devils; yet we are only tenants at will for our peace in reference unto God. He can take away our peace; and he doth usually continue our peace, only so long as we behave our selves well. As some have Letters Patents for great offices which run in that tenor; They shall enjoy them (quam diu se been gesserint) as long as they carry themselves well; but upon default or male-administration they may be turned out of all; so I say, though we are not at the will of the world, nor of any creature, for the holding of our peace, yet we are at the will of God for it. And as he sometimes merely out of prerogative hideth his face (as was showed