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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.
Every affliction is from God, but some are more from God. As God is more visibly seen in the lifting up of some men, so in the casting down of others. Every man that is lifted up, is lifted up by the hand of God; 'Tis the most High, who one way or other, setteth any man on high; but in setting up some men on high, his workings are so high, that every man may see them and say, The finger of God is there, the hand of God hath done it. 'Tis thus also in thrusting men down; every affliction, every thrusting down, is from God, there is a hand of God in it; for as Eliphaz spake (Chap. 5.6.) Affliction comes not forth of the dust, nor doth trouble spring out of the ground. Whence then are troubles? Surely they drop down from heaven; they are from the earth as to the contracting of them, but from heaven as to the contriving of them. Yet there are some troubles which fall from heaven more apparently then others do; That is, there is more of God, more of the hand of God in such a dispensation, then there is in others, though there be a hand of God in every one: therefore say Jobs friends, God thrusts him down, and not man; this mans afflictions are mighty strokes from heaven. For though God hath raised up and used instruments against him, yet himself hath appeared most against him.
Every affliction is from God, but some are more from God. As God is more visibly seene in the lifting up of some men, so in the casting downe of others. Every man that is lifted up, is lifted up by the hand of God; 'Tis the most High, who one way or other, setteth any man on high; but in setting up some men on high, his workings are so high, that every man may see them and say, The finger of God is there, the hand of God hath done it. 'Tis thus also in thrusting men downe; every affliction, every thrusting downe, is from God, there is a hand of God in it; for as Eliphaz spake (Chap. 5.6.) Affliction comes not forth of the dust, nor doth trouble spring out of the ground. Whence then are troubles? Surely they drop downe from heaven; they are from the earth as to the contracting of them, but from heaven as to the contriving of them. Yet there are some troubles which fall from heaven more apparently then others doe; That is, there is more of God, more of the hand of God in such a dispensation, then there is in others, though there be a hand of God in every one: therefore say Jobs friends, God thrusts him downe, and not man; this mans afflictions are mighty stroakes from heaven. For though God hath raised up and used instruments against him, yet himselfe hath appeared most against him.