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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
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The scope of Elihu in that long and learned Philosophical Lecture was to teach and assure Job, that, God who causeth and disposeth those various alterations and terrible impressions in the air, both for the humbling and benefiting of man, doth much more both send and over-rule all those changes & afflictions which befall the sons of men, here on earth, to humble them & do them good. And further to assure him, that if man be not able to give a satisfying reason of those works of God in nature, but is often gravelled and forced to sit down in a silent admiration; then surely man is much less able to fathom the depth of Gods purposes in all the works of his providence, but must in many of them only sit down quietly and submit; For (as Elihu concludeth from these premises (Chap: 37.23, 24.) Touching the Almighty we cannot find him out, he is Excellent in power and in Judgement, and in plenty of Justice he will not afflict, (either causelessly or more then needs, though we seldom see the causes or acknowledge the need of his afflictions) men do (that is, they ought) therefore fear him; and if any are so proud and high in their own thoughts that they do not, at their peril be it, for) he respecteth not any that are wise in heart; that is, as the carnal wisdom of worldly men cannot be a bar, ⟨image 8⟩so the true wisdom of godly men is no privilege against the Sovereign power of God in afflicting them. And therefore Job, though truly wise in heart, must not look for any such respect from God as to be untouched by or privileged from affliction.
The scope of Elihu in that long and learned Philosophicall Lecture was to teach and assure Job, that, God who causeth and disposeth those various alterations and terrible impressions in the ayre, both for the humbling and benefiting of man, doth much more both send and over-rule all those changes & afflictions which befall the sons of men, here on earth, to humble them & do them good. And further to assure him, that if man be not able to give a satisfying reason of those workes of God in nature, but is often gravel'd and forced to sit downe in a silent admiration; then surely man is much lesse able to fathome the depth of Gods purposes in all the workes of his providence, but must in many of them only sit downe quietly and submit; For (as Elihu concludeth from these premises (Chap: 37.23, 24.) Touching the Almighty we cannot find him out, he is Excellent in power and in Judgement, and in plenty of Justice he will not afflict, (either causelesly or more then needs, though we seldome see the causes or acknowledge the need of his afflictions) men doe (that is, they ought) therefore feare him; and if any are so proud and high in their owne thoughts that they doe not, at their perill be it, for) he respecteth not any that are wise in heart; that is, as the carnal wisdome of worldly men cannot be a barre,